Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 22 April 2005 - 07:37 · 11 comments & 1273 views
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#1 Posted by Jugalator on 22 Apr 2005 - 09:28
- I know the article text mention it, but here it is again, a bit more specific:
QUOTE Support for the software giant's open-source rival and greatest threat will come in Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1, due to ship by the end of the year, Ballmer said as part of his keynote speech at the company’s annual summit.
"We will add support for non-Windows virtual machines running on our Virtual Server, including Linux," he said. "Virtualisation is an area of intense interest and activity for us. Driving virtualisation is a key technology to facilitate better compatibility and lower total cost of ownership."
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#2 Posted by Ficman on 22 Apr 2005 - 10:56
- MS has got a LOT of Beta's out there, some cool stuff coming up...
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#3 Posted by Radix on 22 Apr 2005 - 11:13
- where can you get all the guest id's?
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#4 Posted by Litespeed on 22 Apr 2005 - 11:26
- Yay, now it properly supports Hyperthreading!
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#5 Posted by mr_da3m0n on 22 Apr 2005 - 12:20
- Awesome for proper HT support.
I am working with that at work lately, it's quite a neat product.
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#6 Posted by lbmouse on 22 Apr 2005 - 14:22
- Interesting article on TechWorld: '[Microsoft] can't compete against VMware without support for other operating systems.' So Microsoft has acknowledged Linux as an operating system people might use, which is a little different than the communist cancer they have been calling the OS.
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#6.1 Posted by stopdroproll on 22 Apr 2005 - 22:06
- Go tell TechWorld their useless opinions are not wlecome
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#6.2 Posted by mr_da3m0n on 23 Apr 2005 - 21:07
- Not welcome? By who?
Oh, true, by you.
But they wouldn't give a f*ck and you know it.
I welcomed that article, and I agree with it, for one. I think you should try trolling somewhere else, like, under the wheels of a truck, for instance, that would be a great start.
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#7 Posted by Kenny McCormick on 22 Apr 2005 - 15:21
- I got an invite from Microsoft today
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#7.1 Posted by Chaoserver on 22 Apr 2005 - 18:16
- Me too!
"The Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) beta version is available today, delivering 64-bit compatibility and improved performance and availability. Virtual Server 2005 SP1 will enable support for Windows Server (TM) 2003 x64 editions as host operating systems and, along with performance improvements in the virtual machine software, will enable customers to further increase the efficiency of their hardware environments. Virtual Server 2005 SP1 beta is available at https://beta.microsoft.com with the guest id "vssp1BetaTester". The final version is scheduled to be available by the end of the year."
Following that public commitment beta invites have been sent out to potential testers.
Microsoft is working with industry partners to expand the support of third-party guest operating systems running on Virtual Server 2005 SP1. This expanded support is designed to make Windows Server 2003 and Virtual Server 2005 a powerful platform for heterogeneous server consolidation.
A new MOM 2005 management pack for Virtual Server 2005 provides administrators with a central console for managing the health and performance of both physical and virtual machines seamlessly, allowing customers to leverage their existing server management tools to manage their virtual environments.
Microsoft will license royalty-free the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) to make it easier for partners to develop VHD-based solutions and continue to enhance the capabilities and extensibility of the VHD file format. A common file format helps improve security, reliability and cost-efficiency for customers. Microsoft is committed to enhancing and extending the capabilities of this format over time.