Using the VM Settings page
Once you have some VMs up and running, most of the configuration that you do to these servers will be from within the operating system running inside the VM. In the case of a VM running Windows Server, you would typically interact with that operating system through either the Hyper-V Connect function, such as the one we have already looked at, or perhaps enable RDP on that new server so that you can utilize the Remote Desktop Connection client on your desktop computer to log into this new server.
However, whether you are running VMs or physical servers, there are some instances where you have to make changes or configurations to those servers that cannot be accomplished from inside the operating system; for example, if you need to exchange a hard drive, add more memory, or add a NIC and connect it to a new network. These are all valid scenarios for both physical servers and virtual servers. The difference is that you don't have a physical piece of...
