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Hyper-V

Hyper-V in Windows Server 2022 is a server role that lets you virtualize your environment to run multiple operating systems on a physical server.Hyper-V in Windows Server 2022 runs only on Standard or Datacenter Editions. Virtualization is a method for abstracting physical resources from the way they interact with other resources.There are multiple forms of virtulization available.

  • Presentation Virtulization- When you use this the applications run on a different computer and only the screen information is transfered to the computer
  • Desktop Virtulization-Provides you with a virtual machine on your desktop.You run your operating system and applications in a virtual machine so that your physical local machine just needs to run a very basic operating system.
  • Application Virtulization-Helps prevent conflicts between applications on the same computer.Also helps reduce application-to application incompabilty and testing needs.


  • Microsoft Windows Hypervisor

    The Hypervisor is a thin layer of software that sits between the hardware and the operating system allowing one physical machine to run mutiple operating systems in different vitrual machines at the same time. It is also responsible for maintaining isolation between different Hyper-V partitions.

    Features of Hyper-V

  • Automatic Virtual Machine Activation- Allows administrators to install virtual machines on properly activated server systems without individual product keys for each virtual machine.
  • Discrete Device Assignment- Allows an admin to take full advantage of performance and appliction compatibility improvements by allowing the systems graphics card to be directly assinged to a virtual machine.
  • Dynamic Memory- Allows Hyper-V to balance memory automatically among running virtual machines.
  • Windows Server 2022 has a feature called Hyper-V nesting that allows you to run a vitual machine in a virtual machine this can be useful in a training situation. A nice feature in Hyper-V is ablility to keep virtual networks isolated from the physical network infrastructure of the hosted system, admins can setup Hyper-V software defined virtualization policies so you are not limited by the IP address assignment or VLAN isolation requirements of the physical network.