If you choose to install Hyper-V using Server Manager, accept all default selections. + ### Download VHD and ISO files +When you have completed installation of Hyper-V on the host computer, begin configuration of Hyper-V by downloading VHD and ISO files to the computer. These files will be used to create the VMs used in the lab. + +>Before you can download VHD and ISO files, you will need to register and sign in to the [TechNet Evaluation Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/) using your Microsoft account. + 1. Create a directory on your Hyper-V host named C:\VHD and download a single [Windows Server 2012 R2 VHD](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2) from the TechNet Evaluation Center to the C:\VHD directory. **Important**: This guide assumes that VHDs are stored in the **C:\VHD** directory on the Hyper-V host. If you use a different directory to store VHDs, you must adjust steps in this guide appropriately. - After completing registration you will be able to download the 7.47 GB Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation VHD. + After completing registration you will be able to download the 7.47 GB Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation VHD. An example of the download is shown below.  -2. Rename the VHD file that you downloaded to **2012R2-poc-1.vhd**. This is not required, but is done to make the filename simpler to recognize. +2. When the download is complete, rename the VHD file that you downloaded to **2012R2-poc-1.vhd**. This is done to make the filename simpler to recognize and type. 3. Copy the VHD to a second file also in the C:\VHD directory and name this VHD **2012R2-poc-2.vhd**. -4. Download the [Windows 10 Enterprise ISO](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise) from the TechNet Evaluation Center to the C:\VHD directory on your Hyper-V host. During registration, you must specify the type, version, and language of installation media to download. In this example, a Windows 10 Enterprise, 64 bit, English VHD is chosen. You can choose a different version if desired. Note that Windows 10 in-place upgrade is only possible if the source operating system and installation media are both 32-bit or both 64-bit, so you should download the file version that corresponds to the version of your source computer for upgrade testing. -5. Rename the ISO file that you downloaded to **w10-enterprise.iso**. Again, this is done so that the filename is simpler to type and recognize. After completing registration you will be able to download the 3.63 GB Windows 10 Enterprise evaluation ISO. - - The following commands and output display the procedures described in this section: +4. Download the [Windows 10 Enterprise ISO](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise) from the TechNet Evaluation Center to the C:\VHD directory on your Hyper-V host. + + - During registration, you must specify the type, version, and language of installation media to download. In this example, a Windows 10 Enterprise, 64 bit, English VHD is chosen. You can choose a different version if desired. Note that Windows 10 in-place upgrade is only possible if the source operating system and installation media are both 32-bit or both 64-bit, so you should download the file version that corresponds to the version of your source computer for upgrade testing. + +5. Rename the ISO file that you downloaded to **w10-enterprise.iso**. Again, this is done so that the filename is simpler to type and recognize. After completing registration you will be able to download the 3.63 GB Windows 10 Enterprise evaluation ISO. + +After completing these steps, you will have three files in the C:\VHD directory: 2012R2-poc-1.vhd, 2012R2-poc-2.vhd, w10-enterprise.iso. + +The following commands and output display the procedures described in this section: + + +``` +C:\>mkdir VHD +C:\>cd VHD +C:\VHD>ren 9600*.vhd 2012R2-poc-1.vhd +C:\VHD>copy 2012R2-poc-1.vhd 2012R2-poc-2.vhd + 1 file(s) copied. +C:\VHD ren *.iso w10-enterprise.iso +C:\VHD>dir /B +2012R2-poc-1.vhd +2012R2-poc-2.vhd +w10-enterprise.iso +``` - ``` - C:\>mkdir VHD - C:\>cd VHD - C:\VHD>ren 9600*.vhd 2012R2-poc-1.vhd - C:\VHD>copy 2012R2-poc-1.vhd 2012R2-poc-2.vhd - 1 file(s) copied. - C:\VHD ren *.iso w10-enterprise.iso - C:\VHD>dir /B - 2012R2-poc-1.vhd - 2012R2-poc-2.vhd - w10-enterprise.iso - ``` ### Convert PC to VHD -**Important**:Before you convert a PC to VHD, verify that you have access to a local administrator account on the computer. Alternatively you can use a domain account with administrative rights if these credentials are cached on the computer and your domain