{"id":330,"date":"2011-01-06T10:13:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T10:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/data-centers\/kb\/?p=330"},"modified":"2017-12-13T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T12:44:07","slug":"what-are-the-system-requirements-for-microsoft-hyper-v-server-2008-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-microsoft-hyper-v-server-2008-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"System Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hyper-v-faqs-logo.jpg\" alt=\"hyper-v-faqs-logo\" width=\"772\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hyper-v-faqs-logo.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hyper-v-faqs-logo-300x41.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hyper V has been in demand when it came into the existence, being a Microsoft product it had a greater value and came up with real good features and enabling the acquaintance with the hosting environment. Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is the stand alone product of Microsoft. It provides a solution which is reliable and optimized virtualization solution enabling organizations to improve server utilization and reduce costs. It has the compatibility to plug into customers\u2019 existing IT environments, leveraging their existing patching, provisioning, management, support tools, processes, and skills. As this is the only dedicated stand alone product, this has some unique adaptability of containing the Windows Hypervisor, Windows Server driver model and virtualization components, it provides a small footprint and minimal overhead. It has many key features which makes it a different product like live migration, cluster shared volume support and expanded processor and memory support for host systems.<\/p>\n<p>Following are the system requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 :<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-microsoft-hyper-v-server-2008-r2\/#Supported_Operating_Systems\" >Supported Operating Systems:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-microsoft-hyper-v-server-2008-r2\/#DVD_ROM_drive\" >DVD ROM drive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supported_Operating_Systems\"><\/span><strong>Supported Operating Systems:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>* Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard<br \/>\n* Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise<br \/>\n* Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter<br \/>\n* Windows Web Server R2 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processor :<\/strong> x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology enabled.<br \/>\nHardware Data Execution Prevention (DEP), specifically Intel XD bit (execute disable bit) or AMD NX bit (no execute bit), must be available and enabled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum CPU speed:<\/strong> 1.4 GHz; Recommended: 2 GHz or faster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM: <\/strong>Minimum: 1 GB RAM; Recommended: 2 GB RAM or greater (additional RAM is required for each running guest operating system); Maximum 1 TB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available disk space: <\/strong>Minimum: 8 GB; Recommended: 20 GB or greater (additional disk space needed for each guest operating system).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DVD_ROM_drive\"><\/span><strong>DVD ROM drive<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Display:<\/strong> Super VGA (800 \u00d7 600) or higher resolution monitor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other: <\/strong>Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.<\/p>\n<p>One of the important factors are that, the actual system requirements will vary based on your system configuration and hosted guest operating systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> If you are looking for Rich Data Center Web Hosting, Cloud Services, Dedicated Hosting, Colocation or Software Services in India at Affordable Costs, Visit our website at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/\" target=\"_blank\">WWW.ESDS.CO.IN<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Hyper V has been in demand when it came into the existence, being a Microsoft product it had a greater value and came up with real good features and enabling the acquaintance with the hosting environment. 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