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Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

A little known fact is that Virtual Server 2005 installs and works just fine on Windows Server 2008 core installations.  All you need to do is to select to do a custom installation, uncheck the option for the Virtual Server Web Application and complete the installation.  You will then get an installation of Virtual Server that you can manage using the COM interface or using a remote installation of the Virtual Server Web Application:

vsoncore1 vsoncore2 vsoncore3

Pretty cool - but just a reminder for people that as Windows Server 2008 is still a prerelease platform - this is not an officially supported configuration.

Cheers,
Ben

Published Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:36 AM by Virtual PC Guy

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:24 PM by Charles Aunger - Windows 64bit, Terminal Services, Citrix, Thin

# Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

Way cool from Ben.. A little known fact is that Virtual Server 2005 installs and works just fine on Windows

Sunday, July 01, 2007 11:13 PM by Ainfo

# re: Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

Where is the link to download virtual server?

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:47 AM by siyuan

# re: Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

Where is the link to download  Windows Server 2008 ?

I'd like to try it but my machine cannot run it.My machine is too old,i want to get a test machine.who can help me?

Wednesday, July 04, 2007 2:09 AM by hubertsvk

# re: Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

but how with other side ... how running server2008 on Virtual server ...

Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:04 AM by Niels

# re: Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

Hi Ben,

just to let you know I installed VS2005 R2 Sp1 on Windows Server 2008 beta 3 and when I tried to connect with VMRC I could not. Well I solved it and put it in my blog, put since have the central repository for all VS related matters, maybe you'd like to put it. Hell you might even want to put some screenshots that I was too lzay to put :)

Saturday, July 07, 2007 5:10 AM by hubertsvk

# re: Running Virtual Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 core installations

hi all

how running server2008 b3 on VBirtual Server 2005 r2sp1? easily :) but only with one hdd... when you add two hdd setup cant recognized hdds and setup failed

Monday, July 09, 2007 4:01 AM by The things that are better left unspoken

# Virtual Server Core

In my opinion Windows Server 2008 Server Core servers are perfect for virtualization. They don't eat

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:41 PM by E-Bitz - SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS "Diva"

# Am I ready for Virtualization?

I am a small SBSer who reads your blog and windows secrets articles on a regular basis. ( I read Vlad's

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