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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2...For Free!

by Greg Chapman, MVP (retired)

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That may not excite you like it should. You may be a fan of Xen or VMWare or Virtual PC or maybe not have any idea of what any of them do. But what if you’re working for a Microsoft shop, want to economize on hardware and consolidate several old servers on to a single machine (without conflict), need support from Microsoft and have the freedom to run a virtualized Linux server in there, too? Well, buy a good server chassis, get a legal copy of your favorite Windows OS and install. Then grab a free, supported copy of Virtual Server 2005 R2 from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx .

In this article, we’ll take a look at Virtual Server 2005 R2.

But first, let’s back up a little bit so that everyone can start from the same place. Whatsa Virtual Server?

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