Microsoft are due to officially launch Windows Server 2012 very shortly, one of the key advancements in this release is Hyper-V 3.0. Equanet have been testing this release of server 2012 for some time now and have identified 5 key features that top our list.
Hyper-V Replica
Simply put it replicates virtual machines between Hyper-V 3.0 hosts. Meaning you can replicate your virtual machines from your production site to your alternate/recovery site – all with the built-in capabilities of Hyper-V 3.0. This should significantly reduce your DR costs.
Storage Live Migration
Migrates Hyper-V virtual disks from one storage array to another without any downtime. It’s built into the base functionality of Hyper-V 3.0, which means you don’t have to pay a premium for the technology.
Shared-Nothing Live Migration
This allows for live-migrating virtual machines between hosts without shared storage. This would be useful for certain businesses and deployment scenarios such as branch office where if you want to virtualise your servers without a SAN and allow for planned downtime you can.
SMB File Share Support
This deploys Hyper-V over SMB (Server Message Block – Microsoft’s file sharing protocol) version 3.0. Hyper-V can now store virtual machine files on your network shares.
This is beneficial for small businesses or simply interested in deploying a POC.
Live Snapshot Management
This merges and purges virtual machine snapshots on the fly.
VM snapshots are very useful, but Hyper-V admins really disliked the fact that with the previous version, you had to take the VM offline in order to manage the snapshots.You can now clean up your snapshots while the VM is running.
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