Remember that online VHDX resizing is a host function, so Linux guest OSs support this too.\u00a0 Don\u2019t ask me how to resize Linux partitions or make use of the new free space ![\"Smile\"](\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wlEmoticon-smile12.png\")
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There is also a new video driver for Linux.\u00a0 This gives you a better video experience as with the Windows guest OS, including better mouse support \u2013 but hey, real Linux admins don\u2019t click!<\/p>\n
To take advantage of these features, make sure you have an up-to-date Linux kernel in your VMs, and your running them on WS2012 R2 Hyper-V.<\/p>\n
Yes, Hyper-V supports many Linux distros, architectures, and versions, and that support has been improved in WS2012 R2 Hyper-V. It\u2019s no secret that there were some changes to the Linux Integration Services that are built into the Linux kernel.\u00a0 Those changes were intended for and supported on WS2012 R2 Hyper-V (not WS2012 Hyper-V).\u00a0 Those two … Continue reading “Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V \u2013 Linux Support Improvements”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[55,181,184,99,195,120],"class_list":["post-14941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hyper-v","tag-backup","tag-hyper-v","tag-linux","tag-storage","tag-virtualisation","tag-windows-server-2012-r2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t