Creating a Virtual Machine on Windows Server 2008 using Hyper-V ~ Automobile Magazine

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Creating a Virtual Machine on Windows Server 2008 using Hyper-V

Hyper-V is the modern generation of virtualization, with Windows Server 2008 you no longer need to install an application such as Virtual Server 2005 or Virtual PC or other virtualization technology in order to build your virtual machines (VM).

Hyper-V is one of the new roles available with Windows Server 2008 where you can install it and then start creating your VMs. You can use a virtualized computing environment to increase the efficacy of your computing resources.

Benefits you get from a VM

• Increasing the hardware utilization

• Decreasing the cost by sharing in number of VM

• Maximum availability and Secure

• VM can be accessed from anywhere in the intranet

• Possibility of running programs in other OS from what is running on the machine.

Creating Hyper-V Virtual Machines

Open the Hyper-V management console.

or go to command prompt and type c:\Program Files\Hyper-V\virtmgmt.msc and press "Enter"

In the right side panel, click on "New" and select "Virtual Machine"

Give nam efor your Virtual Machine, here you can specify a location as well (if required). Then click "Next"

You can specify the capacity of memory to your VM.

Select "Local Area Connection - Virtual Network" from the drop down list and click "Next"

Here you get few options, you can create a new Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) or you can simply assign an available VHD or else you can assign a VHD later.

If you need to install a new Operating system for your new VM you can do it in this step. Also you can install an Operating system from an image file you have created or from a Physical DVD / CD. You get four options to install your OS. Click "Next" to proceed further.