Guest Operating System Support
This page lists the guest operating systems that are supported on Hyper-V RTM. Hyper-V RTM version is currently available for download and the support for the Guest OS listed below will only apply if the RTM updates are installed. For more information about product support for this feature, please refer to Windows Server 2008 Support. Online forums and newsgroup support is available at:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=583&SiteID=17
Do note that while other operating systems might work on top of Hyper-V, at this point this list shows the set of supported guest OS on Hyper-V at RTM. We are continuing to seek customer feedback on this list and will look to append to this list as appropriate.
Supported Guest OS
The following guest operating systems are supported on Hyper-V.
Windows Server 2008 x64 (VM configured with 1-, 2-, or 4 virtual processors SMP)
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Windows Server 2008 Standard x64
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64
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Windows Web Server 2008 x64
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Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x64
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x64
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x64
Windows Server 2008 x86 (VM configured with 1-, 2-, or 4 virtual processors SMP)
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Windows Server 2008 Standard x86
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86
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Windows Web Server 2008 x86
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Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x86
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x86
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x86
Windows Server 2003 x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2 virtual processors SMP only)
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Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Web x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2- virtual processors only)
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Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2000 (VMs configured with 1- virtual processors only)
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Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
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Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
Other Operating Systems (VMs configured with 1- or 2- or 4-virtual processors only)
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Windows HPC Server 2008
Linux Distributions (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor only)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x86 Edition
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x64 Edition
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x86 Edition
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x64 Edition
Supported Client Operating Systems
Windows Vista x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)
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Windows Vista Business x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Ultimate x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)
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Windows Vista Business x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
Windows XP Professional x86
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Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 3 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only)
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Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1-virtual processors only)
Windows XP Professional x64
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Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only)
