System Requirements: Hyper-V Hosts in System Center 2012 and in System Center 2012 SP1
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager
To manage hosts, Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) supports the following versions of Hyper-V.
| Operating system for System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 (full installation or Server Core-MiniShell installation) |
Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter | Service Pack 1 or earlier | x64 |
| Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 | N/A | N/A | x64 |
| Windows Server 2008 (full installation or Server Core-MiniShell installation) |
Enterprise and Datacenter | Service Pack 2 | x64 |
| Operating system for VMM in System Center 2012 SP1 | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 (full installation or Server Core-MiniShell installation) |
Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter | Service Pack 1 | x64 |
| Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 | N/A | N/A | x64 |
| Windows Server 2012 (full installation or Server Core installation) | Standard and Datacenter | N/A | X64 |
| Hyper-V Server 2012 | N/A | N/A | X64 |
For information about which guest operating systems are supported by Hyper-V, see About Virtual Machines and Guest Operating Systems. Or, for VMM in System Center 2012 SP1, see Hyper-V Overview-Software requirements (for supported guest operating systems).
For more information about how to manage Hyper-V hosts in VMM, see Adding and Managing Hyper-V Hosts and Host Clusters in VMM.