Specifications

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Hyper-V01
Hyper-V02
Hyper-V03
Hyper-V04
C:\ClusterShares\Volume1
VHD
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C:\ClusterShares\Volume2
VHD
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FIGURE 4-5 A Hyper-V cluster and Live Migration
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V System Requirements
Table 4-1 below outlines the minimum requirements, along with the recommended system
conguration, for using Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2.
TABLE 4-1 Hyper-V System Requirements
MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
Processor x64-compatible processor with
Intel VT or AMD-V technology
enabled
—
CPU speed 1.4 GHz 2.0 GHz or faster—additional CPUs
are required for each guest operating
system
RAM 1 GB—additional RAM is required
for each guest operating system
2 GB or higher—additional RAM is
required for each guest operating
system
Disk space 8 GB—additional disk space is
needed for each guest operating
system
20 GB or higher—additional disk
space is needed for each guest
operating system