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Virtualization Using Hyper-V

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor that enables virtualization of x86-64 systems and runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 and above, as well as Windows 8; to enable Hyper-V on Windows 8, you need to enable hardware virtualization in BIOS settings and install the Hyper-V Windows feature; the Hyper-V Admin Console manages virtual machines and networks, and allows setting up new VMs using a wizard; the document walks through installing Windows 8.1 in a VM using Hyper-V but encountered an issue connecting to the internet that was resolved by connecting the virtual switch to the physical network adapter.

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Virtualization Using Hyper-V

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor that enables virtualization of x86-64 systems and runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 and above, as well as Windows 8; to enable Hyper-V on Windows 8, you need to enable hardware virtualization in BIOS settings and install the Hyper-V Windows feature; the Hyper-V Admin Console manages virtual machines and networks, and allows setting up new VMs using a wizard; the document walks through installing Windows 8.1 in a VM using Hyper-V but encountered an issue connecting to the internet that was resolved by connecting the virtual switch to the physical network adapter.

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Virtualization using Hyper V

What is Hyper-V?
Hyper-V is a native hypervisor that enables platform virtualization of x86-64 systems. It runs on windows
server 2008 R2 and above. Recently it has been available on Windows 8 client OS as well.

Hyper-V installation on Windows 8

Pre-requisites: On a windows 8 pro machine, you need to enable Hardware virtualization in BIOS
settings.
Enabling Hyper-V windows feature:
Go to control panel > programs > Turn on or off windows features > select Hyper-V option to install.

Hyper-V Admin Console
This is the administration console for managing virtual machines and virtual networks.

New Virtual Machine setup wizard








Running Virtual Machines on Hyper-V
I downloaded the windows 8.1 installation file from MSDN, and attached it to the virtual machine dvd
drive. MI went through the installation procedure for windows 8. The installation was successful and I
was able to run a windows 8.1 on my virtual machine.
Note: Using the above method any OS can be installed on the VM.

Problem Faced

I was unable to connect to the internet on the virtual machine. I need to connect the virtual switch
manager to my physical network adapter and share the internet connection.

Conclusion

Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox, Xen and other virtualization softwares provide the necessary
infrastructure to manage virtual machines and virtual networks.

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