I read the news on WinBeta.org about the Virtual Server 2005 Beta Preview and currently version 1.1.416 is revealed. Overview of the changes are as follows:-
“Overview of Changes:
- Security enhancements - Virtual Server now uses file system access control lists (ACLs) to manage access to virtual machines, virtual disks, and virtual networks.
- SCSI support - Small computer system interface (SCSI) support is now enabled for four buses with seven devices per bus, and each SCSI drive can be up to 2 terabytes in size.
- Improved large memory support - Virtual Server now includes improved support for running large numbers of virtual machines on physical computers that have up to 64 gigabytes (GB) of memory, provided Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled on the host operating system.
- Global Resource Allocation Page - Virtual Server now includes a Global Resource Allocation Page providing all virtual machine resource allocation settings on a single page.
- Globalization - Virtual Server now supports host operating systems that use double-byte characters.
- Named Password Authority service - Virtual Server now includes a Named Password Authority service. This supports automatic virtual machine startup because you can specify the logon credentials for a virtual machine.
- Clustering support - Clustering is now enabled for simple failover between two virtual machines.“
WinBeta website has screen shots of installation process of this preview.
Tejas Patel