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5.2 The DVS Simplified Hypervisors 5.2.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V Role Hyper-V builds on the architecture and functionality of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 by adding multiple new features that enhance product flexibility. Hyper-V provides a dynamic, reliable and scalable virtualization platform combined with a single set of integrated management tools to manage both physical and virtual resources, enabling you to create an agile and dynamic data center. The benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V Role include:  Monitoring, management, and general administration.  The Hyper-V Manager is a snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that Windows administrators are familiar with.  Comes pre-loaded in the Server Manager MMC on all Hyper-V versions of the appliance.  Can be loaded on Windows 7 (and above) clients that have "Remote Server Administration Tools" installed (as a free download from Microsoft). VDI with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V Role benefits from a rich end user experience with support for rich media and USB devices with Microsoft RemoteFX as well as a great better together story with Windows 7 as the guest OS due to increased VM density with Dynamic Memory and near-invisible integration of virtualized desktops in Windows 7. 5.2.2 Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 Citrix XenServer is a complete, managed server virtualization platform built on the powerful Xen hypervisor. Citrix XenServer technology is widely acknowledged as the fastest and most secure virtualization software in the industry. XenServer is designed for efficient management of Windows® and Linux® virtual servers and delivers cost-effective server consolidation and business continuity. XenServer is the enterprise-ready, cloud-proven virtualization platform that contains all the capabilities required to create and manage a virtual infrastructure. It is trusted by demanding organizations to run the most mission critical applications and used by the largest clouds. ● Cuts costs. By reducing the number of physical servers required in the data center, organizations are able to save on their power and cooling costs. ● Increases IT agility and efficiency. Customers can easily adapt to changing data center and computing needs by dynamically flexing capacity, optimizing VM placement and automating repetitive management tasks. ● Improves performance and user productivity. By enabling ―zero downtime‖ maintenance, automatically recovering from hardware failure and providing failover capabilities in disaster situations, end users are ensured access to mission critical applications in all scenarios. The free edition of XenServer starts with a 64-bit hypervisor and centralized management, live migration and conversion tools to create a virtual 27 Dell DVS Simplified Appliance Reference Architecture