I'm getting conflicting information trying to find out more about Hyper-V. Some talk suggests that it is or will be purchasable as a standalone product. I.e. you can buy, install, and use it without any Windows 2008 server license required. True/False? Supporting URLs if True?
Secondly, I'm wondering if a Hyper-V virtual server can be taken as a .VHD and run as a guest under Virtual Server on a machine that doesn't have the hardware required for Hyper-V. I see talk about migrating .vhd's into Hyper-V, but nothing talking about migrating the other way. The goal is to take a bunch of non-vritual servers, buy one server that runs them all virtually, and then the former servers become standby hardware to run a .vhd in the event of the untimely demise of the single-point-of-failure. I know that may be more trouble than it's worth, probably easier and possibly cheaper to buy a second server identical to the first, but just wondering if the idea is even workable. thanks, Carl ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
