Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

How Installing the Hyper-V Role Changes Architecture
You can install Hyper-V as a role in Windows Server 2008 R2. It installs all the components of the Hyper-V technology,
including the remote management tools. Hyper-V introduces architectural changes to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation
No virtualization components are installed by default.
User
Mode
Application
Windows Server 2008 R2
Kernel
Windows Kernel
Mode
Drivers
Windows Certified
Hardware
Hyper-V can be installed as a role on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2
or as a role on a full installation of Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Product Classification
Windows Server 2008 R2 includes a hypervisor-based server virtualization
Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is a stand-alone server virtualization product. It includes the Windows hypervisor, the
Windows Server driver model, and virtualization components.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Detailed Hyper-V Architecture
When the Hyper-V role is added to Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows hypervisor takes control of the physical computer
and creates partitions. The parent partition becomes a special virtual machine that runs the management operating
system (Windows Server 2008 R2), which you use to manage virtual machines. You can create virtual machines that run
guest operating systems in the child partitions.
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V role or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Management Operating System Virtual Machine
Applications
Windows Management Provider
(WMI)
Interface for local and remote
virtual machine administration.
Virtual Machine Management
User Service (VMMS)
Mode Manages the state of the virtual
machines.
Virtual Machine Worker Process
(VMWP)
Represents the actions taking
place in the virtual processor(s),
emulated devices, and the
virtual motherboard.
Windows Server 2008 R2
Virtual Infrastructure Driver (VID)
Provides partition, memory, and
processor management for the
virtual machines.
Virtualization Service Provider
Kernel
(VSP)
Mode
Uses VMBus to provide Hyper-V-
specific device (synthetic device)
support to VSCs.
Drivers
Communication
Windows Server 2008 R2 withHyper-V
Windows is now running on top of Windows hypervisor!
Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2
Installation with Hyper-V Role
Adding the Hyper-V role
modifies the Windows Server
2008 R2 server architecture.
Standard
Adding the Hyper-V role
modifiestechnology
the Windows
thatServer
can be installed as a role in
2008 R2 server architecture.
Virtual Machine Virtual Machine
Windows operating systems
that have integration services
included (Windows Server
2008 R2, Windows 7).
Applications
Windows Operating
System
Virtualization Service
Client (VSC)
VSC communicates with
the VSP in the parent
partition over VMBus. It
services the virtual
machines device access
requests.
Drivers
VMBus
VMBus
VMBus VMBus
VMBus
VMBus
Virtual Network Architecture Virtual Machine Snapshots Live Migration Operations
Hyper-V supports three types of virtual networks: private virtual networks, internal virtual networks, and external virtual networks. The virtual network With live migration, you can move a running virtual machine from one physical server to another without interruption of service.
Snapshots are read-only, point-in-time images of a virtual machine. You can capture the configuration and state of a virtual machine at any point in time, and return the Live migration requires the Failover Clustering feature to be added and configured on the servers running Hyper-V.
switch forms the center of all Hyper-V virtual networks. It never appears as a physical entityit is a software representation. virtual machine to that state with minimal interruption. Multiple snapshots can be created, deleted, and applied to virtual machines. Snapshots form parent-child
Hyper-VAdditions
Role Physical computer: Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 hierarchies with a parent virtual hard disk (VHD) and automatic virtual hard disks (AVHDs).
Take Snapshot: Example A Snapshots create point-in- Take Snapshot: Example B Take Snapshot: Example C
Live Migration
Virtual Snapshots also apply to
Preventing Overlapping MAC Address Ranges Machine
Install security updates time copies of memory, Install application modified virtual machine Install service pack Process
Management Operating System configuration information, configuration settings Live migration is a new feature in The source and destination computers
WMI Provider Virtual Machines You can use Virtual Network Manager to configure Windows Server 2008 R2. are servers running Hyper-V.
Windows Server 2008 R2
the range of MAC addresses that Hyper-V uses for A and the VHD. B (network, memory, etc.). C
Virtual network adapters communicate with the
User VMMS management operating system through VMBus. The
Virtual Machines
(multiple virtual machines with associated
dynamic MAC address generation. Create a virtual machine on The new virtual machine is set up on the destination computer.
Mode management operating system receives those requests virtual network adapters) 00 15 5D 18 12 68 Timeline for running virtual machine a destination computer Memory is allocated to the destination virtual machine.
