Managing a virtual server

We have made use of Hyper-V Manager in order to manage our virtual switches, and to create a virtual machine. This tool is all powerful when it comes to manipulating your VMs, and I find myself accessing it frequently in my daily job. Let's take a look at a few of the other things you can do from inside Hyper-V Manager, as well as discuss other methods that can be used in order to work with the new virtual machines that are being created on your Hyper-V Server.

Hyper-V Manager

As you know, Hyper-V Manager is the primary tool for managing a Hyper-V Server. It is a nice console that gives you a quick status on your virtual machines, and allows you to manage those VMs in a variety of ways. Something we did not cover, because I only have one Hyper-V Server running, is that you can manage multiple Hyper-V Servers from a single Hyper-V Manager console. Just like any MMC-style console in the Microsoft world, if you right-click on the words Hyper-V Manager near the top-left...