Hyper-V R2 to support more Linux Distros as VMs

You may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due to be released August 14th to MSDN and Technet customers) now has support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (RHEL). Additionally, Linux support and performance has greatly improved over the initial Hyper-V release. Microsoft also recently released it’s Hyper-V Linux Integration Components (LinuxIC) under the GPLv2 Open Source License.

Read more here and here.

Enabling SSH on ESXi server

A great article on how to enable SSH for ESXi, which if you didn’t already know does not have a Service Console to speak of, but is built on the BusyBox distribution. However, it is still possible to remote manage it using SSH with a tweak here and there.

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Microsoft Hyper-V FAQs

Find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Microsoft Hyper-V Server at http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/faq.mspx

Microsoft Hyper-V Server – Overview

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 is a stand-alone FREE hypervisor-based server virtualization product that allows to virtualize workloads onto a single physical server. It provides a simplified, reliable and optimized virtualization solution that easily plugs into  existing IT infrastructure enabling to improve server utilization and reduce costs.

See the full overview here