Microsoft Virtual Server Standard 2005 R2 - W15-00379 - SaverSoftware

Microsoft Virtual Server Standard 2005 R2

Manufacturer - MICROSOFT

Price £ 99.99    (£ 85.10 exc. VAT )


MICROSOFT - Microsoft Virtual Server Standard 2005 R2

Description

A complete virtual machine solution, Virtual Server 2005 features robust storage, networking, and management features in an easy-to-use package that includes a simple, seven-step installation and a convenient Web-based management console. Virtual Server 2005 provides hardware benefits through virtual machine isolation, while resource management enables multiple workloads to coexist on fewer servers. In addition, organizations benefit from increased administrator productivity throughout the phases of the IT life cycle. Complemented by Microsoft's award-winning Windows Server 2003 operating system, Virtual Server 2005 provides a powerful, cost-effective virtual machine platform as part of the Windows Server System. Virtual Server 2005 is available in two versions, Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. Both versions include the same features. The only difference is in the number of processors supported: • Virtual Server 2005, Standard Edition, can be installed on servers with up to 4 processors. • Virtual Server 2005, Enterprise Edition, can be installed on servers with up to 32 physical processors.

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is the most cost-effective virtual machine solution designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to increase operational efficiency in software testing and development, server consolidation scenarios, and application re-hosting. Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is the most cost-effective virtual machine solution designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to increase operational efficiency in software testing and development, server consolidation scenarios, and application re-hosting.

Automation of software development and test environments: Provides automated configuration, integration, and management of virtual machines, thus enabling more flexible deployment and better developer productivity for better test coverage and user experie
Encapsulates virtual machines in portable Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs), enabling flexible configuration, versioning, and deployment
Provides virtual networking for more secure, flexible networking with guest-to-guest, guest-to-host, and guest-to-net connectivity
Server consolidation: Provides compatibility for line-of-business applications when consolidated onto a single physical server, as in the case of departmental servers, in branch offices, and for infrastructure services
Legacy application re-hosting: Provides compatibility for legacy applications when re-hosted onto virtual machines running on Windows Server 2003 and more modern server hardware. Results in increased manageability and enables more efficient use of hardwar
Supports most Windows Server Catalog devices, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of hardware
Enables major x86 operating systems to run in the virtual machine guest environment
Optimizes Windows guests for computing, storage, and networking performance
Supports CPU resource allocation with both weighting and constraint methods for fine-grained control
Allows memory resource allocation per virtual machine
Provides a comprehensive COM API that enables complete scripted control of virtual machine environments

System Requirements

One of the following: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition • Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition • Windows Server 2003, Datacentre Edition • Windows Server Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition • Windows Server Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition • Windows XP Professional

Release Date: Thursday, 2nd March 2006