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Windows Home Server (WHS) V2 VAIL – Installed in Hyper-V – Early Release Clue

Posted on 26 April 2010. Tags: 1tb, Areca, case 2, codename, codename vail, codenamed, cpu intel, expanders, guest os, home server, host os, hyper-v, integration tools, intel pro, keyboard shortcuts, mouse support, Norco, public preview, server v2, test configuration, vail, vhd, virtual machine, virtualization, virtualized, vm, WHS, whs v2, windows home server v2, windows home server vail

If one browses this site they will quickly see that I am a fan of Hyper-V virtualization and also Windows Home Server. On April 26, 2010, Microsoft released the public preview of the long awaited Windows Home Server V2 codenamed VAIL. Of course, I did have a test system lying around, but the WHS V2 code base is supposed to be Windows Server 2008 R2 which is why it requires a 64-bit CPU. Now, I could have installed the VAIL preview onto a physical machine, but there are probably editors at 30 sites doing that right now. So how about something interesting, and more appropriate for software labeled beta and preview, a Hyper-V installation!

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