About Virtualization and Hyper-V

By Virtualization we means having separate operating systems from the actual operating system of the Web server. It is therefore be said that any damage caused to the virtual operating system will not effect the actual operating system. It is just like a separate OS or computer within the real computer.

Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a stand-alone product that provides a reliable and optimized virtualization solutions. Thus, enabling organizations to improve server utilization and reduce costs. HC Virtualization  module provides automated provisioning and management of MS Hyper-V server. It offers virtualization through a centralized administration interface for creating new virtual machines and managing all user activation related tasks in an organized manner.

Virtual Private Servers are rapidly gaining popularity in the world of web hosting. They are deployed to the end customers with less provisioning time and administrative efforts.

All that needs to be done in this regard is to prepare templates of VPS (Virtual Private Servers). These templates are also referred as OS templates.

HC provides an easy and simple way to prepare virtual hard disks, as per your business needs.

The key steps involved in preparing the OS templates for Windows Server 2008 in HC are as under:

1. Creating Master Virtual Machine

2. Installing Guest Operating System

3. Installing Hyper-V Integration Services

4. Installing HC Hyper-V Component

5. Generalizing Virtual Hard Disk