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System Requirements: Hyper-V Hosts
Updated: January 30, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager
To manage hosts, Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) supports the following versions of Hyper-V.
| Operating system for System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 (full installation or Server Core-MiniShell installation) |
Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter |
Service Pack 1 or earlier |
x64 |
|
Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 |
N/A |
N/A |
x64 |
|
Windows Server 2008 (full installation or Server Core-MiniShell installation) |
Enterprise and Datacenter |
Service Pack 2 |
x64 |
| Operating system for VMM in System Center 2012 SP1 | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 (full installation or Server Core-MiniShell installation) |
Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter |
Service Pack 1 |
x64 |
|
Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 |
N/A |
N/A |
x64 |
|
Windows Server 2012 (full installation or Server Core installation) |
Standard and Datacenter |
N/A |
X64 |
|
Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 |
N/A |
N/A |
X64 |
For information about which guest operating systems are supported by Hyper-V, see About Virtual Machines and Guest Operating Systems.
For more information about how to manage Hyper-V hosts in VMM, see Adding and Managing Hyper-V Hosts and Host Clusters in VMM.
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For additional resources, see Information and Support for System Center 2012.
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