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List of supported Operating Systems for Hyper-V R2

Supported Server Operating Systems

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

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

  • Windows Web Server R2 2008

  • 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 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 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 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 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 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 2000 Server with Service Pack 4

  • Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4

  • 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, 5.3 and 5.4 (x86 Edition or x64 Edition)

Supported Client Operating Systems

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

  • Windows 7 Professional x86 Edition

  • Windows 7 Enterprise x86 Edition

  • Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Edition

  • Windows 7 Professional x64 Edition

  • Windows 7 Enterprise x64 Edition

  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition

  • 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 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 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 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1 or 2 virtual processors)


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-supported-guest-os.aspx


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