Windows Server 2012 : Deploying and configuring virtual machines (part 2) - Creating virtual machines

Creating a new virtual machine using Hyper-V Manager is performed in the same way as in previous versions of Windows Server. The steps in this process are as follows:

You can also use the New-VM cmdlet to create a new virtual machine using Windows PowerShell. For example, to create a new virtual machine named SRV-A on HOST4, assign the virtual machine 1 GB of startup memory, attach it to the virtual switch named CONTOSO Virtual Switch, create a new virtual hard disk (VHDX file) of size 500 GBs in the default location, and make the virtual CD drive the default boot device, use the following command:

PS C:\> New-VM -ComputerName HOST4 -Name SRV-A -MemoryStartupBytes 1GB `
-BootDevice CD -SwitchName "CONTOSO Virtual Switch" -NewVHDSizeBytes 500GB `
-NewVHDPath SRV-A.vhdx

Name  State CPUUsage(%) MemoryAssigned(M) Uptime   Status
----  ----- ----------- ----------------- ------   ------
SRV-A Off   0           0                 00:00:00 Operating normally

Importing existing virtual machines onto a Hyper-V host can also be performed using either Hyper-V Manager or Windows PowerShell. For example, to import a virtual machine using Hyper-V Manager, select the target host and click Import Virtual Machine in the Actions pane. This launches the Virtual Machine Import Wizard. As Figure 1 shows, you can use this wizard to perform the various import scenarios described earlier in this lesson.

Figure 1. Using the Import Virtual Machine Wizard.

To import virtual machines using Windows PowerShell, use the Import-VM cmdlet.