Hyper-v Standalone Installation

This video looks at how to install the free standalone version of Hyper-V from Microsoft. The video looks at the complete process from download from Microsoft to configuring the server and adding it to the domain.

Demonstration downloading Hyper-V
00:32 To download Hyper-V open Internet Explorer by selecting the shortcut in the quick launch bar.
00:48 From the Technet website, select the menu option downloads at the top of the page.
00:56 On the download page select the option “Windows Server 2012 R2”.
01:08 Expand the section Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
01:15 Before you can download Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 you will need to sign in to Technet. If you do not have a login for Technet you can create one for free.
01:26 From the downloads, press the button “register to continue” under the section “Hyper-V Server 2012 R2”
01:33 Change any details here that are not correct. You will need to select the language that you want to download. In this case the language English was chosen.
01:50 At the bottom of the screen press the continue button to start the download.
01:58 Technet uses its own downloader to perform downloads. Once the option “download the installer” is selected, press the button run to run the download installer.
02:11 From the download manager select “I Agree” to agree to the license and then press next.
02:13 When prompted saved the download to the desktop.
02:22 You may receive a Windows security alert asking for changes to be made to the local firewall. Press allow access if this appears.
02:36 To see the process of the download, scroll to the top of the web page and look for a black bar indicating how much has been downloaded.

Demonstration downloading and using Rufus
02:52 You will now use the ISO downloaded to install the Hyper-V server by transferring the ISO to a USB drive.
3:25 Scroll down to the bottom and select the Download link
3:30 You do not need to install Rufus, you can merely Run it.
3:38 Rufus will first ask to check for updates, click No.
3:48 If you need a different language, click the World icon at the top of the screen.
3:58 Select the USB device you’d like to use under Device dropdown list
4:06 Select the icon that looks like a CD drive and browse to the ISO file you downloaded earlier and click ‘Open’
4:20 Leave the rest of the options as is and press ‘Start’ to create the bootable flash drive
4:22 Click ‘OK’ on the warning message that all USB data will be erased to begin the creation
4:38 Rufus will erase all the data on the flash drive and create the boot device. This process will take several minutes to complete.

Demonstration Installing Hyper-V
4:50 Close Rufus and remove the USB drive
4:58 Insert the UBS drive into the server you want to install Hyper-V server on.
5:10 The computer will boot off the USB drive since no operating system is installed. If another operating system has been previously installed, you may need to update the BIOS to boot from the USB drive.
5:14 The process for installing Hyper-V is the same as Server 2012.
5:30 Click on ‘Install Now’ to begin the installation
5:34 Click the checkbox to accept the license agreement and the click ‘Next’
5:40 Click on ‘Custom: Install the newer version of Hyper-V Server only’ to install a fresh copy of Windows
5:53 Select the drive to install Hyper-V on and click ‘Next’. You can select the default if you only have one drive.
6:00 The operating system will now be installed. Note that it does not ask you for a product key like Windows Server 2012 since Hyper-V is free.
6:24 After the server restarts, enter a password for the Administrator account

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Credits

[AptusConsulting]

Very good video. No time wasted on crazy technical terms. Just straightforward instruction. It would have taken Microsoft 5 hours to walk someone through the same thing!

[petersanchez]

This is one of the better instructors I have seen. Very clear, and slow presentation taking time to present the details of the steps needed. 10/10

[clintbishop]

Simply the best explanation of install and config with hyper-v server on the Internet. Much confusion in other videos simply showing hyper-v under Windows Server.

[brianwolf]

THANK YOU!!! So very much! This was a God sent. Not everything was exact because I am using Windows Hyper-V Server 2016 but it made it possible. I Highly recommend this video. I put together a 8 step by step procedures to ensure I don't forget and to help any one else. These are NOT best practices BUT they do help when creating a proof of concept test lab.

Hyper-V Configuration that worked!!!

