Hi
I have a work laptop which has been set up for dual boot. The first partition is Windows 7 x64 which I use for day-to-day work. The second has Windows Server 2008 R2 which I use to run various Hyper-V virtual machines to demonstrate our product to clients. When I need to do a demo, I shut down and restart into the second partition and run the VMs.
So far, so good.
However, sometimes it would be useful for me to be able to access the virtual machines from my regular desktop, for example if I am preparing training materials so I can make screenshots. I understand that Windows 8 supports the Hyper-V role, so I have a question. If I upgrade the first partition to Windows 8 x64, could I use it to access and start the virtual machines which are currently set up in the Windows Server partition, and could this cause any problems? All files for both partitions are fully accessible at all times.
Also, I am interested to know where Hyper-V parameters are stored, such as the configuration of the virtual network and the list of installed VMs. Could this information be shared between the two systems or would I be maintaining two separate copies?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Mark
PS Removing Windows Server altogether and running everything under Window 8 is not an option - I need to retain the server partition for client demos so that it does not get sluggish with all my desktop applications etc.