What is Hyper-V™ ?
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 is a micro-kernelized hypervisor which manages a server’s system resources when hosting virtualized guests. Server virtualization allows you to provide a virtualized environment for operating systems and applications. When used alone, Hyper-V is typically used for server virtualization. When Hyper-V is used in conjunction with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Hyper-V is used for client virtualization.
How To enable Hyper-V as a role on windows server 2008 and 2008 R2 ?
- Log on to the system using an account with administrative privileges.
- From the Start / Administrative Tools, run the Server Manager snap-in.
- On the User Account Control dialog click Continue.
- Navigate to the Roles node and click Add Roles.
- On the Before You Begin page, click Next.
- On the Select Server Roles page, select Hyper-V and click Next.
- On the Create Virtual Networks page, click on the wired network adapters you want to make available to virtual machines and click Next.
- On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
- Click Close to finish the wizard, and then click Yes to restart the computer.
10. After you restart the system and log on with the same account you used to install the role.
11. After the Resume Configuration Wizard completes the installation, click Close to finish the wizard.
12. Install required updates listed and Restart the system.
more info: http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx
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