Ubuntu Server 10.0.4 LTS in Hyper-V R2
From Johns Hopkins Linux Users Group
UBUNTU 10.0.4 Integration - Hyper-V Synthetic Drivers Support
July 5, 2010
- Enabling Hyper-V (Microsoft virtualization platform) Synthetic Drivers Support in Ubuntu Server 10.0.4 LTS
Ubuntu Server current version's networking no longer works out of the box with Microsoft's Hyper-V R2. The following procedure enables new integration support in Ubuntu for Synthetic drivers.
sudo nano /etc/initramfs-tools/modules ... hv_vmbus hv_storvsc hv_blkvsc hv_netvsc sudo update-initramfs -u lsmod | grep hv_
- seth0 replaces eth0 for synthetic virtual Ethernet adapters.
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces ... auto seth0 iface seth0 inet static address 192.168.0.79 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 network 192.168.0.0 dns-nameservers 192.168.0.80