>I would like to know if it is allowed to do the following according to the
>MS
> License.
>
> I have a SBS 2008 Premium, I install the 2nd server as a Windows 2008 Core
> and enable HyperV on it as a parent partition. Then I install a SBS child
> partition and the 2nd server as a child partition on it also. This should
> all
> be allowed by MS as far as I have read, as long as the parent partition is
> only used for virtualisation.
>
> Now to my question, if you install Backup Exec on the parent partition to
> allow backup of both child partitions will that be against the licens or
> is
> it allowed to do that since its only a backup service that runs in the
> background and not an application that the users will access?
>
> If it is not allowed or possible, any ideas as to how you can use HyperV
> on
> a single physical server and do backup would be welcome?
>
> Hope you can understand my question.

> So far as I'm aware, that is within the scope of the license. The parent
> partition is allowed to run the Hyper-V Role, and supporting
> features/applications for managing the parent partition, the VMs and
> virtualization, and essential security for the same. I take this to include
> backup.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
> "ALausen" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >I would like to know if it is allowed to do the following according to the
> >MS
> > License.
> >
> > I have a SBS 2008 Premium, I install the 2nd server as a Windows 2008 Core
> > and enable HyperV on it as a parent partition. Then I install a SBS child
> > partition and the 2nd server as a child partition on it also. This should
> > all
> > be allowed by MS as far as I have read, as long as the parent partition is
> > only used for virtualisation.
> >
> > Now to my question, if you install Backup Exec on the parent partition to
> > allow backup of both child partitions will that be against the licens or
> > is
> > it allowed to do that since its only a backup service that runs in the
> > background and not an application that the users will access?
> >
> > If it is not allowed or possible, any ideas as to how you can use HyperV
> > on
> > a single physical server and do backup would be welcome?
> >
> > Hope you can understand my question.
>
>

> Ok, can you install 2008 standart instead of the Core for the parent
> partition or is it only allowed to be a core installation when you need
> the
> same license for a child partition.
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> So far as I'm aware, that is within the scope of the license. The parent
>> partition is allowed to run the Hyper-V Role, and supporting
>> features/applications for managing the parent partition, the VMs and
>> virtualization, and essential security for the same. I take this to
>> include
>> backup.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>> "ALausen" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >I would like to know if it is allowed to do the following according to
>> >the
>> >MS
>> > License.
>> >
>> > I have a SBS 2008 Premium, I install the 2nd server as a Windows 2008
>> > Core
>> > and enable HyperV on it as a parent partition. Then I install a SBS
>> > child
>> > partition and the 2nd server as a child partition on it also. This
>> > should
>> > all
>> > be allowed by MS as far as I have read, as long as the parent partition
>> > is
>> > only used for virtualisation.
>> >
>> > Now to my question, if you install Backup Exec on the parent partition
>> > to
>> > allow backup of both child partitions will that be against the licens
>> > or
>> > is
>> > it allowed to do that since its only a backup service that runs in the
>> > background and not an application that the users will access?
>> >
>> > If it is not allowed or possible, any ideas as to how you can use
>> > HyperV
>> > on
>> > a single physical server and do backup would be welcome?
>> >
>> > Hope you can understand my question.
>>
>>