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How to Use Hyper-V Manager on Dell Servers for VM Creation and Management

Summary: How to use Hyper-V Manager to create and manage Virtual Machines (VM). Learn about Hyper-V features, including turn off vs. shutdown options, for Dell Hyper-V servers.

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Instructions

The Hyper-V Manager console in Windows Server can be used to create a VM on a Hyper-V host. It can also be used to launch console sessions with existing virtual machines (VM) and perform many other management tasks.

To create a virtual machine, follow these steps:

  1. Launch Hyper-V Manager.
  2. In the Actions pane on the right, select New > Virtual Machine. This launches the New Virtual Machine Wizard. Click Next on the first screen of the wizard.
  3. Specify a name for the VM. You may also specify the location where the virtual machine is stored. Otherwise, the default location is used. Click Next to proceed.
  4. Specify the generation of the VM. Generation 2 is preferred, as it supports newer features and operating systems. This setting cannot be changed after the VM is created. Click Next to proceed.
  5. Specify the amount of memory that is assigned to the VM at startup, then specify whether Dynamic Memory should be used. Dynamic Memory allows Hyper-V to adjust a VM's memory allocation while it is running. Click Next to proceed.
  6. If the VM connects to a virtual switch, select it from the dropdown list. Other network adapters can be added to the VM after creation. Click Next to proceed.
  7. Choose whether to create a new virtual hard disk, use an existing disk, or skip this step for now. More virtual hard disks can be added to the VM after creation. Click Next to proceed.
  8. Specify the installation source of the VM's operating system or skip this step for now. Click Next to proceed.
  9. Review the summary and click Finish to create the VM.

After creation, the new VM is listed in the Virtual Machines pane of the console. Its state is Off, indicating that it is not running.

To establish a console connection to a VM, right-click the VM and select Connect. This launches the Virtual Machine Connection app.

The Action menu of the Virtual Machine Connection app provides several basic functions for managing a VM. Some of these options depend on the VM's state and may not appear in the menu.

  • Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Send a Ctrl-Alt-Delete key combination to a running VM.
  • Start: Start a VM that is powered off or restore a VM from a saved state (see below).
  • Turn Off: Power off a running VM. This is similar to holding down the power button of a physical machine to turn it off. It does not safely shut down the VM.
  • Shut Down: Send a shutdown command to a VM's operating system. This initiates a graceful shutdown of the VM. It works only if the VM has a running operating system.
  • Save: Save a VM's current state. This is similar to hibernating a physical machine. The VM's memory contents are written to disk, and the memory is then freed.
  • Pause: Pause a running VM. Unlike saving, pausing a VM does not release the memory used by the VM. For this reason, VMs should not be paused for a long time; they should be shut down or saved instead.
  • Resume: Return a paused VM to a running state.
  • Reset: Perform a "hard" reset of a VM. This is similar to turning off a physical machine and turning it back on. It does not safely shut down the VM.
  • Checkpoint: Create a checkpoint of a VM.
  • Revert: Revert a VM to an existing checkpoint.

To modify the configuration of a VM, right-click the VM in Hyper-V Manager and select Settings. The settings menu can also be accessed from the File menu of Virtual Machine Connection. From within this menu, virtual hardware can be added, removed, or modified, and various configuration settings can be changed.

This video shows how to create and manage VMs in Hyper-V Manager:

Create and Manage Hyper-V VMs.

Duration: 00:06:06 (hh:mm:ss)
When available, closed caption (subtitles) language settings can be chosen using the Settings or CC icon on this video player.

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Affected Products

Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server R2

Products

PowerEdge XR2, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6400, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX5016s, PowerEdge MX7000, PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c , PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T40, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7100, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4000r, PowerEdge XR4000w, PowerEdge XR4000z, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c ...
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Article Number: 000214522
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2024
Version:  5
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