Microsoft Hyper-V prerequisites

View the prerequisites for using IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack with Microsoft Hyper-V.

IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack is compatible with the following versions of these products:
Table 1. Supported Microsoft Hyper-V products
Microsoft Hyper-V products Versions
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 1  
Windows Server
2012 R2 with Hyper-V role enabled
  • Standard Edition
  • Datacenter edition
  1. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 does not provide the APIs that are needed for IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack to create the ISO image file that provides customization data to virtual machines. To useMicrosoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 with IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack, you must install a compatible ISO generation utility such as genisoimage from Cygwin. For more information, see Enabling Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 systems for ISO generation.
Note: All operating systems must have the latest fix pack applied.

The management of Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor is outside the scope of this document. Refer to the product documentation for troubleshooting instructions.