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Solved: Complete List of Supported Guest Windows VM’s On Server 2016, 2012 R2, 2012 and 2008 R2

Yes, you can run Server 2016 VM’s on Server 2012 R2 Host. In general Mircrosoft supports the release immediately after the host operating system (i.e. 2012 on 2008 R2, 2012 R2 on 2012 R1,…)

Server 2016 Supported Guest Operating Systems:

Windows Server 2016 is expected to be able to host Windows Server 2019 VM’s but as of today’s date the official line up for Server 2016 hosting VM’s is:

Guest Operating System	Maximum Virtual Cores	Integration Services
Windows Server 2016	240 for generation 2	Built-in
Windows Server 2016	64 for generation 1	Built-in
Windows Server 2012 R2	64	Built-in
Windows Server 2012	64	Built-in
Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1	64	Install all critical Windows updates after you
Windows Server 2008 with SP2	8	Install all critical Windows updates after you set up the guest operating system.
Windows 10	32	Built-in
Windows 8.1	32	Built-in
Windows 7 with SP1	4	Upgrade the integration services after you set up the guest operating system.

Server 2012 R2 Supported Guest Operating Systems:

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By Ian Matthews, 6 yearsMay 11, 2018 ago

SOLVED: Hyper-V Move To Server 2012 – Failed to Establish A Connection Because Of An Unsupported Protocol Version (Protocol Version 5.0)

If you MOVE a Hyper-V Virtual Machine to Server 2012 R2 host and you want to move it back, you will be disappointed. Moving VM’s to Server 2012 R2 hosts is a one way street. This includes trying to move VM’s from Server 2012 R2 to 2012 R1. Moving a Hyper-V Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 8 yearsSeptember 23, 2015 ago

SOLVED: Hyper V – Failed Secure Boot Verification

If you see the “V Virtual Machine you likely were working on Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2 and you elected to create GEN2 VM during the setup process. This was a mistake. HyperV Gen2 VM’s are only supported by Server 2012 (or newer) and Windows 8 (or newer) and you Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 10 yearsDecember 3, 2013 ago

SOLVED: Does a ‘Shared Nothing’ Hyper-V Move Benefit From a Pre-Existing Replica

I use Hyper-V 2012 Replica’s and I move VM’s from server to server periodically using the Hyper-V, MOVE option. This got me to thinking, if I have a replica on another server, can I MOVE to that server? The reason you would want to do this is because you need Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 10 years ago

Windows Server 2012 Answers

I recently took a full day Windows Server 2012 course and I prep’d for it by installing the Beta and making the following list of questions, which Microsoft staff answered at various points during the day: Q: Can HyperV live migrate without System Center 2012 A: Yes, just right click Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 11 yearsJune 18, 2012 ago

SOLVED: How To Patch A Microsoft Windows HyperV Host & VM’s

The following the my approved process for patching VM’s: Wait at least one week after “Patch Tuesday”; this gives Microsoft time to have others beta test the patches and for Microsoft to pull / adjust problem patches Shut Down (VM equivalent of Power Off) any running Virtual Machines Copy the Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 12 yearsNovember 25, 2011 ago

Video: Windows Server 8 – Sneak Peek WPC 2011 – HyperV Replica

At the World Partner Conference (WPC), Microsoft fist publicly showed off Windows Server 8 (codename). They show that the number of CPU’s per VM is no longer limited, an amazing new cluster feature called Hyper-V Replica, and explain that in Server 2008 R2 you can overcommit memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz9f2G7drEg

By Ian Matthews, 12 yearsAugust 11, 2011 ago

Move Your Virtual Machine (VM) To The Web With Azure

…With the introduction of the virtual machine (VM) role on the Windows Azure platform, these powerful concepts come together to host virtual infrastructure in the cloud. You’ll soon be able to build VMs for Windows Azure and deploy them to the cloud where you can leverage the flexible, scalable infrastructure Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 13 yearsMay 27, 2011 ago

SOLVED: HyperV Error: A Virtual Disk Provider for the specified file was not found

I recently blew an hour trying to attach a VHD inot a HyperV on a new Server 2008 R2 64Bit Standard server but received “A Virtual Disk Provider for the specified file was not found” which was not cool. The solution was a small registry change as documented http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2013544 Solution: 1) Start Registry Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 13 yearsJanuary 24, 2011 ago