What's new in R2 SP1 Beta 1 (available soon) ・Hardware-assisted virtualization ・Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 includes support for Intel® Virtualization Technology. By default, hardware assisted virtualization is enabled if present. Support for Intel® Virtualization Technology can also be specifically enabled or disabled on a per virtual machine basis by toggling the "Enable hardware-assisted virtualization if available" option in the general properties configuration page. Users should refer to their system’s documentation on how to enable Intel® Virtualization Technology. ・Virtual Server host clustering step-by-step Guide ・The host clustering whitepaper is now included with Virtual Server. It is installed at: ~:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Host Clustering. ・Larger default size for dynamically expanding virtual hard disks ・The default size for dynamically expanding virtual hard disks has been changed from 16 GB to 127 GB. ・Virtual SCSI fix for Linux guests ・Some users encountered an issue when trying to install certain Linux distributions inside a virtual machine on the emulated SCSI bus. The issue occurred most often with the Linux 2.6.x kernel. This issue has been fixed in R2 SP1 Beta 1.
What's Planned for R2 SP1 Beta 2 (scheduled for Q4 CY06) ・AMD Virtualization Technology (AVT) compatibility ・Active Directory integration and management features ・Volume Shadow Service Support ・Additional Host OS and Guest OS compatibility
* Further details will be supplied closer to the Beta 2 date