Difference between the hyper-v on Windows 8 /8.1 and Serve

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Hi
What is the difference between the version of hyper-v available in
1:- Windows 8 and windows server 2012.
1:- Windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2.

And what is the version of hyper-v in each os version.
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Hi there
Probably because nobody knows the answer yet.

Server 2012 R2 is only just available so I don't= think many would have tried it yet
cheers
jimbo
 

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I don't have Hyper-V to confirm but they say you can create UEFI VM's with the latest version from 8.1/Server 2012 R2 and maybe other new features were also added.

If you have the latest version, if you run PRO, see for yourself how it goes. :)
 

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Hi there
Not sure why that is such a biggie. You can ALREADY create UEFI VM's even on machines that don't have UEFI if you use VMware -- just change the VM config file.

Cheers
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I am not interested in uefi.
I only want to know the difference between the version of hyper v in the client version of os vs the hyper v available in the server version of os.

I'm particularly I have red that the hyper v in server 2012 r2 preview edition is much improved. And my assumption is that windows 8 is the client equivalent to server 2012 and so i will assume that 8.1 is the client equivalent of server 2012 r2?

But what is the difference between the hyper v available in corresponding versions of client and Server ones?

Is the version of hyper v is client is a stripped down version or is it a generation behind the server equivalent?
 

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I am not interested in uefi.
I only want to know the difference between the version of hyper v in the client version of os vs the hyper v available in the server version of os.

I'm particularly I have red that the hyper v in server 2012 r2 preview edition is much improved. And my assumption is that windows 8 is the client equivalent to server 2012 and so i will assume that 8.1 is the client equivalent of server 2012 r2?

But what is the difference between the hyper v available in corresponding versions of client and Server ones?

Is the version of hyper v is client is a stripped down version or is it a generation behind the server equivalent?


Those are a lot of assumptions you are making there. And as someone once said ==> "Assumption is the mother of all ****-ups".

Perhaps you might have more luck with a question like: "Is there any difference between hyper-v in 8 and 8.1. And if there are differences, does anyone have any clue to what these differences might be?"

It will also help if you, when reffering to a source, actually would give a link to that source. Instead of claiming that you've read something somewhere.

As far as your 'demand'. I use hyper-v in Windows 8. I myself have read nor seen anything about an improvement being made in Windows 8.1. But then....I haven't been looking for this information myself.

Greetz.
 

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There is no difference, from what I understand, between Hyper-V on client and server operating systems. It should be the exact same (8/2012 or 8.1/2012 R2).
 

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The hypervisor itself is the same, but there are differences in management (you need a Server 2012/2012R2 host to do management of that host with enterprise management tools) and power savings (Win8/8.1 requires a CPU with SLAT for power management functionality for the host whilst Hyper-V is running, 2012/2012R2 does not require SLAT, as it doesn't sleep/hibernate by default).
 

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I am not interested in uefi.
I only want to know the difference between the version of hyper v in the client version of os vs the hyper v available in the server version of os.

I'm particularly I have red that the hyper v in server 2012 r2 preview edition is much improved. And my assumption is that windows 8 is the client equivalent to server 2012 and so i will assume that 8.1 is the client equivalent of server 2012 r2?

But what is the difference between the hyper v available in corresponding versions of client and Server ones?

Is the version of hyper v is client is a stripped down version or is it a generation behind the server equivalent?


Those are a lot of assumptions you are making there. And as someone once said ==> "Assumption is the mother of all ****-ups".

Perhaps you might have more luck with a question like: "Is there any difference between hyper-v in 8 and 8.1. And if there are differences, does anyone have any clue to what these differences might be?"

It will also help if you, when reffering to a source, actually would give a link to that source. Instead of claiming that you've read something somewhere.

As far as your 'demand'. I use hyper-v in Windows 8. I myself have read nor seen anything about an improvement being made in Windows 8.1. But then....I haven't been looking for this information myself.

Greetz.


so if there is no difference between the hyper v of win 8 and win 8.1 then it surely lags behind the one offered in server .

server 2012 and windows 8 are like hand and glove .. they go togeher
and server 2012 r2 and win 8.1 are like hand and glove .

now there are a lot of new feautres in 2012 R2 ..

https://www.google.com/search?clien...rver+2012+r2&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


this site lists at least a dozen or so features that are either new or improved in the hyperv of 2012r2
but there is no shuch hypye about the hyper v available in win 8.1 ..

btw what is the version of hyper v available in server 2012 vs 8 and 2012 R2 vs 8.1 ..

now by your info that there are nothing improved in win 8.1 ..it seems that the hyper v in client is inferior to the equivalent in server ..
 

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No, I answered your question - the Hypervisors are the same; the features are not. Simply, if you want enterprise-grade features and management, you pay for Server and System Center licensing, and those options are available. There's no need on a Windows 8.1 client for (for example) Hyper-V replica, or compression on replication, or the features that require SCVMM (again, enterprise-grade management features not found in Windows 8.1 - I did mention this) or features that need a Windows cluster underneath - again, you need a Windows Server OS for this, as it's a non-Hyper-V server feature, clustering, that Hyper-V takes advantage of and builds on. Features like Enhanced Session Mode are found on both client and server, because they both benefit without requiring any additional software or configuration.

If you want server features, buy a Server license. If you want a free PV type 1 hypervisor, use Windows 8.1. It's not inferior, it's a client hypervisor meant for testing. If you want to use Hyper-V with enterprise-grade management and the features that turns on, you use a Windows Server OS (or the free Hyper-V server product, but you still need licenses to run Windows VMs and you'd still need System Center licenses for some of the more advanced stuff like disk resizing online and such).

I'm not exactly sure how that makes Hyper-V on Windows 8.1 inferior, but perhaps you have a different idea of what a client OS should be able to do without access to the additional things that the Windows Server OS brings that Hyper-V can take advantage of on that platform (when paired with SCVMM for certain things as well).
 

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I think he's misunderstanding the point of the intended uses of the client and server Hyper-V platforms.
 

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thanks all and many many special thanks to cluberti for his time in such a detailed reply.

i am feeling enlightened..
and also feels i need to read more about microsoft technologies.
 

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