What’s new in Windows 2022
Microsoft released the latest version of its flagship server operating system a few days ago. From the first look at release notes, you can see release was focused on security. Features like:
- Secure DNS
- TPM 2.0
- SMB AES256
- Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM)
- Virtualization based security – VBS
- Secure Core server
In addition to security features, there are few more interesting enhancements:
- Nested virtualization fro AMD processors
- UDP and TCP performance improvements
- Admin center updates
For a full list of changes, see Microsoft documentation
Deploy Windows 2022 on Nutanix AHV
NOTE: as of today (September 16’th 2021), Windows 2022 is not officially supported on Nutanix. Check the Nutanix support page for the latest updates (link to compatibility matrix is at the bottom of the blog post).
First what you have to do is configure VM with 2 CDROMs. One CDROM for Windows 2022 ISO and a second CDROM for virtIO drivers. Add at least one SCSI drive (for guest OS).
NOTE: Nutanix virtIO package does not have dedicated Windows 2022 drivers but you can use drivers for Windows 2019
Power VM on and follow Windows installation wizard. If you want to see the deployment process in detail, check out my youtube channel for the video.
You can watch step-by step video on how to deploy Windows 2022 on Nutanix AHV below or on my youtube channel.
