This FAQ is titled R2 since it updates the original FAQ as of the Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. Since Hyper-V originally released we have continued to improve it. We have new features in R2 like Live Migration, support for 64 processors and lots of improvements in networking and storage.
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Contents
· Q: Is there a place that compares features and versions of Hyper-V?
· Q: What is the recommend configuration for performance testing?
· Q: How do I monitor performance?
· Q: Is there any “official” documentation for Hyper-V performance counters?
· Q: Are there any official virtualization benchmarks I can use to compare machines and virtualization solutions?
· Q: Is there any common terminology used to talk about virtual machine configurations?
· Q: How much memory should I reserve for the root?
· Q: Are there any services that should be stopped?
· Q: Is it ok run applications / processes in the root OS?
· Q: Is there a simple way to disable the hypervisor to run some baseline tests on the native system
· Q: Should I use passthrough disks or iSCSI attached to the guest for storage?
· Q: Are there ways to reduce overall networking overhead?
· Q: Are there additional knobs for performance nuts?
· Q: Are their additional resources that are useful for understanding Hyper-V?