Purpose
Hyper-V provides a scalable, reliable, and highly available virtualized server computing environment. It enables one or more guest operating systems to run concurrently on a single physical computer. Key uses for virtual machine technology include the following:
- Server consolidation
- Consolidation of development and testing environments
- Simplified disaster recovery
Run-Time Requirements
Virtualization services require a x64-based system that supports hardware-assisted virtualization running Hyper-V. Programs that interact with the WMI interfaces however, can run remotely on any system that supports WMI.
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See Also
Hyper-V (Windows Server 2008 Technical Library)
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Server Virtualization
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