Earlier this week Microsoft released the Hyper-V RC1 package for Windows Server 2008 64bit.
Improvements over Hyper-V RC0
· Bug Fixes
· Integration Components for Windows Server 2008 guest’s included in Integration Services Setup Disk.
· New Graphics for Hyper-V Manager and Virtual Machine Connection – including a “Now” icon in the snapshot pane.
· IPv4 Address Migration - when creating a new Virtual Network bound to an adapter with a static IPv4 address the IPv4 settings are migrated to the new virtual adapter.
· Support for additional guest operating systems. With RC1, Hyper-V now includes support Windows 2000 Server SP4 and Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4.
RC1 is now available at Microsoft Download Center
Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V RC1 Update - KB950049
Pay Attention
· Saved-state files are not supported between RC0 and RC1 releases of Hyper-V. All virtual machine saved states should be discarded before upgrading to RC1, or prior to resuming virtual machines after upgrading to Hyper-V RC1.
· Online snapshots contain virtual machine save-states and thus online snapshots taken with Hyper-V RC0 are not supported after updating to Hyper-V to RC1.
· System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Beta does not support Hyper-V RC1.
· You can’t go back to RC0 or Beta after installing RC1.