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Running Linux in a Gen2 Virtual Machine
Find out whether you can run Linux in a Generation 2 virtual machine.
John Savill
July 11, 2014
1 Min Read
Q: Can I run Linux in a Generation 2 Hyper-V virtual machine?
A: A Generation 2 virtual machine is a UEFI-based virtual environment that doesn't have an IDE controller and instead boots from the synthetic SCSI controller. Therefore, to boot in a Generation 2 virtual machine, the operating system has to:
Natively support UEFI (without requiring a Compatibility Support Module—CSM—that emulates a BIOS)
Natively include the Hyper-V SCSI controller synthetic driver and be able to boot from it
Support Secure Boot (or disable it as part of the virtual machine settings)
Certain Linux distributions currently support Generation 2 virtual machines but require Secure Boot to be disabled. I've tested Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit (make sure you use the 64-bit version of Ubuntu 14.04). You also get Dynamic Memory support and the new backup integration support.
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