Microsofts Virtualisation Strategy

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Microsofts Virtualisation Strategy
Presentation Virtualisation
Application Virtualisation
Desktop Virtualisation
Server Virtualisation
A complete set of virtualisation products, from
the data center to the desktop
All assets both virtual and physical managed
from a single platform
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Dave Northey daven_at_microsoft.com blogs.technet.com
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Virtual Server 2005 vs. Hyper-V
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Monolithic vs. Microkernelised

• Monolithic hypervisor
• Simpler than a modern kernel, but still complex
• Contains its own drivers model

• Microkernelised hypervisor
• Simple partitioning functionality
• Increase reliability and minimise TCB
• No third-party code

VM 1 (Admin)
VM 3
VM 2
Hypervisor
Hardware
Hyper-V Approach
Traditional Approach
Microkernelised Hypervisor has an inherently
secure architecture with minimal attack surface
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Hyper-V Architecture
Parent Partition
Child Partitions
Applications
User Mode
VirtualisationServiceProviders(VSPs)
Server Core
Kernel Mode
Designed for Windows Server Hardware
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Hyper-V Architecture
Parent Partition
Child Partitions
User Mode
VMBus
Kernel Mode
Windows hypervisor
Designed for Windows Server Hardware