New
VMWP through the VSPs and directs them to the underlying Once a snapshot is created, Create a network connection Virtual
physical network devices through the networking stack Server all virtual machine 1 Transfer configuration data across network Machine
Applications Copy of between computers for
of the management operating system. Running Copy of operating system files,
Configuration Snapshots do not transferring virtual machine
Windows Server 2008 R2 C ID VHD Hyper-V Configuration application data, and data Snapshots can be taken configuration data. Then
AN affect the running
Kernel Network Stack MA VL changes made during the Copy of if virtual machine is create a virtual machine on
Mode
Windows Kernel Network Stack
Copy of execution of the virtual offline or online. state of the virtual
Memory machine are stored in the Memory machine. the destination computer. Source Destination
Drivers The virtual network adapter is created and A virtual interface with its own MAC address is Computer Network Storage Computer
connected to the management operating system. exposed in each virtual machine. associated snapshot AVHD. New
Virtual LAN Identification (VLAN ID) New AVHD AVHD
VSP VMBus Virtual Network For each virtual network adapter connected to a (changes) (changes) Hyper-V iterates the memory copy process several times.
Hyper-V Role
Virtual Network virtual machine, it is possible to specify a VLAN ID Migrate memory pages
Adapter The virtual machine continues to run during the migration.
(Optional) Adapters to be used by that virtual machine. Virtual LANs Points back to parent All updates to VHD All updates to parent AVHD Memory assigned to the
must be supported on the physical network
Hypervisor VHD for unchanged data A now made to AVHD B now made to new AVHD B migrating virtual machine
A B adapter. 2 is copied over the network Transfer memory information across network
C
Windows Certified Links back to parent AVHD for its data Links back to parent AVHD for unchanged data to the destination
Hardware computer. This memory is
When a snapshot is taken, a new AVHD is created, and the Taking consecutive snapshots (assuming no previous snapshots referred to as the working
virtual machine points to this disk. are applied) creates a snapshot hierarchy with a single branch. set of the migrating virtual
Source Destination
Virtual Network Configurations machine. Computer
It is important to note that the AVHD created from a snapshot Virtual machine snapshots are recommended for test and Network Storage Computer
Using Virtual Network Manager, you can create and manage contains ONLY the data since the snapshot was taken. development scenarios.
Hyper-V virtual networks. C
Virtual Network A B D
Switch Copy modified memory, The live migration process can be cancelled at any
Private Virtual Network: Allows network communications between
virtual machines on a server running Hyper-V. Provides isolation
Snapshot
Snapshot CreationOperations Snapshot Deletion register, and device state point before this stage of the migration.
The virtual network switch functions like a from management operating system and external network. Duplicate remaining memory Transfer memory pages
physical switch and routes networking In Hyper-V Manager, when you create a snapshot the following occurs: Deleting a snapshot deletes all the saved state files (.bin and 3 pages are transferred to the
traffic through the virtual network to its Internal Virtual Network: Allows communication between virtual
machines on a server running Hyper-V, and between virtual Create Create .vsv files). Hyper-V takes different actions on AVHDs, depending destination computer. The
destination. It connects physical and virtual
snapshot A snapshot B on the location of deleted snapshots relative to the running source computer also
Transfer register and device state
network adapters. machines and the management operating system.
state of the virtual machine. transfers the register and
External Virtual Network: Allows network communication Timeline for running virtual machine device state of the source
between virtual machines, the management operating system, and Source Destination
1 Process repeated Timeline for running virtual machine computer.
the external network. (Optional) 1 The virtual machine pauses. Computer Computer
Physical Physical per snapshot Snapshot A Snapshot B Network Storage
Network Network For better isolation, in the Windows Server 2008 R2 user interface, you can now choose whether to 2 An AVHD is created for the snapshot. When you delete a snapshot, the following occurs:
Adapter #1 Adapter #2 allow the management operating system to share a connection to an external virtual network.
The copy of the virtual machine configuration
Move storage from
Windows operating systems Linux operating systems D 3 The virtual machine is configured. 2 New taken during the snapshot process is removed. source to destination
that have integration services that have integration Control of the storage
services available. A single physical network adapter can be associated with at most one external virtual network, or left
AVHD AVHD The copy of virtual machine memory taken
delivered through Hyper-V.
