At customer events a few years ago, we started handing out one-page "Survival Guides" (printed both sides and laminated) with links to important resources. The wiki versions of the Survival Guides are meant to do the same things without killing trees or using laminating machines. This one is for a new feature available in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, in Beta at the time of this writing.
1. Ensure Virtual Machines are ready for the update 2. Update the Host to SP1 Beta 3. Update the VM Integration Services 1: Ensure Virtual Machines are ready for the update. Completely shut down (not save state) your virtual machine and merge snapshots. Saved States are not compatible between different Hyper-V versions. NOTE: merging your snapshots may take some time. 2: Update the host. Install Service Pack 1 on the parent partition, then click Restart. 3: Update the Guest Integration Services 1. VMs running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: Update the guest operating system with SP1 to upgrade the Integration Services 2. VMs not running Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1: (e.g. Windows XP/Vista/7 RTM/2000/2003/2008/2008 R2 RTM) a. Start the virtual machine b. Connect to the virtual machine, click the Action Menu
1. VMs running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: Update the guest operating system with SP1 to upgrade the Integration Services
2. VMs not running Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1: (e.g. Windows XP/Vista/7 RTM/2000/2003/2008/2008 R2 RTM)
a. Start the virtual machine
b. Connect to the virtual machine, click the Action Menu
c. Click Insert Integration Services Setup Disk. Click to run the Integration Services Setup.,then click Restart.
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Dynamic Memory and Remote FX Demo
Dynamic Memory for Hyper-V Video
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 TechNet Center Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 FAQ Documentation for Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 TechNet Center
Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 FAQ
The product group has the definitive series of blog posts on Dynamic Memory, now available in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta
Part 1: Dynamic Memory announcement. This blog announces the new Hyper-V Dynamic Memory in Hyper-V R2 SP1, including requirements. http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2010/03/18/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v.aspx
Part 2: Capacity Planning from a Memory Standpoint. Details issues to consider for memory capacity planning and why. http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2010/03/25/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v-part-2.aspx
Part 3: Page Sharing. Detailed discussion about the TLB, large memory pages, how page sharing works, SuperFetch and more. http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2010/04/07/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v-part-3.aspx
Part 4: Page Sharing Follow-Up. Questions answered about Page Sharing and ASLR and other factors. http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2010/04/21/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v-part-4.aspx
Part 5: Second Level Paging. Details why should avoid this in a virtualized environment, including Performance impacts. http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2010/05/20/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v-part-5.aspx
TechEd Demo: Hyper-V and Dynamic Memory in Depth
Tony Soper_MSFT edited Revision 17. Comment: + TE preso link
Where are the links to Dynamic Memory in Windows 2012?