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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
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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 an IT veteran with over 25 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis in automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award in Windows PowerShell. He works today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. Jeff has written for numerous online sites and print publications, is a contributing editor at Petri.com, and a frequent speaker at technology conferences and user groups.