MICROSOFT: Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is a powerful virtualization technology that enables organizations to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization without having to buy third-party software. By deploying Exchange Server 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper‑V technology, an organization can avoid the complications that can arise from dealing with multiple vendors because both Exchange Server and Hyper-V technology come from Microsoft.
The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance and best practices for deploying Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 in a virtualized environment with Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper‑V™ technology. This paper has been carefully composed to be relevant to organizations of any size.