Supported Guest OS on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Supported Guest OS

The following is the list of guest operating systems that will be supported on Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008 x64 (VM configured as 1-, 2-, or 4-way SMP)

• Window Server 2008 Standard x64
• Window Server 2008 Enterprise x64
• Window Server 2008 Datacenter x64
• Windows Web Server 2008 x64

Windows Server 2008 x86 (VM configured as 1-, 2-, or 4-way SMP)

• Window Server 2008 Standard x86
• Window Server 2008 Enterprise x86
• Window Server 2008 Datacenter x86
• Windows Web Server 2008 x86

Windows Server 2003 x86 (VMs configured as 1- or 2-way SMP only)

• Window Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Window Server 2003 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Window Server 2003 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
  

Windows Server 2003 x64 (VMs configured as 1-way only)

• Window Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Window Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Window Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
  

Linux Distributions (VMs configured as 1-way only)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x86 Edition
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x64 Edition
  

Supported Client Operating Systems

• Windows Vista Business x86 with Service Pack 1 (VMs configured as 1-way only)
• Windows Vista Enterprise x86 with Service Pack 1 (VMs configured as 1-way only)
• Windows Vista Ultimate x86 with Service Pack 1 (VMs configured as 1-way only)
• Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 3 (VMs configured as 1-way only)