Integration services are 4 The virtual machine is pointed to the during the snapshot process is removed. 4 associated with the source Transfer Control
These must be separately available as a separate Physical for use by the management operating system. newly created AVHD. computer, such as any
installed in the virtual Web download. External When the virtual machine is powered down, VHD files or physical
Network Physical
machine after the guest
Switch We recommend using at least two physical network adapters on servers running Hyper-V. You should the contents of any deleted AVHDs are storage pass-through
operating system is installed. Integration services are Network 5 The virtual machine resumes (the 3 merged with its parent.
available for a variety of dedicate one adapter to the physical computer and the other adapter to the virtual machines. time lapsed is not perceivable by disks, is transferred to the
Linux distributions. Deleting a snapshot subtree deletes the selected snapshot and destination computer. Source Network Storage Destination
Hyper-V-specific (synthetic) end user). Configuration Computer Computer
any snapshots listed hierarchically underneath it.
devices require integration
services.
Virtual Network Interfaces in Hyper-V 6 While virtual machine is running,
the contents of the virtual machine's 4 A B C Bring virtual machine on destination computer online
In Hyper-V, the virtual machine queue (VMQ) feature enables physical network adapters to use direct memory access (DMA) to place the contents of data packets memory are saved to disk.
directly into virtual machine memory, which increases I/O performance. The destination computer is now able to access virtual machine memory and storage. The new virtual
If a guest operating system machine is now active.
5
Applications Applications Data Path Without Virtual Machine Queue Data Path with Virtual Machine Queue attempts to modify memory that
has not yet been copied, the write 5 Memory D E Clean up network migration is complete
In standard Hyper-V environments, the virtual network switch in With Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2, you can use the VMQ-enabled network adapter to copy attempt is intercepted and copied to
the management operating system filters data based upon MAC received data directly to a virtual machines accessible memory. This avoids the copy of received the original memory contents. The virtual machine is now migrated to the destination computer. The physical network switch is informed, and it
address and VLAN tags. It copies the data and then routes it to the data from the management operating system to the virtual machine. The network adapter card
Running
Virtual
refreshes its MAC address table so that network traffic now uses the correct switch port to communicate with the
7 When the snapshot is completed, the For a virtual machine migrated virtual machine.
Legacy Windows Linux associated virtual machines through the virtual machine bus must have hardware support for virtual network queue (VMQ). without snapshots, all Machine 6
(VMBus). Non-VMQ-enabled physical network adapters use the virtual machine configuration file, the
Operating System Operating System virtual machine saved state files, and 6 changes made to the Deleting a snapshot between the first snapshot and the Live migration is supported in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.
following device data path: Management Operating System Virtual Machine Virtual Machine guest operating system running state of the virtual machine preserves AVHDs. When
Virtualization Service Virtual Machine Virtual Machine the snapshot (AVHD) are stored in a files, application files, B Hyper-V Storage
folder under the virtual machine's the virtual machine is shut down, the data in the AVHDs is
Client (VSC) Routing, VLAN Filtering, and Data Copy Accessible Accessible and data are applied to merged with the parent. (including Clustered
Legacy operating Memory Memory snapshot directory. the VHDs associated You should dedicate at least a 1-gigabit
Management Operating System Virtual Virtual If the deleted snapshot exists on a different branch or the Use either Failover Cluster Manager, System Shared Volumes)
systems are installed with the virtual same branch but at a point in time after the running state of Ethernet connection for the live migration
using emulation. Linux VSC Machine Machine 7 machine. Center Virtual Machine Manager, or Windows
Virtual Network E the virtual machine, then the AVHD is deleted immediately. PowerShell to initiate live migration.
network between cluster nodes to transfer
Once a user installs Routing, VLAN Filtering, and Data Copy Port 1 Port 2 the memory pages of a virtual machine.
TCP/IP TCP/IP Switch
integration services,
Hyper-V specific
TCP/IP TCP/IP
ApplyingSnapshot Operations
Virtual Machine Snapshots Windows Server 2008 R2 Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)
Virtual Network Virtual Virtual
devices are used.
