Linux Integration Services 3.1 released

Microsoft hat die Linux Integration Services 3.1 bereits am 27.07.2011 released.
Der Microsoft TechNet RSS-Feed hat mich allerdings erst heute erreicht.
Features:

• Driver support: Linux Integration Services supports the network controller and the IDE and SCSI storage controllers that were developed specifically for Hyper-V.
• Fastpath Boot Support for Hyper-V: Boot devices now take advantage of the block
  Virtualization Service Client (VSC) to provide enhanced performance.
• Timesync: The clock inside the virtual machine will remain synchronized with the clock on
  the virtualization server with the help of the pluggable time source device.
• Integrated Shutdown: Virtual machines running Linux can be shut down from either Hyper-V Manager or System Center Virtual Machine Manager by using the “Shut Down” command.
• Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) Support: Supported Linux distributions can use up to 4 virtual processors (VP) per virtual machine.
  SMP support is not available for 32-bit Linux guest operating systems running on
  Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.
  
• Heartbeat: Allows the virtualization server to detect whether the virtual machine is running and responsive.
• KVP (Key Value Pair) Exchange: Information about the running Linux virtual machine can
  be obtained by using the Key Value Pair exchange functionality on the Windows Server 2008 virtualization server.
  

Unterstützte Betriebssysteme:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 and 6.1 x86 and x64 (Up to 4 vCPU)
• CentOS 6.0 x86 and x64 (Up to 4 vCPU)

Hier geht es zum Download.
Für die Betriebssysteme SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 und Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, muss man nach wie vor auf die Version 2.1 zurückgreifen, welche es hier gibt.