policy allows the use of cached credentials for login. +**Important**: Before you convert a PC to VHD, verify that you have access to a local administrator account on the computer. Alternatively you can use a domain account with administrative rights if these credentials are cached on the computer and your domain policy allows the use of cached credentials for login. After converting the computer to a VM, you must be able to sign in on this VM with local administrator privileges, while disconnected from the corporate network. ->For purposes of the test lab, you must use a PC with a single hard drive that is assigned a drive letter of C. Systems with multiple hard drives or non-standard configurations can also be upgraded using PC refresh and replace scenarios, but these systems require more advanced deployment task sequences than those used in this lab. +>For purposes of the test lab, use a PC that is assigned a drive letter of C. Systems with non-standard configurations can also be upgraded using PC refresh and replace scenarios, but these systems require more advanced deployment task sequences than those used in this lab. If the computer has multiple hard drives, then only choose the C drive for conversion. -1. Download the [Disk2vhd utility](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee656415.aspx), extract the .zip file and copy disk2vhd.exe to a flash drive or other location that is accessible from the computer you wish to convert. +1. Download the [Disk2vhd utility](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee656415.aspx), extract the .zip file and copy **disk2vhd.exe** to a flash drive or other location that is accessible from the computer you wish to convert. - >Note: You might experience timeouts if you attempt to run Disk2vhd from a network share, or specify a network share for the destination. To avoid timeouts, use local, portable media. + >You might experience timeouts if you attempt to run Disk2vhd from a network share, or specify a network share for the destination. To avoid timeouts, use local, portable media. 2. On the computer you wish to convert, double-click the disk2vhd utility to start the graphical user interface. -3. Select checkboxes next to the volumes you wish to copy and specify a location to save the resulting VHD or VHDX file. If your Hyper-V host is running Windows Server 2008 R2 you must choose VHD, otherwise choose VHDX. +3. Select checkboxes next to the **C** and **system** volumes and specify a location to save the resulting VHD or VHDX file. If your Hyper-V host is running Windows Server 2008 R2 you must choose VHD, otherwise choose VHDX. See the following example: + +  + 4. Click **Create** to start creating a VHDX file. >Disk2vhd can save VHDs to local hard drives, even if they are the same as the volumes being converted. Performance is better however when the VHD is saved on a disk different than those being converted, such as a flash drive. @@ -658,7 +674,7 @@ If your Hyper-V host is running Windows Server 2008 R2, several of the steps in To manage Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2, you can use Hyper-V WMI, or you can use the Hyper-V Manager console. -An example that uses Hyper-V WMI to create a virtual switch on Windows Server 2008 R2 is provided below. Converting all Hyper-V module commands used in this guide to Hyper-V WMI is beyond the scope of the guide. If you must use a Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2008 R2, the steps in the guide can be accomplished by using the Hyper-V Manager console. +An example that uses Hyper-V WMI to create a virtual switch on Windows Server 2008 R2 is provided below. ``` $SwitchFriendlyName = "poc-internal" @@ -687,8 +703,10 @@ To install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2, you can use the Add-WindowsFeature ``` Add-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V ``` -For more information about the Hyper-V Manager interface in Windows Server 2008 R2, see [Hyper-V](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc730764.aspx) in the Windows Server TechNet Library. +Converting all Hyper-V module commands used in this guide to Hyper-V WMI is beyond the scope of the guide. If you must use a Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2008 R2, the steps in the guide can be accomplished by using the Hyper-V Manager console. These steps are not provided at this time in the guide. + +For more information about the Hyper-V Manager interface in Windows Server 2008 R2, see [Hyper-V](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc730764.aspx) in the Windows Server TechNet Library. ## Related Topics