This package offers a set of drivers that allow fake device support in supported Linux virtual machines below Hyper-V. When installed in a supported Linux virtual machine running on Hyper-V, the Linux Integration Components provide. Driver support for synthetic devices: The Linux integration components contain support for equally the synthetic network controller as well as synthetic storage controller that have been developed specially for Hyper-V. These mechanisms take benefit of the innovative high-speed bus, VMBus, which was developed for Hyper-V.

Fastpath Boot Support: Boot devices currently take benefit of the storage VSC to offer superior performance.

Supported Operating Systems:

- Hyper-V Server 2008; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V RTM Update (KB950050) applied

- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

- Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V RTM

- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RTM