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Hyper-V : Supported Server Guest Operating Systems. Updated May 2011
The following tables list the Server guest operating systems that are supported for use on a virtual machine as a guest operating system.
| Server guest operating system | Editions | Virtual processors |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 | Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web editions | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Windows Web Server 2008 R2 | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Windows Server 2008 | Standard, Standard without Hyper-V, Enterprise, Enterprise without Hyper-V, Datacenter, Datacenter without Hyper-V, Windows Web Server 2008, and HPC Edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 | Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web | 1 or 2 |
| Windows Home Server 2011 | Standard | 1 |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 | Essentials | 1 |
| Windows Small Business Server 2011 | Essentials | 1 or 2 |
| Windows Small Business Server 2011 | Standard | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 | Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter | 1 or 2 |
| Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 | Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web | 1 or 2 |
| Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 | Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter | 1 or 2 |
| CentOS 5.2 through 5.6 (NEW) | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 1 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 4 | x86 edition and x64 edition | 1, 2, or 4 |
Note: Support for Windows 2000 Server and Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (x86) ended on July 13, 2010
Source : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794868(WS.10).aspx
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