Intel® ESAA Virtualization Solution: Build a Microsoft Windows Server* 2008 R2 Hyper-V* Solution using System Center Virtual Machine Manager* - Intel® Server Board S2600CO

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.

Intel® Server Board S2600CO is the perfect server building block with the performance, storage capacity, and I/O flexibility required by most for small- and medium-size businesses (SMB) and embedded applications. It is an ideal server solution for embedded storage systems and SMB’s seeking advanced server features and a long life cycle and supports dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processors with Intel® TXT Technology for demanding compute environments. Cost-conscious feature set with expandable options, supporting 6 GB SAS, hot swap, and several RAID options. Strong, performance-based features such as dual socket support, mainstream 16 DIMM support, and an enterprise LAN solution. From virtualization and cloud computing to design automation or real-time financial transactions, you’ll be delighted by better than ever performance. I/O latency is dramatically reduced with Intel® Integrated I/O, which helps you to eliminate data bottlenecks, streamline your operations, and increase your agility.