Virtualizing Windows Essential Business Server
Thanks to Dugie for bringing this to my attention. We have just published a document that outlines approaches and best practices for running Windows Essential Business Server in a virtual machine. You can grab it here:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=933b2eb6-f3bb-47c1-a227-13bb2ccc0a94
Here is the abstract from the document:
This document provides guidance for virtualizing Windows® Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008 by using the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ technology. Server virtualization allows you to install Windows EBS software on a single physical server reducing hardware, energy, and management costs. Virtualizing Windows EBS consists of the following steps:
- Choose a virtualization configuration
- Install and enable Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008
- Create and configure the virtual machines for Windows EBS
- Install Windows EBS on the virtual machines
This document covers virtualizing Windows EBS Standard
Cheers,
Ben