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14 Solutions Overview Guide
Enabling Hardware-Assisted Virtualization
NOTE: By default, hardware-assisted virtualization is enabled on the Dell
PowerEdge T105.
1 Press <F2> in the POST screen to go to the BIOS setup.
2 Navigate to the CPU Information section.
3 Press <Enter> and navigate to Virtualization Technology .
4 Select Enabled by toggling the left and right arrow keys.
5 Save the selection and exit the BIOS setup.
Upgrading to Hyper-V RTM
The RTM version of Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions only has a Beta
version of Hyper-V. It is required to upgrade the Hyper-V Beta version to the
Hyper-V RTM version. Download and install the Hyper-V RTM bits from the
Microsoft KB article KB950050 at support.microsoft.com.
NOTE: Dell PowerEdge servers that were factory installed with Windows
Server 2008 x64 Editions since August 20th 2008 already have the Hyper-V RTM
update pre-applied.
NOTE: Hyper-V support on systems with larger than 16 logical processors requires
an update to be applied on the system. For more information, refer to KB956710 at
download.microsoft.com.
Enabling the Hyper-V Role
Windows Server 2008 x64 (Full Installation)
1 Ensure that the required hardware features are enabled in the system
BIOS.
2
Log on to the Windows Server 2008 x64 edition operating system using an
account with administrator privileges.
3 Click Start → Administrative Tools → Server Manager .
4 Click Add Roles .
The
Add Roles Wizard appears.
5 Select Hyper-V , and then click Next .
The
Create Virtual Networks page appears.