Anyone know whether there will be a Hyper-V Server 2022? i.e. the free version which is just for running VMs and has no GUI?
I've seen mentions on forums that this SKU is being dropped, but not found anything official.
Thanks
Anyone know whether there will be a Hyper-V Server 2022? i.e. the free version which is just for running VMs and has no GUI?
I've seen mentions on forums that this SKU is being dropped, but not found anything official.
Thanks
Since its introduction over a decade ago in Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V technology has been, and continues to be, the foundation of Microsoft’s hypervisor platform. Hyper-V is a strategic technology for Microsoft. Microsoft continues to invest heavily in Hyper-V for a variety of scenarios such as virtualization, security, containers, gaming, and more. Hyper-V is used in Azure, Azure Local, Windows Server, Windows Client, and Xbox among others.
Starting with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019, the free ‘Microsoft Hyper-V Server’ product has been deprecated and is the final version of that product. Hyper-V Server 2019 is a free product available for download from the Microsoft Evaluation Center: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 will continue to be supported under its lifecycle policy until January 2029, see this link for additional information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/hyperv-server-2019.
While Microsoft has made a business decision to no longer offer the free 'Microsoft Hyper-V Server' product, this has no impact to the many other products which include the Hyper-V feature and capabilities. This change has no impact to any customers who use Windows Server or Azure Local.
For customers looking to do test or evaluation of the Hyper-V feature, Azure Local includes a 60-day free trial and can be downloaded here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-local/ . Windows Server offers a free 180-day evaluation which can be downloaded from the Evaluation Center here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter
Microsoft remains committed to meeting customers where they are and delivering innovation for on-premises virtualization and bringing unique hybrid capabilities like no other can combined with the power of Azure Arc. We are announcing that Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 was the last version of the free download product and that customers begin transitioning to one of the several other products which include Hyper-V or consider Azure.
Thank you,
Elden Christensen
Principal Group PM Manager
Windows Server Development Team
I see this thread has gone off-topic, to things like Azure. Is it going to return to the original topic, or should I unsubscribe so as to not receive spam messages?
Hyper-V Server hasn't existed since the 2019 version. Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local is the nearest current equivalent, so it hasn't really gone off topic.
Not sure what more you are expecting to be posted directly on Hyper-V Server, given that there won't be any new versions now.
It has gone off topic, as it is not an equivalent. It doesn't cover all the same use cases.
I don't expect much if anything to be posted, but also for unrelated things to not necro this thread.
Hyper-V needs overhauling only for things like dual socket and above rigs such as some recent 1U boxes I have seen.
Now how about GPU swarms for say a Avid Pro Media shop that needs to render 120 minutes of video for a feature release
I use Blender and it also needs some extra GPU horsepower. UBC-C eGPU does not scale.
Lots of ideas that come to mind for Hyper-V above a Linux VM appliance
DavidYorkshire Today, I just realized that there is no cost using azure stack HCI when I activate hybrid benefits! This is sweet! No more complaining for not having hyper-v version of server 2022!
Eelvlee
You forgot the 10€/thread/month
i was wrong 😑. Why do i have to buy windows server license… while windows server 2019 hyper-v is free. 🤷:male_sign:
Maybe one day the new Microsoft "Hyperlight" can offer Hyper-V grade virtualization based on a Linux without licensing costs. I sense room for creativity here.
But then Linux fans will be asking "Why not KVM"?
Well looks like this could possibly address one concern (although no news on single-node clusters or an item-level discount for education/nonprofit). Can someone do some sums to work out how many VMs you need for Azure Stack HCI + this to be cheaper than Datacenter licenses w/ Software Assurance?
Public preview: Windows Server guest licensing offer for Azure Stack HCI
To facilitate guest licensing for Azure Stack HCI customers, we are pleased to announce a new offer that brings simplicity and more flexibility for licensing. The new Windows Server subscription for Azure Stack HCI is available in public preview as of December 14, 2021. This offer will allow you to purchase unlimited Windows Server guest licenses for your Azure Stack HCI cluster through your Azure subscription. You can sign up and cancel anytime and preview pricing is $0 until general availability (GA). At GA, the offer will be charged at $23.60 per physical core per month. This offer simplifies billing through an all-in-one place Azure subscription and in some cases will be less expensive for customers than the traditional licensing model.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/updates/public-preview-windows-server-guest-licensing-offer-for-azure-stack-hci/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure-stack/hci/manage/vm-activate#windows-server-subscription
Sorry for necro.
ProTip:
Windows 11 24H2 Pro + tiny11 (GitHub)
+ Storage Spaces (ReFS) *
You will require WS 2025 eval to format the virtual volumes once the Storage Pool is created in Windows 11.
Anyone considering deploying XCP-ng or Proxmox in place of Hyper-V Server is probably going to want to be aware that you probably won't be eligible for support from Microsoft for any Windows Server guest VMs that you run on those platforms.
Microsoft's Support policy for Microsoft software that runs on non-Microsoft hardware virtualization software states that 'Microsoft does not test or support Microsoft software that's run in conjunction with non-Microsoft hardware virtualization software.' unless you have Premier-level support (an annual paid contract), the vendor has established a support relationship with Microsoft that covers virtualization solutions, or the vendor is part of the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/virtualization/software-runs-on-non-microsoft-virtualization-software)
The list of support partners for non-Microsoft hardware virtualization software currently includes the following:
And the Server Virtualization Validation Program includes a number of products, but Proxmox and XCP-ng are not yet on the list
https://www.windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx?svvppage=svvp.htm
As far as I can tell there's nothing to stop them from joining - 'SVVP is open to any vendor that delivers a machine virtualization solution that runs currently supported versions of Windows Server.' and they can do the testing themselves - 'All testing for this program is done by the virtualization product vendors, with the results of that testing submitted to Microsoft for review and approval.' but if the product isn't on the programme you won't be able to access normal Windows Server technical support.
That's the purpose of the programme:
'The program enables vendors to validate various machine virtualization products so that Microsoft customers running copies of Windows Server they have acquired and licensed from Microsoft directly can receive technical support for Windows Server in virtualized environments.'
Worth considering the risks of this when proposing solutions like these to any clients.
Yes, this is important in the consultancy space where business strategy conversations around business continuity planning (or BCP - of which ICT is just one part) carry significant weight.
Arguably, the feedback solicited from us in this forum was supposed to be purely technical, so I don't want to waste my time or anybody else's deep-diving on the commercial aspect, but support comes up frequently in at least two components of BCP: risk (cyber insurance) and staff contingency planning (knowledge transfer and intellectual property capture and retention), both of which can be reduced - through estimation - into a discussion about dollars and cents in the context of risk versus reward.
For many businesses, it doesn't matter which channel is leveraged (Premier Support, pay-per-incident, etc.), just that there is a formal escalation process so they are not left carrying the hot potato when things go wrong - particularly for something as important as their virtualisation platform (which can most definitely influence your cyber insurance).
Stepping back out to avoid that rabbit hole, and linking it back to what losing the free Hyper-V Server means, it's simple: the value (tangible and perceived) to the customer of the Microsoft ecosystem (not just this specific product).