Microsoft Hyper-V's latest Linux integration service expands open source support

Microsoft Hyper-V Project Manager BenArmstrong announced in a blog that they "will expand the release support scope, including RedHatEnterpriseLinux/CentOS5.5 and RedHatEnterpriseLinux/CentOS5.6 ." He added that the software package "brings the features that people dream of, such as dynamic memory, dynamic Virtual Machine backup to the old RHEL version ." The Linux integration service is a driver package that provides "Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V project manager Ben Armstrong announced in a blog that they "will expand the support scope of the release, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.6." He added that the software package "brings the features that people dream of, such as dynamic memory, dynamic Virtual Machine backup to the old RHEL version ."

The Linux integration service is a driver package that provides "Support for merging devices of Linux virtual machines in Hyper-V environments ". Specifically, the Linux integration service provides driver support for Hyper-V, network controller, and IDE and SCSI Storage controller development, it also supports Fastpath guidance, symmetric multiprocessing, KVP (Key Value Pair) switching, and giant frames.

Linux integration service 3.5 demonstrates Microsoft's great efforts on Hyper-V, making it more vulnerable to open-source operating system environments.