A news has been released about Microsoft’s removal of some features which are supposed to be included in their Server virtualization software.

The features that were removed are
1. Live migration .
2. Letting users to add computer parts such as processors, memory, and storage on the fly.
3. The number of cores – it is now limited to a maximum of 16 cores which are either four quad-core or eight dual-core processors.

“We had some really tough decisions to make. We adjusted the feature set so that we can deliver a compelling solution for core virtualization scenarios while holding true to desired timelines,” said Mike Neil who is the GM of Microsoft’s virtualization strategy.

He also said that the beta version of this software will be released when Microsoft Longhorn Server is in its manufacturing stage.

Source: COMPUTERWORLD