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Hypervisor Functional Specification

Brief Description
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
This document is the top-level functional specification (TLFS) of the first-generation Microsoft hypervisor. It specifies the externally-visible behavior. The document assumes familiarity with the goals of the project and the high-level hypervisor architecture.

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File Name:Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification v1.0.docx
Version:1.0
Date Published:4/1/2009
Language:English
Download Size:962 KB
Estimated Download Time: 3 min 56K

Overview

This document is the top-level functional specification (TLFS) of the first-generation Microsoft hypervisor. It specifies the externally visible behaviour of the Microsoft hypervisor, a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Windows Server virtualization. The document assumes familiarity with the goals of the project and the high-level hypervisor architecture.

This specification is provided under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise. For further details on the Microsoft Open Specification Promise, please refer to: http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx.

The Hypervisor Functional Specifications document specifies the externally visible behaviour of the Microsoft hypervisor, a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Windows Server virtualization. The specifications can be used to understand the functions of the hypervisor and implement a compatible solution.

Specification Outline

The following is the outline of the information contained in the complete Hypervisor Funcational Specification:

  • Introduction
  • Basic Data Types, Concepts and Notation
  • Feature and Interface Discovery
  • Hypercall Interface
  • Partition Management
  • Physical Hardware Management
  • Resource Management
  • Guest Physical Address Spaces
  • Intercepts
  • Virtual Processor Management
  • Virtual Processor Execution
  • Virtual MMU and Caching
  • Virtual Interrupt Control
  • Inter-Partition Communication
  • Timers
  • Message Formats
  • Partition Save and Restore
  • Scheduler
  • Event Logging
  • Guest Debugging Support
  • Statistics
  • Booting
  • Appendix

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Standard
The specifications is in a document format. You will need Microsoft Word or similar application to read the contents of the download.

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Instructions

The Hypervisor Funcation Specifications document is now available for download and use under Open Specification Promise.

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