Virtual Server 2005 SP1 베타가 나왔습니다.
SP1 버전도 x64 환경을 지원하는 것을 포함한다고 하는데... 그렇다면 Virtual Server 2005 for x64는 왜 개발했는지 의문이 듭니다. 
x64 버전이 ... 제 구실을 하려면 실제 Guest OS를 위한 VM 환경을 x64로 에뮬레이션해줘야 할 텐데.
어디 한번 설치해 보고... ^^ Virtual Server 2005 for x64가 안정적인지, SP1이 안정적인지 테스트해봐야 겠습니다. 다음은 microsoft.public.virtualserver 뉴스 그룹에 "Richard Cardona"란 분이 포스팅한 내용입니다.
Virtualization for Improved Flexibility and Utilization of Hardware 
Environments
Virtualization allows customers to make more efficient use of hardware 
resources and reduce IT infrastructure costs. In his keynote speech, 
Ballmer announced Microsoft's increased investment in both 
virtualization and virtualization management technology, demonstrating 
near-term product improvements and laying out a long-term strategy for 
both areas.
In the short term, Microsoft is responding to customers' needs by 
improving the performance and interoperability of Virtual Server 2005 
and improving manageability through integration with Microsoft(R) 
Operations Manager (MOM) 2005:
-- The Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) beta version is 
available today, delivering 64-bit compatibility and improved 
performance and availability. Virtual Server 2005 SP1 will enable 
support for Windows Server(TM) 2003 x64 editions as host operating 
systems and, along with performance improvements in the virtual machine 
software, will enable customers to further increase the efficiency of 
their hardware environments. Virtual Server 2005 SP1 beta is available 
at 
https://beta.microsoft.com/. The final version is scheduled to be 
available by the end of the year. -- Microsoft is working with industry 
partners to expand the support of third-party guest operating systems 
running on Virtual Server 2005 SP1. This expanded support is designed to 
make Windows Server 2003 and Virtual Server 2005 a powerful platform for 
heterogeneous server consolidation. -- A new MOM 2005 management pack 
for Virtual Server 2005 provides administrators with a central console 
for managing the health and performance of both physical and virtual 
machines seamlessly, allowing customers to leverage their existing 
server management tools to manage their virtual environments. -- 
Microsoft will license royalty-free the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) to make 
it easier for partners to develop VHD-based solutions and continue to 
enhance the capabilities and extensibility of the VHD file format. A 
common file format helps improve security, reliability and 
cost-efficiency for customers. Microsoft is committed to enhancing and 
extending the capabilities of this format over time.
In addition to these near-term product deliverables, Microsoft is 
working with the industry and increasing its investments to provide 
customers with more robust virtualization and virtualization management 
solutions for the Windows(R) platform:
-- Microsoft will build virtualization capabilities into the Windows 
platform based on Windows hypervisor technology, planned for 
availability in the next product wave of the Windows operating system, 
code-named Windows "Longhorn." This integrated hypervisor technology in 
the Windows operating system will be designed to provide customers with 
a high-performance virtualization solution for Windows and heterogeneous 
environments. -- Microsoft Windows hypervisor technology will support 
enhanced hardware technologies, such as Intel Virtualization Technology 
and AMD's Pacifica specification. The combination of these software and 
hardware technologies will open the door to widespread use of computer 
virtualization in the future. -- Increased investments in Microsoft's 
System Center family of products will result in management products that 
are optimized to take advantage of the unique capabilities that 
virtualization brings to the Windows platform.
"Gartner sees the integration of virtualization technology with the 
operating system as a natural evolutionary step for the x86 platform," 
said Thomas Bittman, research vice president and distinguished analyst 
at Gartner Inc. "The broader adoption of virtualization that is spurred 
by this integration will make management even more important as 
customers strive to exploit this technology and further improve the 
utilization and flexibility of their hardware environments."
"Intel is excited to be working with Microsoft on the foundation of a 
more dynamic and manageable computing environment, one that maximizes 
our companies' hardware and software virtualization expertise," said 
Abhi Y. Talwalkar, vice president and general manager of the Digital 
Enterprise Group at Intel Corporation. "Microsoft's virtualization 
technologies, in conjunction with Intel Virtualization Technology, will 
help deliver virtualization solutions that increase the security, 
manageability and flexibility of both server and client infrastructures."
        
        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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