For full information on what's supported for each release, check these links:
VMM 2008 R2: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc764213.aspx
System Center 2012: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610592.aspx
System Center 2012 SP1: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628205.aspx
If you're reading this post more than a month after the publish date, it's best to look at those pages for the latest information.
Tip: Want to know when a TechNet page was last updated? Look for the Updated: [Date] text underneath the header on each page. You can also see what versions the page applies in the same spot.
Here's a quick table to look at; the short answer is that if you want to use Windows Server 2012 as a host or deploy a VM using our templates, you'll want to use System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
|
Version |
Supports Windows Server 2012 as a Hyper-V host? |
Supports deploying Windows Server 2012 VMs? |
|
VMM 2008 R2 |
No |
No |
|
System Center 2012 |
No |
No |
|
System Center 2012 SP1 |
Yes |
Yes |
In general, if you want to know whether a particular version of VMM supports deploying a specific OS as a guest VM, check the Hyper-V support information for that version. For example, System Center 2012 supports Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, so the list of guest operating systems that VMM supports matches what Hyper-V for 2008 R2 supports.
J.C. Hornbeck | Knowledge Engineer | Management and Security Division
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