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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Linux Integration Services 3.4 For Hyper-V is Available

Linux Integration Services 3.4 has just released. This version support the following version of Hyper-V:-

  • Windows Server 2012
  • Hyper-V Server 2012
  • Windows 8 Pro (client OS with Hyper-V enabled)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Hyper-V Server 2008

Supported version include with SP1 or SP2 where available.

You can install this version of Linux IS for the following linux disto:-

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, 5.8, 6.0-6.3 (x86 and x64)
  • CentOS 5.7, 5.8, 6.0 – 6.3 (x86 and x64)

You can upgrade to Linux IS version 3.4 from version 3.3.

What’s the new improvement?

  • Integrated mouse support: Linux Integration Services provides full mouse support for Linux guest virtual machines. You no longer need to use Project Satori to get full mouse support.
  • Live Migration: Linux virtual machines can undergo live migration for load balancing purposes.
  • Jumbo Frames: Linux virtual machines can be configured to use Ethernet frames with more than 1500 bytes of payload.

To download, click here.