Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Download Available for Free
Virtualization is the an emerging technology process of presenting a logical grouping or subset of computing resources so that they can be accessed in ways that give benefits over the original configuration, or in common words, allows a server to run multiple instances of an operating system. This makes it easier for corporations to consolidate many applications on a single hardware server and provides a level of reliability.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 provides a virtualization platform that runs most major x86 operating systems, including Linux in a seperated environment. Virtual Server 2005 R2’s comprehensive COM API, in combination with the Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) format and support for virtual networking and hypervisor, provide administrators complete scripted control of portable, connected virtual machines and enable easy automation of deployment, and ongoing change and configuration.
Microsoft has made Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition a free download, which previously been sold for a fee. The Virtual Server 2005 has a few new functionalities including virtual Server host clustering, iSCSI support, x64 support, enhanced PXE booting, improved hyperthreading, support for F6 Disk (SCSI driver), and virtual disk pre-compactor functionality, beside improvement in performance.
For more information on Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition, visit here, and download the virtual server here for free.
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March 18th, 2007 02:21
[...] for free download, and is subjected to 30-day open evaluation time period. VHDs only run on Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 software, which users need to download and [...]
June 29th, 2008 03:41
[...] Hyper-V with Virtual Server and Virtual PC, both also offered for free by Microsoft. The current Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Virtual PC 2007 SP1 is based on hosted virtualization platform, also known as Type 2 hypervisor [...]