Implementing and managing Hyper-V
Hyper-V can be installed as a server role in Windows Server using Server Manager, PowerShell, or Windows Admin Center (WAC).
The PowerShell Install-WindowsFeature cmdlet can be used to install the role locally or on remote hosts. The PowerShell Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet can then be run to verify the installation of Hyper-V. We will look at the installation steps in the Hands-on exercises section.
When installing the Hyper-V role, it should be the only server role that’s installed on the host server; you should not install roles such as Domain Services or a File Server role.
The Server Core installation of Hyper-V has the following benefits over the full GUI OS installation option:
- Minimized hardware resources and better utilization for OS and guest VMs
- Minimized OS resources running and better utilization for OS and guest VMs
- Fewer software updates
- Smaller attack/vulnerable surface area; fewer services are running...
