![]() ![]() When it comes down to guest operating systems Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 comes with support for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 and even Windows Server 2000. In addition to new features, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 sports performance and reliability enhancements, and improved processor and memory support for host systems. In this regard, the Redmond company is offering Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 features such as Live Migration and High Availability with Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. In May 2009, Jeff Woolsey, principal group program manager, Windows Server, Hyper-V, noted that with Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Microsoft continued to be committed to its efforts to democratize virtualization. The software giant promised that customers would not have to pay for the virtualization solution in April 2009, when it revealed that Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 would bring to the table features that were also available through the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 hypervisor role. As the Redmond company promised in the first half of the year, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 continues to be free even after the evolution to R2. Microsoft has wrapped up the next iteration of its standalone hypervisor and is now offering it for download to customers.
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