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Why are Hyper-V and Virtual Server not part of SVVP?
Microsoft supports Windows Server and other Microsoft products with Hyper-V and Virtual Server. SVVP is designed for non-Microsoft virtualization solutions.
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How/where can I find out more about the vendor, version and configurations that I am considering for deployment? If my deployed solutions are not validated how can I get them to become validated?
Validated solutions will be posted on the Server Virtualization Validation Program as they become available. If a customer has a particular solution
in mind that is not posted they should contact the server virtualization software provider and request that the solution be validated by that vendor.
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What operating systems will Microsoft support on validated hypervisors?
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How often will the list of supported solutions be updated?
The complete list of supported solutions will be updated in an on-going manner. Updates will be based on the frequency and quality of vendor submissions,
as Microsoft in s not involved in testing or submission of these 3rd party products, and does not control when such submissions are made.
It is our goal to post a validated configuration as quickly as it is verified to enable customers to benefit from those solutions.
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What are the customer benefits of this program and what is different now?
Customers will be able to deploy and operate Windows Server on validated virtualization software knowing that they will be supported. The cooperation between
Microsoft and the virtualization vendor will improve the level of support overall for the customer, enabling the parties to more quickly isolate and diagnose
customer issues, and should provide quicker final resolution of the problem by the responsible party.
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What Microsoft certification is available for third-party applications running in a virtualized Windows Server 2012 R2 or later Windows Server version environment?
The Windows Server 2012 R2 and later versions Software Certification program requires all applications to be tested within a Virtual Machine running on Microsoft Hyper-V.
To qualify, both the Hyper-V and the Virtual Machine must be running Windows Server 2012 R2.
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Are older versions of virtualization products validated through SVVP supported?
Microsoft only supports Microsoft products running on the specific versions of virtualization software tested and validated through SVVP.
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If my company is running a validated configuration and my vendor updates and validates newer versions, will my validation expire? How long will I be able to get support from Microsoft?
Once validated, a configuration is supported until such time as some element of that configuration is no longer supported by its respective vendor. Examples
would be if a virtualization vendor declared a version of their product to be "end of life", or when Microsoft Life Cycle Support policy ends support for a
specific version of an operating system or Service Pack.
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What product changes require a vendor to retest and resubmit their product?
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Will we ever have to reproduce issues we are experiencing on SVVP-validated solutions on hardware?
Our goal is to resolve issues without having to turn off features or reproduce them on hardware by collaborating with the virtualization solution providers. Reproducing on hardware will be a last resort to be taken only after Microsoft and the virtualization solution provider has had an opportunity to resolve the problem for the customer.
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Does the SVVP cover all Windows Server Roles?
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Does Microsoft support virtualization software from other companies?
Microsoft only supports Microsoft's products. You will need to contact the provider of non-Microsoft virtualization software for support on their software.
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If a software company validates the current version of Windows Server, are earlier versions of Windows Server supported?
When a vendor validates their virtualization solution with the latest version of Windows Server, then all previous versions of Windows Server that are still within the Extended Support Phase are also supported.
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A virtualization solution provider claims to support Windows NT4 and earlier service packs of Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. Are these earlier operating systems supported through SVVP?
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Is a validated virtualization product required to expose to the Windows operating system and applications running in a virtual machine that the 'machine' or system environment is virtual?