Notes:
-<Server> stands for the Server Name.
-<Admin> is the Administrator account on the Server.
-<IP> is the Server IP Address

1. In PowerShell as an Admin. On the Desktop/PC.
-WinRM quickconfig
-Y (Yes)
-Y (Yes)
2. In Services, the service named "Virtual Disk"; change it's "Properties".
-Startup Type to "Automatic (Delayed Start)"
-"Start" service
3. Still in Services, the service "Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management"
-"Restart" Service
4. In PowerShell as an Admin. Add a Trusted Host.
-Run command "winrm s winrm/config/client '@{TrustedHosts="<Server>"}'
5. In PowerShell as an Admin. Add the defualt username and password for connecting to the Server
-cmdkey /add:<Server> /User:<admin> /Pass
-Example "cmdkey /add:<Server> /User:<Admin> /Pass"
-It will prompt you for the password. (Only 1 chance to type it correct).
6. In the Directy there is a file named "host".
-Change the "Properties" of the file so the local user and "Modify" the file.
-Then, Open it in "Notepad".
-In the last blank line put IP address, space, Server name
-Example: "<IP> <Server>".
7. In PowerShell as an Admin. To test to ensure a connection can be made to the Server use...
-"Test-WSMan -Computername <server name>
8. To connect to the server using Hyper-V Manager don't forget to use the Server Name and NOT the IP Address.
-You don't need to specify a username and password because of step 5.

A good reference I used was the Microsoft Web site...

My configuration was a old i5 PC hosting Windows Hyper-V Server 2016 and my i7 PC running Win 10 Pro. This is a NON Domain configuration. Most of these aren't needed if in a Domain setting. This worked for me on 17 June 2017 and hopefully it will help you.

[sobral]

In 2019 still help many people like me, I'm try just say thank u so much, I really appreciate your video !

[MaxTheDog]

Great video. Thank you so much for this! We use Hyper V at work and I wanted to try setting up my own at home Hyper V Server. Was able to set up Hyper V Server 2016 using these instructions. Only thing it didn't include was the TrustedHosts error I got which someone in the comments posted the solution for.

[earth]

Talented educator, this video is a God send thank you

[CeleronS]

Thankyou, it was hard for me to finnaly get it working, but it works now! :) . Mine biggest problem was that I did not try to log in h-v manager via domain user.

[kashifpcsquad]

nice video and very nice way of explaining it

[reggieangus]

This doesn't apply now, download link is dead, why does MS make it so hard to set this up. Proxmox was done in less than 10m from start to finish and with a vm up

[Unleashmywealth]

That was just perfect - as always: thank you, Sir!

[michaelbehner]

Who knew the narrator from Planet Earth was so knowledgeable about Hyper V?

[UmarAlFarooq]

Amazing video! You are a real professional and a service to humanity.

[andrewguarino]

If (for whatever reason) you decide to use Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and have a Windows 10 Pro Computer, you will need to do a few things to get it working. 1.) Make sure your computer's Network Category is Private, NOT ON THE SERVER! (In Powershell, execute 'Get-NetConnectionProfile'.) To change it to "Private" you must execute: 'Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private'. This will save you from a headache with Firewall errors.
2.) When using 'hvremote.wsf /anondcom:grant', you will need to add '/override' to the command to disregard warnings. Which should look like this: 'hvremote.wsf /anondcom:grant /override'. This is due to your Computer OS not being Windows 8.1.

Please consider using or upgrading to Windows Hyper-V Server 2016..

[michaelmyers]

The installation and everything went perfect! However, the hvremote.wsf script is nowhere to be found on the web anymore?? I found articles on using this script with Windows Hyper V Server 2019 (I'm writing this in January 2020) and the links in that article also don't work. Has this script vanished? Can I do anything else to configure my Hyper V 2019 remotely in a workgroup until I have set up an AD and DC so I can use network based authentication?

[edilarina]

excellent instructional video!....5 thumbs up!

[sahilmajid]

Loads of information for sys admins.. Thank you sir!

[donnystevens]

start this at 16 minutes if you are knowledgable about making an ISO.

[gh]

Thank you for this video. Very useful and well put together.

[discooby]

Great video! For hyper-v 2016 and win10 pro, I did not find using hvremote.wsf /override useful when trying to connect via hv manager on win10 pro machine (kept giving me a perm’s error – besides, hvremote.wsf isn’t supported with hv2016 hence /override). After much searching and trying different things I found this very helpful:
Specifically, I needed to run the “cmdkey /add:server /user:Administrator /pass” on my win10 pro to finally be able to access the remote (standalone) HV 2016 Server. Posting this here to maybe help save many hours of t-shooting for others :)
Thanks again for one of the best IT videos I’ve ever seen on youtube (or cbt nuggets even)
!