Hyper-V requirements and support

This topic describes the requirements and support for the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled virtualization environment in IBM® Flex System Manager VMControl.

The following diagram shows the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled virtualization environment.

Diagram of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled virtualization environment

IBM Flex System Manager is installed on a supported system.
IBM Flex System Manager VMControl is activated.
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled is installed on an x86-compatible system.
Windows Server 2012, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled is installed on an x86-compatible system.
IBM Flex System Manager Common Agent or Platform Agent is installed on the host.
Collect inventory on the managed host or its operating system.

Supported versions

VMControl supports the following virtualization software versions:

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, Release 2 virtualization software
Windows Server 2012, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, Release 3 virtualization software

Note: Windows Server 2012 R2, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, Release 3 virtualization software does not support virtualization environments.

For information about the latest fixes for required software, see "Minimum Fix Levels for VMControl 2.4.3 Dependencies."

Supported tasks

In this environment, you can create, edit, and delete virtual servers.

Notes:

The Disks tab is not available for the Edit Virtual Server operation.
When you perform any operation on the Hyper-V console outside the IBM Flex System Manager, the result of the operation might not be shown in the IBM Flex System Manager until you collect inventory on the host.