Updated Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Support Windows Server 2008
Posted 06-01-2008 at 12:15 PM by BSchwarz
This update also fixes the other issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
To download the update go here: VS2005R2 SP1 update
- You cannot use VMRC to connect to Virtual Server through a proxy server - The Virtual Machine Remote Control (VMRC) client does not support connection to Virtual Server through a proxy server. To connect to Virtual Server, you must be running the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server firewall client on the local computer, or you must have a direct Internet connection.
- Cluster options are not available for Virtual Server on Windows Server 2008 - Cluster options for Virtual Server are available on Windows Server 2003. However, cluster options for Virtual Server are not available on Windows Server 2008.
- Floppy disk access from a guest operating system is not supported on Windows Server 2008 - When you use Virtual Server on Windows Server 2008, the guest operating system cannot access the physical floppy disk on the host operating system.
- A physical media change is not reflected in the guest operating system - When you use Virtual Server on Windows Server 2008, the guest operating system may be unable to reflect the change in the physical media. To resolve this issue, you have to reassign the CD or the DVD to the virtual machine from the Administrator Web site.
- You experience issues with the VHDMount.exe tool on virtual hard disks that are configured as dynamic disks on Windows Server 2008 - In Windows Server 2008, you mount a virtual hard disk (VHD) that is configured as a dynamic disk. The dynamic disk contains one or more volumes that are spread across multiple disks. However, the dynamic disk or the volumes do not appear online. In some scenarios, mirrored volumes may be broken into
To download the update go here: VS2005R2 SP1 update
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