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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
Virtual Server 2005 is a much more cost-effective virtual machine solution designed on top of Windows Server 2008 to increase operational efficiency in software testing and development, application migration, and server consolidation scenarios. Virtual Server 2005 is designed to increase hardware efficiency and help boost administrator productivity, and it is a key Microsoft deliverable toward the Dynamic Systems Initiative (eliminating reboots of servers, which directly affects downtime!). As shown in Figure 18.12, the host operating system—Windows Server 2008 in this case—manages the host system (at the bottom of the stack).
Figure 18.12 Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 server architecture.
Virtual Server 2005 provides ...
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