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. Press Start.
3. Search for Device Manager and click its corresponding search result, or run devmgmt.msc. The Device Manager window appears.
4. In the taskbar of Device Manager, open the View menu and select Show hidden devices.
5. In the main pane of Device Manager, expand System devices.
6. Search for the Microsoft Hyper-V Generation Counter system device. The existence of such a device means the virtual domain controller has a VM-GenerationID.
7. Close Device Manager.

How it works...

When the hypervisor platform supports the VM-GenerationID feature, it will create a device to place the value of the VM-GenerationID in the virtual memory of the virtual domain controller.

To determine whether a virtual domain controller has a VM-GenerationID, look for this system device.