Switch Network Network Virtual Network Virtual Network Applying a snapshot to a virtual machine basically means copying the complete virtual machine state from the selected snapshot to the active virtual machine. This
Miniport Driver Adapter 1 Adapter 2 Cluster Shared Volumes simplifies the configuration and management of clustered virtual machines. With CSV, multiple clustered virtual
Drivers Drivers Port 1 Port 2 Adapter 1 Adapter 2 effectively returns your current working state to the previous snapshot state. Any unsaved data in the currently active virtual machine will be lost if you do not take a machines can use the same physical disk, while still being able to fail over (or move from node to node) independently of one another.
new snapshot of the current virtual machine state before you apply the selected snapshot.
Data bypasses Take Snapshot: Take Snapshot: Coordinator Node CSV provides
Example A Example B a single CSV allows
VMBus VMBus Miniport Driver the virtual When you apply a snapshot of a running Applying any previous Apply Snapshot A fully distributed
network switch virtual machine, the following occurs: Install security Configure networking consistent
snapshot creates another updates file name access to the
Cluster Shared Volumes are volumes in a failover cluster file system.
1 The virtual machine saved state branch to the snapshot
that multiple nodes can read from and write to at the space. Cluster Cluster
files (.bin, .vsv) are copied. hierarchy, starting at the Applying the snapshot
VMBus Default VMQ 1 VMQ 2 VMBus applied snapshot. A does not cause the B same time. The nodes coordinate the reading and writing Node B Store virtual Node C Virtual
Machines
2 A new AVHD is created, and then

snapshot to be deleted. activity so that the disk is not corrupted. machine VHDs
linked to the parent AVHD. Parent AVHD on the same
Windows Kernel Windows Kernel Default
Queue VMBus Running virtual machine Only one node in the failover cluster owns the Cluster LUN using
Shared Volume. That node is known as the coordinator Cluster Shared
Hypercalls

Understanding VMBus Filters Volumes

Hyper-V- specific (synthetic) virtual devices for each virtual machine, such as network and storage adapters, communicate with When a snapshot is applied, the original Note: Revert is different from applying any node. There is only one coordinator node for each shared
Physical Network

Copy
Copy
Each virtual machine is assigned a

Link
the management operating system through the virtual machine bus (VMBus). snapshot remains and is not modified 1 2 snapshot. It means apply last snapshot. volume, and it is selected automatically. Cluster Cluster
Adapter Received data is copied from Physical Network hardware-managed receive queue. when applied. Node A Node D
Windows Hypervisor the management operating
Adapter Hardware performs MAC address lookup Snapshots should NOT be used as a
Applying a snapshot
New snapshots can be taken and previous
snapshot branches remain unaffected.
Manages processor scheduling and physical memory allocation. systems memory address causes the virtual
space to the virtual machines and VLAN ID validation. substitute for backups because virtual machines current state to
It is necessary to have the operating system on the VHDs
Receive Transmit machine snapshots are not the same as same drive letter on every node in the cluster to In Windows Server 2008 R2, the
Windows Server Certified Hardware Data Path Data Path
memory address space.
Receive Transmit Queues are mapped into virtual machine backups created by a Volume Shadow Copy
be lost, so use the option to C allow the virtual machines to access their files from Cluster Shared Volumes feature
take a current snapshot New AVHD included in Failover Clustering is
Requires hardware-assisted virtualization. Processor: x64 processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology enabled. Data Path Data Path address space to avoid copy operations. Service (VSS) writer. We do not recommend before you apply the
Running each node. only supported for use with the
Ethernet Network using virtual machine snapshots as a Running state of virtual machine moved to here Virtual SAN Single Volume (NTFS)
Ethernet Network desired snapshot. Machine CSV supports dynamically expanding, fixed-sized, Hyper-V server role.
Microsoft makes available integration services for all supported guest operating systems (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server permanent data or system recovery solution. Storage
2003, Windows Server 2008). Integration services are natively installed as part of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. and differencing virtual hard disks. Cluster Shared Volumes

Exposing Storage to Virtual Machines Hyper-V Disk Storage Types Hyper-V Disk Storage Locations Hyper-V Disk Storage I/O Path Exporting a Virtual Machine Importing a Virtual Machine
Virtual machine settings determine how virtual storage appears to the virtual machine. The virtual machine can have a For data storage, virtual machines use either a virtual hard disk (VHD) or a physical disk that is directly attached to a virtual machine (also known as a pass-through Hyper-V storage can be internal storage, known as direct-attached storage, or external storage in Virtual machines access storage using distinct storage I/O paths.
