Microsoft Hyper-V Beta is now available for download!
The bits are available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F22F69E-D1AF-49F0-8236-2B742B354919&displaylang=en
There has been a lot of progress made on Hyper-V since the Tech Preview that shipped with Server RC0 and RC1. The entire system is much more stable and performant. Even better, installing Hyper-V is now a great deal easier. You no longer need to apply any hotfixes (those pesky .MSU files from RC0 and RC1) before you install Hyper-V - it's now fully integrated into the Role Management tool from the start.
Secondly, installing Windows Server 2008 in a Hyper-V VM is now a much better experience. The Integration Components are now part of Windows Server 2008 and are installed automatically in a Hyper-V VM.
Last, but certainly not least, installation of the Hyper-V role is now available on Server Core.
I'll post more information about the new Beta release later on, so stay tuned!
[Mike is on vacation, so posts and responses will likely be delayed.]
