Creating a virtual machine in the management console of Microsoft Hyper-V Manager

Before creating a virtual machine, you must put the ISO file into any network folder that is accessible to the server with the hypervisor. If you are opening the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager console on the same server where the hypervisor is installed, you can put the ISO file on the local hard disk.

To create a virtual machine:

1. Open the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager management console.
2. In the left part of the window, select the hypervisor which you want to connect to and deploy the virtual machine image.
3. In the context menu, select New → Virtual Machine.

   The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens.

4. Follow the steps of the wizard:
   1. Select the name and location of the virtual machine.
      1. Type the name of the new virtual machine in the Name field.

         The name must be unique among the names of all existing virtual machines.

      2. To select a different folder for saving the virtual machine:
         1. Select the Store the virtual machine in a different location check box.
         2. In the Location field, specify the path to the folder where you want to save the virtual machine.

         The default folder is <disk>:\Virtual Machines.

      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   2. Select the generation of the virtual machine.
      1. Select one of the following options:
         • Generation 1 if you are using the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 hypervisor.
         • Generation 2 if you are using the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 or 2022 hypervisor.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   3. Allocate memory for the virtual machine.
      1. In the Startup memory field, enter the amount of RAM that you want to allocate to the virtual machine.

         The minimum recommended value is 16384 MB. You can enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your virtual machine.

      2. Clear the Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine check box.
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   4. Configure the network connection.
      1. In the Connection drop-down list, select the virtual network to which you want to connect the virtual machine.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   5. Connect a virtual hard disk.
      1. Select Create a virtual hard disk.
      2. In the Name field, specify the name of the virtual drive that you are creating.
      3. In the Location field, select the location for storing data of the virtual drive on the physical server.
      4. In the Size field, enter the amount of disk space that you want to allocate to the virtual machine.

         The minimum recommended value is 200 GB. You can enter a greater value if you need to store a large database for the event log.

      5. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   6. Select the operating system installation method.
      1. In the list of actions, select Install an operating system from a bootable image file.
      2. In the Media settings group, in the Image file (.iso) field, specify the path to the ISO image for installing the virtual machine.
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   7. Confirm the creation of the virtual machine.
      1. Verify that the virtual machine settings configured at previous steps are correct.
      2. If all settings are configured correctly, click the Finish button.

The virtual machine is created with the specified settings. Make sure the virtual machine is displayed in the Virtual Machines list on the selected hypervisor.

The virtual machine is created with the default number of CPUs. You must modify this setting in virtual machine properties after it is created.

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