For Hyper-V support, the VSA is required to be installed on a standalone Hyper-V server or on a node in the Hyper-V cluster.
The VSA can be installed on physical machines with the following operating systems:
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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 x64 Editions (Standard, DataCenter, and Core)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2022 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Windows Server, version 1709 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server, version 1709 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 (including Core Edition)
Note
Microsoft ended mainstream support for all versions of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2—including Hyper-V Server 2012 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, and Core Editions—on October 10, 2023.
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For more information, see System Requirements for Virtual Server Agent with Hyper-V.