Issue
What is the importance of the ‘Version’ when creating a Virtual Machine in Acronis Manager Datacenter?
Resolution
The version will apply to the virtual machine configuration and determines the Hyper-V host compatibility and features. The following versions can be defined during the creation of a virtual machine in Acronis Manager Datacenter:
| Name | Version |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 | 5.0 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 1507/Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 | 6.2 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 1511/Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 | 7.0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5 | 7.1 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update/Server 2016 | 8.0 |
| Prerelease | 254.0 |
| Experimental | 255.0 |
Please see the following Microsoft article for additional information.