Operating Systems supported on Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Supported Guest Operating Systems


The following guest operating systems are supported on Hyper-V:

Windows Server 2008 R2 (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
· Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
· Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
· Windows Web Server R2 2008

Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2008 Standard x64
· Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64
· Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64
· Windows Web Server 2008 x64
· Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition x64
· Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x64
· Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x64
· Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x64

Windows Server 2008 x86 (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2008 Standard x86
· Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86
· Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86
· Windows Web Server 2008 x86
· Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition x86
· Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x86
· Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x86
· Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x86

Windows Server 2003 x86 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 Web x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 R2 x86 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 R2 Web x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)

· Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
· Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2000 (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor)

· Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
· Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4

Linux Distributions (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor)

· SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)
· SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)
· SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)
· SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)
· Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2 and 5.3 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)




Supported Client Operating Systems

Windows 7 x86 Edition (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)

· Windows 7 Business x86 Edition
· Windows 7 Enterprise x86 Edition
· Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Edition

Windows 7 x64 Edition (VM configured with 1, 2, or 4 virtual processors)

· Windows 7 Business x64 Edition
· Windows 7 Enterprise x64 Edition
· Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition

Windows Vista x86 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)

· Windows Vista Business x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
· Windows Vista Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
· Windows Vista Ultimate x86 Edition with Service Pack 1

Windows Vista x64 Edition (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)

· Windows Vista Business x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
· Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
· Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition with Service Pack 1

Windows XP Professional x86

· Windows XP Professional x86 Edition with Service Pack 3 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)
· Windows XP Professional x86 Edition with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor)

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)




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