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Microsoft has released System Center 2012 CTP for Windows Server "8" Beta - Virtual Machine Manager – Evaluation (VHD)



This download updates the Virtual Machine Manager component of System Center 2012 to enable the component's management server to run on the Windows Server “8” Beta, to manage virtual machines (VMs) hosted on Windows Server “8” Beta and to manage new features in Windows Server “8” beta.

Feature Summary
The CTP enables the Virtual Machine Manager component's management server to run on the Windows Server “8” Beta as well as managing virtual machines (VMs) hosted on Windows Server “8” Beta. The CTP also enables management of new Windows Server “8” Beta features in Virtual Machine Manager:

Creation of Hyper-V Virtual Networks using Hyper-V Network Virtualization
Creation of virtual machines using the VHDx format
SMB 2.2 file servers as storage for virtual machines in a clustered and non-clustered environment
Live migration and live storage migration
  Microsoft System Center 2012 CTP for Windows Server "8" Beta - Virtual Machine Manager – Evaluation (VHD)