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Download the Virtual Machine Additions for Linux, available from Microsoft Connect (see link below) in order to improve the experience of running qualified Linux distributions on Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. The Virtual Machine Additions for Linux provide the following capabilities:
Note: The SCSI hard disk Virtual Machine Additions component requires Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
The Virtual Machine Additions for Linux can be installed in the following Linux Operating Systems when running as guests of Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1:
Enterprise distributions:
Standard distributions:
The Virtual Machine Additions for Linux provide the following capabilities:
The Virtual Machine Additions for Linux are available through the Microsoft Download Center or at THIS link.
Note: This download used to be accessible only through the Connect site. Now that the Linux Additions are available from the Microsoft Download Center there is no need to continue releasing them via Connect anymore.
Linux Guest Support for Virtual Server 2005 R2
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