Well i am off to Ireland...

God i need the Break.

 

Be back soon.

Well this new arrival is gearing up to a great addition to the MS lineup.

WHS (Windows Home Server) is gearing up to be a very exiting tool especially for the whole tech community & anyone else who may have more than two computers in their homes.

I am currently downloading the RC will spend the weekend working on it & seeing if i can also getthis loaded in VMWare.

My understanding in talking with another individual is that the earlier release would not work in VMWare but did however work in MS Virtual Server.

 

Here is a link to the home page; Click Here

Microsoft has clarified how licensing for its current version of Windows Server works when paired with virtualization software. However, customers may face a whole new set of licensing rules once the next version, Windows Server 2008, is released later this year.

In a white paper called "Licensing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 to Run with Virtualization Technologies," Microsoft outlines clearly how to license the current version of Windows Server -- Windows Server 2003 R2 -- for specific third-party virtualization technology, including VMware ESX, VMware Vmotion and SWsoft Virtuozzo. It also explains licensing for Microsoft's own System Center Virtual Machine Manager.

Virtualization has complicated server OS pricing because it allows more than one instance of server software to run on a single server, while traditional OS pricing has been per server, assuming that only one version of an OS can run on one piece of hardware. Virtualization allows software to be emulated via a virtual machine, and so run without having to be physically installed.

But even if Microsoft has done enough to clarify how its current version of Windows Server should be licensed for virtualization scenarios, customers could find themselves needing new guidelines once Windows Server 2008 is released, something Microsoft expects to do by the end of the year. Formerly code-named Longhorn, the next version of Windows Server will have virtualization technology built in, which could preclude the need for third-party virtualization software.

Pricing for Windows Server 2008 has not yet been announced.

According to the Microsoft white paper, current virtualization pricing for Windows Server 2003 R2 is as follows: Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (SE) allows a customer to run only one instance of the software in either a physical or virtual way on a server. Users need to assign an SE license for each running instance of Windows Server on a system.

Customers have more flexibility with the enterprise and datacenter editions of Windows Server 2003, however. They can run one physical instance of Windows Server and up to four simultaneous virtual instances with one Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition license, and can run unlimited physical or virtual versions of the software when Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition is licensed for every physical processor in a server

There was a good aritcle posted on Technewsworld.com today in regards to planning your future for Server Virtulization. It gives a brief roadmap on where you should start if you may be a canditate for the migration;

 

Technology products reseller CDW said late Tuesday that it has agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $7.3 billion in cash.

Under terms of the deal, CDW shareholders will receive $87.75 in cash for each share of common stock.

http://www.thestreet.com/_tscrss/newsanalysis/techhardware/10359465.html 

Dell Inc. said Thursday that earnings fell slightly in preliminary first-quarter results, and the computer maker planned to lay off more than 8,000 employees over the next year as part of an ongoing restructuring.