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We have recently published a new version of the Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification for Windows Server 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1. You can grab a copy here:
http://ift.tt/1gNSkJf Top Level Functional Specification v4.0.docx
Now, when you first open this document and start looking through it – you are probably going to think to yourself “Good grief! This is much too detailed for me!”. And yes, it is a very technical document. It is essentially a guide to how to build your own virtualization solution on our hypervisor. That said, a couple of times a year I direct people to read this document so they can get answers to questions such as:
There is a lot of good information in there – so I would recommend taking the time to read it through.
Cheers,
Ben
