Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

Securing Hyper-V

Because a Hyper-V Server may host dozens of virtual machines, properly securing the Hyper-V Server itself is critical. In a Hyper-V Server there are two primary groups used for managing the system: the Administrators group and the Hyper-V Administrators group that is created when the Hyper-V feature is installed. These two groups provide full access to the Hyper-V Server, and potentially, access to all virtual machines operating on the server.

In addition to managing the Hyper-V Server itself, administrators can use the Virtual Machine Connection tool of Hyper-V to access the virtual machines. This tool provides the virtual equivalent of physically accessing the system. Administrators can access the keyboard, video, and mouse of ...