Intel® ESAA Virtualization Solution: Build a Microsoft Windows Server* 2008 R2 Hyper-V* Solution using System Center Virtual Machine Manager* - Intel® Modular Server MFS5520VI

This recipe provides detailed instructions on how to build a Microsoft Windows Server* 2008 R2 Hyper-V* solution using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager* 2008 R2. This is a more robust version of the previous Intel® ESAA Microsoft Windows Server* 2008 R2 Hyper-V* recipe, containing more hardware and software details, supported storage systems, and detailed set-up, installation and configuration instructions for High-Availability, Live Migration and more.

The Intel® Modular Server is a simple, flexible system that provides exceptional value. It enables business in a box with seamless installation, migration, and growth capabilities. It has the ability to support up to six server compute modules, two hard disk drive options (six 3.5" SAS/SATA or fourteen SAS 2.5" hard disk drives), as well as two Ethernet Switch Modules, integrated SAN, and a management module. The Intel® Modular Server is a flexible and powerful system for the small to midsize business. The Intel® Server Compute Module provides the processing and I/O power behind the Intel® Modular Server with support for up to two Intel® Xeon® processors (up to six modules can be deployed). The compute module is entirely diskless and connects to the virtualized shared storage allowing a flexible server configuration.