Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

John Savill

August 20, 2007

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Q. What's new in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1?A. Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1, which you can download at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/, contains the following new functionality:

  • 32 physical processor support for the Enterprise edition

  • Native 64-bit Windows host support (not guest however)

  • Virtual Server host clustering

  • iSCSI support

  • Enhanced PXE boot

  • Hardware-assisted virtualization (Intel VT & AMD-V)

  • VHD Mount command-line tools and API

  • Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) support

  • Default size for dynamically expanding disks increased from 16GB to 127GB

  • More than 64 virtual machines (VMs) on 64-bit hosts

  • Service publication using Active Directory Service Connection Points. This allows all instances of the Virtual Server service to be located within the forest

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