This document summarizes the capabilities and improvements to Hyper-V virtualization over multiple versions of Windows Server. Key points include:
- Windows Server 2012 allows for 320 logical processors, 4 TB of physical memory, and up to 64 virtual processors and 1 TB of memory per virtual machine.
- Live migration and storage migration capabilities have improved, allowing unlimited simultaneous migrations.
- Cluster and virtual machine scaling has increased significantly, with support for 64 nodes and 8000 VMs per cluster in Windows Server 2012.
- System Center introduces the concept of service templates and instances to define and deploy multi-tier applications on virtual machines in a standardized and repeatable way.