Creating VMs

Since we now have hosts to create VMs, we can start the process of creating VMs to support our farm.

The checklist of items we need to create our VMs is the following:

• IP addresses for the servers
• Server naming convention
• A network supporting the servers
• Hosts configured for resources
• ISO for installation
• A list of the admin and service accounts with passwords created in AD

The VMs that we will be creating are listed here:

• AD (if you do not already have it)
• SharePoint servers based on MinRoles
• SQL Server
• Office Online Server
• Workflow Manager
• All the installation prerequisites
• Any PowerShell scripts

Creating our first VM

When creating our first VM, we want to locate the Hyper-V VM manager on our server. Let's take a look at how we can do that:

1. Once opened, right-click the server name and select New | Virtual Machine…:

   Figure 3.29 – Hyper-V Manager

2. In&...