Hyper-v Server 2012 R2 Core Remote Management Manual In Workgroup Environment 2z6z3v

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Core Edition Remote Management in a Workgroup (Non-Domain) Environment The following manual will let you manage stand-alone Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Core Edition using Remote Desktop Connection, Hyper-V Manager, MMC console and also Server Manager. Please follow the instructions carefully. A little knowledge of Windows 8 and CLI based OS is a plus.

Pre-Requisites Server: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 Core (Free Edition) Client: Windows 8 Pro This next section details steps needed to configure remote management on the hyper-v core.

On the Hyper-V Server 2012 Core System Install Hyper-V Server 2012 Core and to the console. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Configure date and time (select #9). Enable Remote Desktop (select #7). Also select the ‘Less Secure’ option. Configure Remote Management (select #4 then #1). Add local (select #3). name and need to be exactly the same as the you are going to use on the client computer to manage this Hyper-V Server. Configure network settings (select #8). Configure as a static IP. Same subnet as your home network. Don’t forget to configure the DNS IP. Set the computer name (select #2). Rename the server and reboot. Launch PowerShell. In the black cmd window, run the following command: start powershell Run the following commands: Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Windows Remote Management” Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Event Log Management” Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Volume Management” Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Desktop” Set-Service VDS -StartupType Automatic Reboot the server (select #12).

On the Client Computer Enable Client Firewall Rule. On your client machine, launch an elevated PowerShell prompt(i.e., run PowerShell as ) and type the following command: Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Volume Management” Open c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc Add server hostname and IP to hosts file. Also Right click hosts and select properties. In the security tab, add your name. Give your modify rights. This is needed because some remote management tools we need to use rely on the hosts file to resolve the name. Without doing

this you are highly likely to encounter some errors while trying to create VHDs and such. Error you might see: There was an unexpected error in configuring the hard disk.

For Using Server Manager To Access Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 from Server Manager and install Remote Server istration Tools for Windows 8 from the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/en-pk//details.aspx?id=28972 After installation type the following command in an elevated PowerShell prompt on Win8 Client: Set-Item wsman:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts Server01 –Contatenate –Force Replace Server01 with your own server name.

For Using Hyper-V Manager We need to store the server’s credentials locally on this client computer. Open an elevated command prompt (runas ) cmdkey /add:yourHyper-VServerName /:yourname /:

Type in the on your Hyper-V server and press Enter. Now let’s add the Hyper-V Management Tools feature on the client computer. Open up Programs and Features Select Turn Windows features on or off Expand Hyper-V Select Hyper-V Management Tools and press OK

Now we need to allow remote access to ANONYMOUS LOGON On the client computer, search for dcomcnfg and Run is as

Alternate For DCOM Config: If you are not able to open DCOM Config from the above step use the following command Open RUN and type mmc comexp.msc /32 In Component Services, expand Component Services | Computers Right-click on My Computer and select Properties On the COM Security tab, select Edit Limits…

Select ANONYMOUS LOGON and place a check in the Allow column of Remote Access box Select OK twice Now launch Hyper-V Manager on the client computer In Hyper-V Manager, select Connect to Server in the Actions pane Type in the name of your server and press OK Since I want to install Windows 8, we need to attach the ISO I ed to the CD-Rom of this VM and then boot to the CD-Rom. Select Settings in the Actions pane Select DVD Drive then Image file:

Browse to your ed ISO and press OK

Now let’s start up the virtual machine. Select Start in the Actions pane Select Connect in the Actions pane You should see a window similar to the one below:

If all went well, you should be able to complete the Windows 8 installation in your new virtual machine.