The LIS drivers get reviewed by the Linux community before being added to Linux kernel source code, she explained. Those features work for Linux guests in the same way as they do for Windows guests, Chapple stated. LIS drivers enable Hyper-V features to work with Linux virtual machines, including features such as live backups and live migration of Linux guests. Microsoft's 'Linux integration services' (LIS) effort is responsible for building support drivers for Linux. Microsoft outlined this position at TechEd last month in a session that focused on Linux and Unix OS support in Hyper-V. The Linux support has been an ongoing project in recent years, but Microsoft lately has pivoted its R2 products more toward supporting heterogeneous environments. Microsoft's aim is to provide a 'consistent experience' and be 'the best cloud for Linux,' she contended.

Microsoft today reiterated its support for Linux server operating systems with its emerging R2 products.Įrin Chapple, a Partner Group program manager on the Windows Server and System Center team, provided a summary of the developments in Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V, Windows Azure and System Center 2012 R2 Service Pack 1 that support various Linux distros for datacenters.

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