{"id":13703,"date":"2012-11-01T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=13703"},"modified":"2012-11-01T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T10:30:30","slug":"supported-guest-operating-systems-on-ws2012-hyper-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=13703","title":{"rendered":"Expanded Supported Guest Operating Systems on WS2012 Hyper-V"},"content":{"rendered":"

The support<\/a> for Windows Server 2012 guest OSs has been expanded by Microsoft.  On the server OS side the changes are mostly on the Linux side; OpenSuse and Ubuntu are now listed as supported<\/em>. Previously they were not supported but they worked<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Guest operating system (server) <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Maximum number of virtual processors <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Notes <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Server 2012 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Integration services do not require a separate installation because they are built-in.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Server 2008 R2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions. Upgrade the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP 2)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Home Server 2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Edition information is not applicable. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Small Business Server 2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Essentials edition – 2<\/p>\n

Standard edition – 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Essentials and Standard editions. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Standard, Web, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Standard, Web, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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CentOS 5.7 and 5.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Download and install Linux Integration Services Version 3.4 for Hyper-V<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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CentOS 6.0 \u2013 6.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Download and install Linux Integration Services Version 3.4 for Hyper-V<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 and 5.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Download and install Linux Integration Services Version 3.4 for Hyper-V<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 \u2013 6.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Download and install Linux Integration Services Version 3.4 for Hyper-V<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Integration services do not require a separate installation because they are built-in.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Open SUSE 12.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Integration services are built-in and do not require a separate download and installation.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ubuntu 12.04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Integration services are built-in and do not require a separate download and installation.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note that Linux (physical or virtual) requires numa=off in the grub file if you have more than 7 CPUs or 30 GB RAM in the (virtual) machine. That\u2019s a Linux thing, not a Hyper-V or virtualisation thing.<\/p>\n

The client OS list now is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Guest operating system (client) <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Maximum number of virtual processors <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Notes <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows 8 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Integration services do not require a separate installation because they are built-in.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Upgrade the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Upgrade the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate, including N and KN editions. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Professional. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Windows XP x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP 2)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Professional. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You can see the supported list of guest OSs for the legacy versions of Hyper-V (2008, 2008 R2) here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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