Hyper-V

Discover your upgrade options and installation process for a non-clustered or standalone Hyper-V host to Windows Server 2012 R2 or WS2012 R2 Hyper-V.

Learn more about Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and what it can do for you in this overview! Includes licensing, GUI, cost effectiveness, and download links.

How are you going to upgrade to the newest version of Hyper-V? Learn why you should use cross-version live migration to upgrade to WS2012 R2 Hyper-V.

New to Hyper-V? Discover the basics behind designing a standalone Hyper-V host, including disk and RAM requirements.

Learn how to enable Hyper-V Replica Extended Replication, a new feature in Windows Server 2012 R2 (WS2012 R2). It’s as easy as A-B-C (replication)!

Prep those clusters for Hyper-V Replica by enabling a role known as Hyper-V Replica Broker. Learn how in this guide!

Hyper-V Replica allows businesses to continue operations after disasters occur. Learn about the 3 types of failover in HVR, including when to use them.

Conquer untrusted forests and networks! Learn about Hyper-V Replica certificate requirements, how to enable per-VM replication, and more in this guide.

Read our overview of Hyper-V Replica, including requirements, security, restore points, and more!

Want improved networking performance? Check out this article about hardware offloads in Hyper-V and Windows Server.