Yesterday Microsoft has finally released a (beta) version of its Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V virtual machines that support multiple vCPUs.

Specifically, the new component introduces:

• SMP support for Linux workloads
  Linux virtual machines running on Hyper-V will be able to use up to 4 virtual CPU’s
• Timesync
  Linux VM’s running on Hyper-V will be able to synchronize their time with the parent partition
• Integrated Shutdown
  You will be able to shut down a Linux virtual machine gracefully from the Hyper-V manager

Continue at source: Microsoft introduces beta support for 4 vCPUs Linux VMs  virtualization.info

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