REMOTELY MANAGE HYPER-V SERVER 2012 CORE

1. Install OS from Media and create appropriate drive partitions

2. Login as administrator and change server configuration settings by option appropriate options

shown in below screenshot

3. Configure date and time (select #9).

4. Enable Remote Desktop (select #7). Also select the Less Secure option(#2)

5. Configure Remote Management (select #4 then #1, #3)

6. Add local administrator account (select #3). Username and password need to be exactly the same as the account you are going to use on the client(Ex: windows 8) computer to manage this Hyper-V Server.

7. Configure network settings (select #8 -> #1 -> #s). Configure as a static IP. Same subnet as

your home network. Dont forget to configure the DNS IP.

8. Set the computer name (select #2). Rename the server and reboot.

9. Login as administrator launch PowerShell. In the black cmd window, run the following

command: start powershell

10. Run the following commands:

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup Windows Remote Management

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup Remote Event Log Management

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup Remote Volume Management

Set-Service VDS -StartupType Automatic

(OR)

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup *

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName *

Set-Service VDS -StartupType Automatic

11. Reboot the server (select #12).

CLIENT SIDE SETTINGS (EX: WINDOWS 8)

1. IMPORTANT: Username and password need to be exactly the same as the account

you are going to use on the Hyper-V Server.

2. Enable Client Firewall Rule. On your client machine, launch an elevated PowerShell

prompt (Run as administrator) and type the following command:

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup Remote Volume Management

a. ii c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

3. Add server hostname and IP to hosts file.

Navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

Right click hosts and select properties. In the security tab, add your username. Give your

account modify rights and give FULL Permission

4. Enable Component services on Client:

RUN-> type Dcomcnfg, Expand console root right click My Computer open properties, select

COM security tab-> Edit limits select ANANYMOUS LOGIN select Remote Access as shown below

5. Open command prompt as administrator and type below command

cmdkey /add: /user: /pass:

Reboot Client machine and also server machine and open command prompt as administrator

and type below command

winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="RemoteComputername"}

6. Install HYPER-V Management Tools

Goto Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn windows features on off. Navigate to

Hyper-v and install Tools shown in below screenshot.

7. Download and Install Remote Server Administration Tools for your client version (Ex: Windows

8.1) from below link

http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=39296

8. Open installed server manager as administrator GOTO -> Manage on the popup window select

Add Server

Give IP Address or the name of Hyper-V server and Add server to console for remote

management.

STEPS TO REMOTELY MANAGE HYPER-V SERVER AND TO CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES

1. On your Client machine (Ex: windows 8) open computer management as administrator, connect

to remote server shown in screenshot below

2. Configure Disk Partitions: Navigate to storage- open Disk Management to create any partitions

on the server

3. CREATE SHARE FOLDERS: Open computer management connect to Hyper-V Server, expand

system tools -> Share Folders -> shares, Right click on empty space select New Share.

Follow New Share Wizard to create folders on your desired disk partitions.

4. CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES: On your client machine (Ex: windows 8) open Hyper-V manager ->

select connect to server

5. After connecting to Hyper-v server, you can create virtual machine by selecting NEW virtual

machine.