virtual ATA disk on a virtual IDE controller, or a virtual SCSI disk on a virtual SCSI controller. disk). You can easily configure virtual machines to use either a fixed-sized VHD or a dynamically expanding VHD, or to directly access a physical disk. All virtual The Hyper-V import/export functionality enables you to move or copy After generating the virtual machine export files, you can import a
a storage area network (SAN). These paths are dependent on the disk type (VHD or physical disk). virtual machines between servers running Hyper-V. You can copy the virtual machine into a new server running Hyper-V.
machines access virtual storage using virtual storage controllers, specifically a virtual IDE or SCSI controller. Direct-Attached Storage Hyper-V uses a virtual machine ID to uniquely identify a virtual machine.
Virtual IDE Controllers Virtual SCSI Controllers VHD I/O Path entire contents of any selected virtual machine to a specified export
Direct-Attached Management Operating System Virtual Machine folder. This virtual machine ID changes during move operations.
Hyper-V provides two IDE Each virtual machine supports up to 256 Virtual Hard Disk Architecture Storage Copying a Virtual Machine
controllers with two disks on each SCSI disks (four SCSI controllers with each Virtual IDE Virtual SCSI Storage Type: Differencing VHD Management Operating System Virtual Machine Export Folder Files generated from
Virtual machines map to Exported Virtual export operation of a When you copy an existing
controller. The startup disk (or controller supporting up to 64 disks). If you A .vhd file is created on a host volume and exposed as a Controller Controller A differencing VHD is a special type of VHD that VHDs on direct-attached File Virtual Machine virtual machine
virtual hard disk to the virtual machines. The .vhd file Machine virtual machine, you generate a
boot disk) must be attached to use virtual SCSI devices, then integration stores changes to an associated parent VHD for the storage or map directly to System Exported configuration of virtual machine (.exp
new virtual machine ID.
functions as a set of disk blocks and is stored as a regular a physical disk. Virtual Network files) Copy
one of the IDE devices. The services must be installed in the virtual purpose of keeping the parent VHD intact. Changes Disk 1 -> C:\ Disk 1 -> C:\ Application
file using the NTFS file system. There are three types of Switch Saved state folder and files (.bin, .vsv)
startup disk can be either a virtual machine operating system. continue to accumulate in the differencing VHD until Networking
hard disk (VHD) or a physical disk. VHDs: fixed-size, dynamically expanding, and differencing. File System Virtual Hard Disk
VHDs attached to SCSI controllers cannot it is merged to the parent disk. Networking Stack
Differencing
Storage Stack Copies of virtual hard disks (.vhd) Imported
be used as startup disks. Storage Type: Fixed-size VHD Stack Storage Virtual Machine
The parent VHD of a Parent VHD Disk 2 -> Y:\ Y:\MyVHD\VM1.vhd -> VHD1 VHD1 -> C:\
Snapshots
A fixed-size VHD is a file stored in an differencing VHD can either VHD Drivers Stack Configuration files for snapshots of virtual Move
Drivers Guest Operating machine (.exp files)
Hot-Adding/Removing of Virtual Storage NTFS partition that uses the full be a fixed-size VHD, a Virtual Machine VHD (stored on physical disk)
System
amount of space specified when the Saved state folder and files (.bin, .vsv)
dynamically expanding Windows Server 2008 R2
Hyper-V enables you to hot-add/remove VHDs and direct-attached physical disks (pass-through disks) to a virtual machine VHD was created. Virtual VHD, or a differencing VHD Pass-through Disk (direct I/O) Differencing disks associated with the virtual You cannot import a virtual Moving a Virtual Machine
Stores Disk 3 -> D:\ Disk 3 -> D:\ machine (.avhd files) machine if an existing When you move a virtual
that is, you can add or remove these storage disks while a virtual machine is running. This makes it easy to reconfigure a A fixed-sized VHD performs slightly Machine (differencing chain). Virtual machine receives direct pass-through virtual machine with the
virtual machine to meet changing requirements. changes access to physical hard disk. These physical disks Hypervisor Server Running
XML configuration file machine or restore a backup
better than a dynamically are set to offline in the management operating
same virtual machine ID is
copy of a virtual machine, the
expanding VHD because the VHD Hyper-V running on the server
system. Hardware running Hyper-V. previous virtual machine ID is
Virtual IDE Controller Virtual SCSI Controller Hot-adding/removing storage requires that Hyper-V file is initialized at its maximum reused.
