Hyper-V : Creating a New Virtual Machine

For installing Hyper-V console, please go through my other posting at http://anyitproblem.blogspot.com/2008/07/installing-hyper-v-on-windows-server.html

1. Go to Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools ->Hyper-V Manager to open the Hyper-V Console.
2. Now Right Click on the Machine Name (the machine on which Hyper-V is setup) and select New -> Virtual Machine. This will launch the New Virtual Machine Wizard.

3. The Wizard is pretty self-explanatory, but will explain some important screens below. On Before you Begin Screen, click on Next button.

4. On the Specify Name and Location screen, there are two parameters to be filled in. a )The first one is the Virtual Machine name and b ) the second one is the location where this should be saved.
In Name Column, give the Virtual Machine name (This is the .vmc file). Here the location Column is disabled because the location column has been provided as part of General Hyper-V Settings. If the location was not set as part of General Hyper-V Setting then it would have asked for the storage location right away. Now if you want to change the storage location then select the check box "Store the Virtual Machine in a different location”. This would enable the location column. Now type in the location of your choice.. Its as simple as that.

5. In the next screen, provide the required RAM for the virtual machine. Click on Next Button.

6. In the Configure Network screen, select the network that will be used by the VM. In case if you dont see any settings in the combo box, dont panic. We can create a new Network Connection in the Gereral Hyper-V Console settings.

7. In Connect to Virtual Hard Disk screen, you have 3 options specified here. a) If you wish to create a new VHD (from scratch) the choose the first option. b) If you wish to use an existing VHD the go for second option. c) If you wish to add a VHD later then go with the third option. (Using this option, you need to add the VHD file name later in the Virtual machine settings)

8.When you have chosen to create a new VHD then the following screen is seen. Here in this screen, we can install the OS either from CD/ISO/Network share depending on the option that you haev chosen.

     

9. Clicking Next will show you the summary of what you have selected so far.

10. Now go to the Hyper-V console and select the Virtual Machine that you have just created. Right click on it and click on Connect.
When this gets connected, this will have a toolbar. On that toolbar click on "Start" button for OS installation to start. You can also select the Option "Start" from the settings shown on the right hand side pane.

Once the OS installation goes fine, your VM is ready for use.
Note: If you have selected option B in Step 7 then in the Hyper-V console (after the Wizard completes), select the VM , right click and select Connect . Now click on Start Button to directly work with the VM.

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