Creating a virtual machine in the Management Console of Microsoft Hyper-V Manager

Prior to creating a virtual machine, you must place the ISO file in any network folder that can be accessed by the server with the hypervisor. If you open the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager console on the same server on which the hypervisor is installed, you can place the ISO file on a local hard drive.

To create a virtual machine:

1. Open the Management Console of Microsoft Hyper-V Manager.
2. In the left part of the window, select the hypervisor on which you want to 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 virtual machine name and path.
      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 virtual machine generation.
      1. Select the Generation 1 option.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   3. Allocate memory for the virtual machine.
      1. In the Startup memory field, specify the amount of RAM that will be allocated for the virtual machine.

         The minimum recommended value is 16384 MB. You can specify a larger value if you require higher performance of the 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 the virtual machine will connect.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   5. Connect a virtual hard drive.
      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, specify the amount of disk space that will be allocated for the virtual machine.

         The minimum recommended value is 200 GB. You can specify a larger value if you need to save a large database for the event log.

      5. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   6. Select the drive for deploying the virtual machine image.
      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 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.

A virtual machine with the defined settings will be created. Make sure that it is displayed in the Virtual Machines list on the selected hypervisor.

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

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