HP BL680c Implementing Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V Release Candidate 1 (R - Page 5

Configuration requirements Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 uses an advanced feature of processors known as hardware assisted virtualization. On Intel-based ProLiant servers, this feature is referred to as Intel® Virtualization Technology, or VT-x. For AMD-based ProLiant servers, this feature is called AMD-Virtualization, or AMD-V. Since this feature is disabled by default on most ProLiant severs, it must be enabled prior to installing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. Refer to the section "Enabling support for hardware assisted virtualization in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)." Recommended system configurations Microsoft and HP established the recommended system configurations for Windows Server 2008 base OS installations listed in this section. Microsoft recommendations Microsoft recommends the configurations in Table 1 for running Windows Server 2008 with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. Table 1. Microsoft recommended Host OS configuration Component Processor RAM per processor Maximum RAM 64-bit systems Monitor Optical storage Available disk space Requirement • Minimum: 1 GHz • Recommended: 2 GHz • Optimal: 3 GHz or faster • Minimum: 512 MB • Recommended: 2 GB • Optimal: 2 GB (Full) or 1GB (Core) • 64 GB (Standard edition) • 2 TB (Enterprise or Data center systems) SVGA resolution (800x600) or higher DVD drive • Minimum: 10 GB • Recommended: 40 GB or greater NOTE • Available disk space refers to the free disk space on the partition to contain the system files. Additional space is required if you copy the Windows Server 2008 CD contents to the hard disk during installation. • Refer to the Microsoft website for any system requirement updates. • Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging and dump files. 5