Pop Quiz
Windows 2008 Hyper-V (Exam 70-649)
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 03/10/2009
Which of the following is a Hyper-V feature not found in Virtual PC or Virtual Server?
- Network load balancing
- Assigning a host processor to a virtual machine
- 64-bit host support
- 64-bit guest support
[Scroll down for the answer.]
D. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V supports NLB, assigning host processors to virtual machines and 64-bit virtual machines.
Hyper-V has strict hardware requirements for the host machine processor; x64-based processor that includes both hardware-assisted virtualization (AMD-V or Intel VT) and hardware data execution protection. These features must be enabled in BIOS; they are often disabled.
Tip:
Hyper-V is found in Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions software. Hyper-V can also be run on a server core installation.
Tech Reference:
"
Hyper-V Getting Started Guide (TechNet)
"
About the Author
Jeffery Hicks is a Microsoft MVP and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Windows server technologies. He works today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. His latest book is Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell 2.0: TFM (SAPIEN Press 2011). Follow Jeff on Twitter and on his blog.