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Hypervisor Top-Level Functional Specification 2.0A: Windows Server 2008 R2

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  • Version: May 2012
  • Category: Document
  • Language: English

Top-level functional specification for the second-generation of the hypervisor by Microsoft.

This document is the top-level functional specification (TLFS) for the second-generation hypervisor by Microsoft. It specifies the externally visible behavior of the hypervisor, which is a component of virtualization in Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server. 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 about the Microsoft Open Specification Promise, refer to: http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx.

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
  • System Properties
  • Appendix

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Hyper-V Server 2008

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