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A brief overview of requirements and capabilities :

Virtualization Needs

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Standard

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter

Server Consolidation

 Available Available Available Available

Test and Development

 Available Available Available Available

Mixed OS Virtualization (Linux and Windows)

 Available Available Available Available

Local Graphical User Interface

   Available Available Available

High Availability—Clustering

     Available Available

Quick Migration

     Available Available

Large Memory Support (Host OS) > 32 GB RAM

     Available Available

Support for > 4 Processors (Host OS)

     Available Available

Ability to Add Additional Server Roles

   Available Available Available

Virtualization Rights per Server License

Each VM Guest requires a server license

1 Physical + 1 VM

1 Physical + 4 VMs

1 Physical + Unlimited VMs

Microsoft Hyper-V Server License Terms

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Configuration Guide

Hyper-V Server 2008 Getting Started Guide

 

~ Guillaume