User`s guide

PLANNING FOR HYPER-V
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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=111228
You also can check the Dell-supported hardware for Microsoft Hyper-V contained in the
Dell Solutions Overview Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/HyperV/en
If you need additional information, go to the following website.
http://www.dell.com/hyperv
Both the Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i storage arrays are supported with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Release 2 running the Hyper-V role.
Planning for Hyper-V Virtualized Configurations
Planning for Hyper-V virtualized configurations includes these tasks:
 Making sure that pre-installation requirements are met
 Configuring the network adapter
 Deciding how to assign physical drives to virtual machines
 Deciding when to use pass-through physical disks or virtual hard drives (VHDs)
 Planning child partitions
 Deciding how to cluster
Pre-installation Requirements
To install and use the Hyper-V role, make sure you have the following processing
features on your system:
• An x64-based processor.
Hyper-V is not available for 32-bit systems or Itanium-based systems.
You can download the AMD utility for Hyper-V compatibility from the following
website:
http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDownloads/AMD-V_Hyper-
V_Compatibility_Check_Utility.zip
• Hardware-assisted virtualization.
Processors with Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)