Microsoft Virtual Server Enterprise 2005 R2 - A9P-00165 - SaverSoftware

Microsoft Virtual Server Enterprise 2005 R2

Manufacturer - MICROSOFT

Price £ 189.99    (£ 161.69 exc. VAT )


MICROSOFT - Microsoft Virtual Server Enterprise 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.

In conjunction with Windows Server 2003, Virtual Server 2005 R2 provides a virtualization platform that runs most major x86 operating systems in a guest environment, and is supported by Microsoft as a host for Windows Server operating systems and Windows Server System applications. Virtual Server 2005 R2’s comprehensive COM API, in combination with the Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) format and support for virtual networking, provide administrators complete scripted control of portable, connected virtual machines and enable easy automation of deployment, and ongoing change and configuration. Additionally, its integration with a wide variety of existing Microsoft and third-party management tools allows administrators to seamlessly manage a Virtual Server 2005 R2 environment with their existing physical server management tools. A wide array of complementary product and service offerings are available from Microsoft and its partners to help businesses plan for, deploy, and manage Virtual Server 2005 R2 in their environment.

Consolidate infrastructure, application, and branch office server workloads Virtual Server 2005 R2 is ideal for server consolidation in both the datacentre and the branch office, allowing organizations to make more efficient use of their hardware resource
iSCSI support iSCSI clustering enables guest-to-guest connectivity across physical machines
x64 support Virtual Server runs natively within a 64-bit Windows host operating system, providing increased performance and memory headroom
Enhanced PXE booting PXE boot support has been added to the virtual machine network adaptor This means that when the appropriate network infrastructure is in place, you can perform a network installation of a guest operating system in the same way as phys
Other improvements: Virtual Server now includes improved hyperthreading, support for F6 Disk (SCSI driver), and virtual disk pre-compactor functionality
Performance improvements
Consolidate and re-host legacy applications Virtual Server 2005 R2 enables re-hosting of legacy operating systems (Windows NT Server 40 and Windows 2000 Server) and their associated custom applications from older hardware to new hardware running Windows S
Automate and consolidate software test and development environments Virtual Server 2005 R2 enables businesses to consolidate their test and development server farm and automate the provisioning of virtual machines
Simplify disaster and recovery planning Virtual Server 2005 R2 can be used as part of a disaster and recovery plan that requires application portability and flexibility across hardware platforms
What’s New in This Release: Virtual Server 2005 R2 includes the following new capabilities:
Virtual Server host clustering Support for host-to-host connectivity lets you cluster all virtual machines running on a host
iSCSI support iSCSI clustering enables guest-to-guest connectivity across physical machines
x64 support Virtual Server runs natively within a 64-bit Windows host operating system, providing increased performance and memory headroom
Virtual Server host clustering Support for host-to-host connectivity lets you cluster all virtual machines running on a host.

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