Here is the FAQ for Hyper-V if it is of any use to you.

https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-faq.aspx

Jon

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  There will be?  Now that would be very nice and would make serveral
> things I am working on doable where now they are not.
>
> Jon
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>  On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Greg Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
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>>  The $28.00 version is not for sale yet. It should be released this
>> quarter.
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>> But yes, there will be a $28.00 version that only runs Hyper-V, it's just
>> not out yet.
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>> *From:* Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:51 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* RE: Hyper-V RTM - available for standalone purchase and use?
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>> So in reality, Hyper-V isn't competition for VMware-ESX unless you were
>> buying Windows 2008 anyway?
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>> All that talk about $28 for unbundled Hyper-Vwas just to grab headlines,
>> there's nothing you can get from MS for $28 that you could use to virtualize
>> on bare metal a bunch of 2003 servers?
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>> Thanks,
>>
>> Carl
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>> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:41 PM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: Hyper-V RTM - available for standalone purchase and use?
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>> Here is the site with the purchasing information.
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>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx
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>> Jon
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>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx
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>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> thanks,
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>> Carl
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