Dynamic Memory for Linux Virtual Machines in Hyper-V

There is a rumor that Microsoft is working on dynamic memory for Linux virtual machines with some solid proofs. Last night there was MVA Jump Start “Introduction to Hyper-V” and as always there was an open Q&A section where you can ask a question and experts and MVPs answer. During the whole session I’ve asked one question until I’ve received an answer from MVP Cédric Bravo:

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So to my interpretation we can expect dynamic memory for Linux virtual machines in the coming several months.

New version: System Center Monitoring Pack for UNIX and Linux Operating Systems

After the release of Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 SP1 which includes updates for SCOM 2012 we now have updated version of System Center Monitoring Pack for UNIX and Linux Operating Systems. Guides and installation files can be found here.

System Center 2012 SP1 additional components are updated

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After the release of System Center 2012 SP1 on Technet and MSDN before Christmas which is kind of unofficial release it is time for the official one. There is a rumor that tomorrow (04.01.2013) Microsoft will officially announce Service Pack 1 for System Center 2012. As a hint for this official announcement is that several additional components for SC 2012 SP1 were updated from Beta to RTM today. Here you can find them:

Note: Some of the components may still have BETA word in their names but if you see the change log on the webpage you will see that final version was uploaded.

Several new downloads after System Center 2012 SP1 beta was released

A couple of hours after beta of SP1 for System Center 2012 was released some additional related downloads were released:

Linux Integration Services Version 3.4 for Hyper-V

There is new version of the Hyper-V drivers for Linux virtual machines. Download is available here.