Feb 13, 2009
Automating software testing with Microsoft Hyper-V
If you have followed Microsoft’s latest server features, you might have heard that Windows Server 2008 has built-in support for virtualization. Surely, you could download Virtual Server and install it on any Windows machine recent enough, and run your testing there.
However, the virtualization technique in Windows Server 2008, called Hyper-V, is much more advanced than Virtual Server. For example, Hyper-V supports multiple processors, better management, and the x64 architecture. Thus, if you want to make sure your applications run properly on Windows Server 2008 (you should!), it’s a great idea to set up your virtualization with Hyper-V, and run your tests there.
Hyper-V is a technology that supports enterprise-scale virtualization, and it is also possible to automate it in powerful ways. Here’s how.
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