In this article I have detailed some of the many special scenarios when using Linux Distributions on Hyper-V.  These eight items are all items you need to know before deploying Linux on Hyper-V in production.  They will help you plan for a more consistent and stable environment.

This article describes how to install and use version 2.1 of the Linux Integration Components.  This article was originally written for Beta, however has been updated for the Release Candidate.

Linux-VServer is a lightweight context-based virtualization implementation.  It allows a shared kernel to support multiple instances and distributions.  Read on to learn the basics.

This article is a step-by-step of compiling a linux kernel on Debian 5 using kernel.org sources specifically for the purpose of getting drivers for Hyper-V synthetic devices.

This article is a step-by-step of compiling a linux kernel on Ubuntu 9.10 using kernel.org sources specifically for the purpose of getting drivers for Hyper-V synthetic devices.

This article describes getting mouse integration working on Hyper-V Linux VMs.  This will only work with v1 of the Linux Integration Components which will not work with Hyper-V 2008 R2.  So if you are using Hyper-V 2008 and the Linux Integration Components v1 then read on.

This article describes installation of a custom kernel image compiled with Hyper-V Synthetic Drivers and Linux-VServer functionality on Ubuntu and Debian.

 In this article I am documenting the process for installing the Hyper-V Integration Components within a Ubuntu or Debian VM. I am specifically writing this for Ubuntu 8.04.2 and Debian 5, however I have additionally confirmed that this process works on both...

This is a comprehensive guide on utilizing synthetic devices on Ubuntu, in this article I describe the different ways of gaining functionality on many different versions of Ubuntu as well as many different integration levels.  Read on to find the best way for you to bring synthetic Hyper-V devices to your Ubuntu guests.

A brief walk-through on using Hyper-V Synthetic Devices with Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Alpha 3.  Since Lucid uses a 2.6.32 kernel we get the benefit of not having the modules precompiled.  Also since Lucid is using a version which is newer then 2.6.32.9 we also get the benefit of the SMP fixes in the VMBUS module.

Quick walkthrough on how to benchmark disk performance.