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Introduction

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BizTalk Virtualization

Microsoft BizTalk Server supportability on a virtual machine

The following table indicates the supportability of hosting a BizTalk Server virtual machine. In this table, "Yes" means that it is fully supported.

Virtualization program BizTalk Server 2010
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 No
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Yes
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008
Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, including Hypervisor Yes
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Yes
SVVP certified * Yes
Non-SVVP certified Commercially reasonable support

Following table is derived from Microsoft Support: Microsoft BizTalk Server supportability on a virtual machine

The following table describes the operating systems and the versions of SQL Server that are supported when you use different versions of BizTalk Server:

Licensing BizTalk Server on Virtual Machine

Similar to SQL Server Enterprise, BizTalk Server 2010 ENT can be licensed for unlimited virtualized processors that are available on a single physical server. As customer you will be required to license the number of physical processors on a server.

White papers explaining licensing in a virtual server environment are located at Volume Licensing Brief Downloads

Ready made BizTalk Server 2010 Virtual Machines (VHD)

Microsoft provides ready made BizTalk Server 2010 virtual machines you can download:

See Also

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