Hypervisor Functional Specification Download

This document is the top-level functional specification (TLFS) of the first-generation Microsoft hypervisor. It specifies the externally visible behaviour of the Microsoft hypervisor, a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Windows Server virtualization. The document assumes familiarity with the goals of the project and the high-level hypervisor architecture. This specification is provided under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise. For further details on the Microsoft Open Specification Promise, please refer to: http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx. The Hypervisor Functional Specifications document specifies the externally visible behaviour of the Microsoft hypervisor, a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Windows Server virtualization. The specifications can be used to understand the functions of the hypervisor and implement a compatible solution. Specification Outline The following is the outline of the information contained in the complete Hypervisor Funcational Specification:

Introduction
Basic Data Types, Concepts and Notation
Feature and Interface Discovery
Hypercall Interface
Partition Management
Physical Hardware Management
Resource Management
Guest Physical Address Spaces
Intercepts
Virtual Processor Management
Virtual Processor Execution
Virtual MMU and Caching
Virtual Interrupt Control
Inter-Partition Communication
Timers
Message Formats
Partition Save and Restore
Scheduler
Event Logging
Guest Debugging Support
Statistics
Booting
Appendix
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