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Microsoft to start Virtual Machines Additions for Linux beta program

Monday, April 03, 2006   |   0 Comments   |   addthis
Users connecting to the Microsoft Connect site, the repository of beta programs replacing the old Betaplace, and checking available programs will see a new beta available for enrollment since end of March: Virtual Machine Additions for Linux. As reported:
Virtual Machine Additions for Linux can be installed in qualified Linux operating systems when running as guests in Virtual Server 2005 R2.
Supported operating systems actually are:
  • Novell’s SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
  • Novell’s SuSE Linux 9.2
  • Novell’s SuSE Linux 9.3
  • Novell’s SuSE Linux 10.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (update 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (update 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Linux 7.3
  • Red Hat Linux 9.0
Check the related Knowledge Base article for updates. Microsoft states that customers who report interoperability issues with Linux guests or virtual machine add-ins will be routed to a team that is specially trained to troubleshoot issues related to Linux guests within Virtual Server 2005 R2.

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