Word of the day: Hyper-V Manager

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Microsoft Hyper-V Manager Hyper-V Manager is a free administrative tool from Microsoft for creating, changing and deleting virtual machines (VMs). Hyper-V Manager first became available in Windows Server 2008 and is available on any Windows OS with Hyper-V. It is also available in Windows 7 as a role administration tool and is included with Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). Hyper-V Manager is simpler to use than the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), which is not free, can be complicated to use and requires a SQL Server deployment. In contrast, an administrator in a small to mid-size business can easily manage a local Hyper-V host and a limited number of remote hosts with Hyper-V Manager. If it is installed on a client computer, Hyper-V Manager allows the user to manage a VM running on the host server. It can also be used to install a guest operating system (OS), and install or upgrade services that improve integration between a physical computer and the VM.  In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, users can provide alternate credentials when connecting to a remote computer from Hyper-V Manager and can connect to a remote computer using the IP address. Hyper-V Manager in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 also allows administrators to manage computers running Hyper-V on Windows Server 8 and 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2. Quote of the Day "Although Hyper-V has evolved considerably since its initial release in Windows Server 2008, the Hyper-V Manager still looks and behaves in much the same way that it did in its first release." - Brien Posey   Trending Terms virtual machine Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 RSAT Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Client Hyper-V parent partition System Center Virtual Machine Manager   Learning Center Create Hyper-V VMs with PowerShell, SCVMM or Hyper-V Manager You can use Hyper-V Manager, SCVMM or PowerShell to create Hyper-V VMs, but there are important considerations for using one method over another. Check the system hardware for Hyper-V requirements Use the Systeminfo.exe and Coreinfo.exe tools to see if your hardware components meet the Hyper-V requirements for the product and its features. Use a performance counter to detect Hyper-V bottlenecks Find the root cause of Hyper-V bottlenecks by using the specific performance counter for each resource: network, storage, CPU and memory. Hyper-V 2016 features support shared storage alternatives Hyper-V 2016 provides organizations with many storage options, including file-based and block-based storage, to achieve workload availability. Top 10 Microsoft Hyper-V tools to consider The HV remote tool boils down remote management for Microsoft Hyper-V into just a few commands. It can't get much simpler than that and that makes it part of our top Hyper-V tool list. Quiz Yourself This type of partition is the first one created and starts the hypervisor. a. What is a root partition? b. What is a parent partition? Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.