Chapter 1. New PowerShell Cmdlets in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2
The Hyper-V PowerShell module includes several significant features that extend its use, improve its usability, and allow you to control and manage your Hyper-V environment with more granular control.
Various organizations have moved on from Hyper-V (V2) to Hyper-V (V3). In Hyper-V (V2), the Hyper-V management shell was not built-in and the PowerShell module had to be manually installed. In Hyper-V (V3), Microsoft has provided an exhaustive set of cmdlets that can be used to manage and automate all configuration activities of the Hyper-V environment. The cmdlets are executed across the network using Windows Remote Management.
In this chapter, we will cover:
- The basics of setting up a Hyper-V environment using PowerShell
- The fundamental concepts of Hyper-V management with the Hyper-V management shell
- The updated features in Hyper-V
Here is a list of all the new features introduced in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2. We will be going in depth through the important changes that have come into the Hyper-V PowerShell module with the following features and functions:
- Shared virtual hard disk
- Resizing the live virtual hard disk
- Installing and configuring your Hyper-V environment
