Virtualization and Hyper-V Definitions
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Accelerated Hub Architecture (AHA) (or Intel Hub Architecture)
Accelerated Hub Architecture (AHA) (also called Intel Hub Architecture) is an Intel 800-series chipset design that uses a dedicated bus to transfer data between the two main processor chips instead of using the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, which was used in previous chipset architectures.
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CSV (Cluster Shared Volumes)
CSV (Cluster Shared Volumes) is a feature in Windows Server in which shared disks are concurrently accessible to all nodes within a failover cluster.
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Hyper-V live migration
Hyper-V live migration is a Hyper-V feature that lets admins move running virtual machines from one failover cluster node to a cluster in the same node.
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Linux Secure Boot
Linux Secure Boot is a feature in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 that allows some Linux distributions to boot under Hyper-V as Generation 2 virtual machines.
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Microsoft Client Hyper-V
Microsoft Client Hyper-V is a type-1 hypervisor for the Windows 8.x and Windows 10 operating systems (OSes).
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Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0
Hyper-V 3.0 is the virtualization feature created for the client version of Windows 8 as well as Windows Server 8.
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Microsoft Hyper-V Manager
Microsoft Hyper-V Manager is a tool that allows administrators to create, change and delete virtual machines (VMs).
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Microsoft Hyper-V Shielded VM
A Microsoft Hyper-V Shielded VM is a security feature of Windows Server 2016 that protects a Hyper-V second-generation virtual machine (VM) from access or tampering by using a combination of Secure Boot, BitLocker encryption, virtual Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and the Host Guardian Service.
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Microsoft Hyper-V version 1.0
Hyper-V is Microsoft's server virtualization software for Microsoft Server 2008. (Continued...)
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Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus)
Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus) is a mechanism within the Hyper-V architecture that enables logical communication in partitions.
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Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC)
Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) is a supported stand-alone option that can convert VMware virtual machines and virtual disks into Hyper-V VMs and virtual hard disks.
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Windows containers
Windows containers are abstracted, isolated and portable operating environments supported by the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 operating system and managed with tools such as Docker and PowerShell.
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registry virtualization (Windows Vista)
Registry virtualization (RV) is a compatibility application that supports write operations in a registry.
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Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) is a technology designed to reduce the overhead in a hypervisor CPU while easing the management of a hypervisor's memory and is often found with Hyper-V.
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VHDX (Hyper-V virtual hard disk)
VHDX is a Hyper-V virtual hard disk (VHD) format found in Windows Server 2012.