Hurray, Hyper-V has been released. Yes, I'm sure every blogger and newsy person on the planet is posting something about Microsoft's release today (as they should). But... how many of those posters have been testing Hyper-V since the fall of last year. :>)
Anyhow, as a general rule, I don't talk about (beta and RC) products I'm currently testing. That way I don't violate any NDAs. However, now that Hyper-V has been released to the masses the veil of non-communications can finally be removed.
This being said, I give the product team a glowing two thumbs up and a nice pat on the back. Hyper-V is the feature that makes Windows Server 2008 complete (you complete me). After all, Hyper-V can run on any 64-bit Windows Server 2008 machine (minus several "modern" requirements). Thus, I truly believe that VMWare's hold on the market will come to be challenged once MS solves several items.
On another note:
I didn't get a chance to post feedback about a problem I encountered to the Hyper-V team before RTM. The darn thing was already in escrow. Anyhow, before posting this in the forum, I figured I'd post the details here first. Basically, I've noticed an odd scenario with the following setup:
Basically, when the DHCP server service is enabled you get the following behavior:
Needless to say, if you remove the DHCP server role or disable the DHCP server service everything goes back to normal. I also haven't tried delaying the start of the DHCP server service. Additionally, I was testing RC version of Hyper-V and still need to verify the issue on the RTM version.
Anyhow... if you are having the same issue... please comment...
With more than ten years of experience in IT, Tyson Kopczynski has become a specialist in Active Directory, Information Assurance, Windows automation, PKI, and IT security practices. Tyson is also the founding author of the Windows PowerShell Unleashed series and has been a contributing author for such books as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Unleashed and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Unleashed. He has also written many detailed technical papers and guides covering various technologies. As a consultant at Convergent Computing, Tyson works with and provides feedback for next generation Microsoft technologies since their inception and has also played a key role in expanding the automation and security practices at CCO. Tyson also holds such certifications as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the SANS Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) and SANS Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), and the MCTS (Application Platform, Active Directory, and Network Infrastructure).
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