Reference Guide

Table 16. Supported Operating Systems on Virtual Systems
Operating System on Physical System Supported Guest Operating System
VMware ESXi For the latest list, see vmware.com/
• Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Enterprise
Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) SP2
Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) R2-SP2
Family
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP3
• Microsoft Windows 7.0 (32-bit) Professional
Edition
• Microsoft Windows 7.0 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows 8.0 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
VMware ESX For the latest list, see
vmware.com/
• Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Enterprise
Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) SP2
Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) R2-SP2
Family
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP3
• Microsoft Windows 7.0 (32-bit) Professional
Edition
• Microsoft Windows 7.0 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows 8.0 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
Microsoft Hyper-V For the latest list, see
microsoft.com/
• Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Enterprise
Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) SP2
Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP3
• Microsoft Windows 7.0 (32-bit) Professional
Edition
• Microsoft Windows 7.0 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows 8.0 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
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