Guest Operating Systems Supported on Hyper-V

Here’s a list of operating systems, as provided by Microsoft, that are supported on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.

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

• Windows Server 2008 Standard x64

• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64

• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64

• Windows Web Server 2008 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 SMP)

• Windows Server 2008 Standard x86

• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86

• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86

• Windows Web Server 2008 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 SMP only)

• 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 x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2- virtual processors only)

• 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 processors only)

• Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4

• Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4

Other Operating Systems (VMs configured with 1- or 2- or 4-virtual processors only)

• Windows HPC Server 2008

Linux Distributions (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor only)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x86 Edition

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x64 Edition

• 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 x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)

• 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 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)

• 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 with Service Pack 3 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only)

• Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1-virtual processors only)

Windows XP Professional x64

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