integration servicesincluded with Windows Server 2008 The configuration-only export feature has been removed from the user
The primary bootable Hot-adding/removing of size when it is created on a Maximum size of a fixed-size Makes Storage Type: Physical Disk Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V role or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
interface in Windows Server 2008 R2. However, you can still use this
drive must be IDE for R2is installed in the guest operating system. physical hard drive. VHD = 2040 GB storage
disks only applies to VHDs
available Disk storage can be configured as a physical disk Storage Area Network (SAN) Physical Storage Disk I/O Path functionality using the API. Copy on Import with a Virtual Machine
all virtual machines. and physical storage Hot-add/remove of storage controllers is not supported. You can always increase the size of a fixed-size VHD using to virtual directly attached to a virtual machine. In addition,
disks attached to the
Virtual Hard Disks Physical Pass-through Disks Hyper-V Manager or by running a Windows PowerShell script. machine disk storage can be configured as a storage area SAN Management Operating System Virtual Machine Management Operating System Virtual Machine Exporting a Virtual Machine Snapshot Hyper-V enables you to specify a import folder location to import a
SCSI controller. network (SAN) LUN attached to a virtual machine. virtual machine. The import folder does not have to be used as the
Running Virtual Machine Running Virtual Machine Storage Type: Dynamically Expanding VHD File System
These disks are also known as pass-through disks. Fibre Channel or You can also export any virtual machine snapshot to a separate and source folder for the running virtual machine.
IDE

SCSI

VHDs are stored From the management operating system perspective, LUN 1 iSCSI LUN 1 -> Z:\ Z:\VM2.vhd -> VHD2
VHD2 -> E:\ Application independent virtual machine. Snapshot A Snapshot B You can create a master virtual machine, export it once to a shared
on physical disks A dynamically expanding VHD is a file Virtual Network folder, and then import it multiple times from that shared folder.
Add Remove Add Remove stored on an NTFS partition that grows the disk is in an offline state, which means direct read Virtual machine sees the
Networking Before you export snapshots, B
on the server
running Hyper-V. in size each time data is added. It and write access to the disk is not available. Virtual VHD as mapped to E:\. Storage
Switch File System power down and turn off the A
Hot-add/ Hot-add/ Stack Export a virtual Create a reusable Using Copy on
remove provides an efficient use of available These disks do not support Machine Stack Networking virtual machine. machine to a export folder Import, import a
Virtual remove Fibre Channel or Storage Running Virtual Machine
VHDs as physical storage. dynamically expanding VHD, iSCSI LUN 2 Pass-though LUN (direct I/O)
LUN 2 -> F:\ Drivers Stack designated virtual machine
Machine required disks as differencing VHD, or virtual LUN 2 Stack Merge snapshot multiple times
Hot-add/remove You can compact a dynamically Guest Operating disk data into a shared location
required Drivers from the export
expanding VHD, which reduces the machine snapshots. System single new VHD
Virtual Storage on Hyper-V merges the snapshot disk data into a folder
size of the .vhd file by removing iSCSI (not possible with Fibre Channel) Windows Server 2008 R2 single new virtual hard disk. The exported
Physical Hard Drive
unused space left behind when data These disks are not limited LUN 3 Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is a networking standard that links data storage facilities.
LUN 3 snapshot of the virtual machine now appears
Server is deleted from the VHD. Maximum size of a Hypervisor New Server
to 2040 GB in size. Virtual machine receives direct pass-through as a virtual machine with no snapshots. Virtual
New
Running Although the I/O performance of physical SCSI and IDE devices can differ, this is not true dynamically expanding access to physical hard disk. These LUNs are set Running Virtual
Hyper-V for the virtualized SCSI and IDE devices. In Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2, IDE and Server Running to offline in the management operating system. Hardware Machine Hyper-V Machine
SCSI devices both offer equally fast I/O performance when integration services are VHD = 2040 GB Hyper-V Physical Disk SAN Storage
installed in the guest operating system. Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V role or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 You can automate the import and export processes by creating a script that calls the relevant application programming interfaces (APIs).

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