Windows Server 2022 & Powershell All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 2

Virtual Machines

IN THIS CHAPTER

Creating a Hyper-V virtual machine

Configuring a virtual machine in Windows Server 2022 Hyper-V

Safeguarding your virtual machines with shielded virtual machines

In Chapter 1 of this minibook, I explain what virtualization is and show you how to install and configure Hyper-V. There’s no point in having a host if you aren’t going to have virtual machines (VMs). That’s the fun part, after all! VMs on Hyper-V hosts and the Hyper-V hosts themselves can be centrally managed from the Hyper-V console. This makes day-to-day administration more efficient for system administrators because they can accomplish all their tasks in one console.

VMs, also referred to as guests, are the virtual servers that run on the host server. They’re given resources by the host, and they’re able to function much like a regular physical server would. You have a lot of configuration options when it comes to your VMs, and I explain those options in this chapter.

This chapter is all about VMs. Here, you find out how to create and configure Hyper-V VMs. You discover some of the choices you need to make when creating your VMs (some of them can’t be changed later), and see ...