Hyper-V

MOCs

• Overview
• Tips and Tricks
• Installing Hyper-V
• Virtual Machine Management
• Virtual Hard Disk Management
• Virtual Network Management
• Snapshot Management
• Checking Hyper-V Status

Overview

Hyper-V is Microsoft’s hardware virtualization product. It lets you create and run a software version of a computer, called a virtual machine. PowerShell provides a command-line shell and scripting language to automate tasks for Hyper-V management.

Documentation

Documenation
PowerShell docs
My HyperV Powershell code

Tips and Tricks

• Exporting a VM:

Export-VM -Name "VMName" -Path "C:\VMExports"

• Importing a VM:

Import-VM -Path "C:\VMExports\VMName\Virtual Machines\VMID.xml"

• Configuring VM Automatic Start and Stop Actions:

Set-VM -Name "VMName" -AutomaticStartAction StartIfRunning -AutomaticStopAction Save

Installing Hyper-V

Hyper-V can be installed on Windows Server and some editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Use the following PowerShell command to install Hyper-V on your system:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V -IncludeManagementTools -Restart

Virtual Machine Management

• Creating a New Virtual Machine:

New-VM -Name "VMName" -MemoryStartupBytes 2GB -NewVHDPath "C:\VMs\VMName.vhdx" -NewVHDSizeBytes 50GB -Generation 2

• Starting a Virtual Machine:

Start-VM -Name "VMName"

• Stopping a Virtual Machine:

Stop-VM -Name "VMName"

Virtual Hard Disk Management

• Creating a New Virtual Hard Disk:

New-VHD -Path "C:\VMs\NewDisk.vhdx" -SizeBytes 100GB

• Attaching a Virtual Hard Disk to a VM:

Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName "VMName" -Path "C:\VMs\NewDisk.vhdx"

Virtual Network Management

• Creating a Virtual Switch:

New-VMSwitch -Name "VMSwitch" -NetAdapterName "Ethernet" -AllowManagementOS $true

• Listing Virtual Switches:

Get-VMSwitch

Snapshot Management

• Creating a Snapshot (Checkpoint):

Checkpoint-VM -Name "VMName" -SnapshotName "SnapshotName"

• Restoring a Snapshot (Checkpoint):

Restore-VMSnapshot -VMName "VMName" -Name "SnapshotName"

Checking Hyper-V Status

• List All VMs and Their Status:

Get-VM

• Check Hyper-V Feature Status:

Get-WindowsFeature Hyper-V