Determining whether a virtual domain controller has a VM-GenerationID

One of the requirements for Active Directory Virtualization Safeguards and domain controller cloning is the ability of the hypervisor platform to provide the VM-GenerationID to the virtual domain controller.

How to do it...

To determine whether a virtual domain controller has the VM-GenerationID, perform these steps:

1. Sign in to the virtual domain controller.
2. Open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc).
3. In the taskbar of Device Manager, open the View menu and select Show hidden devices.
4. In the main pane of Device Manager, expand System devices.
5. Search for the Microsoft Hyper-V Generation Counter system device. The existence of such a device means the virtual domain...