If you ever wonder how to deploy Hyper-V from scratch then this is the perfect guide for you. I will walk you through a complete Hyper-V deployment with clear instructions and screenshots.

Hyper-V is a Windows-based virtualization solution which  enables us to run multiple operating systems, software configurations, and hardware configurations on the same physical machine.

We will start by installing the Hyper-V role and then move forward and discuss about virtual machines, virtual switches, storage, live migrations etc.

Contents at a glance

  1. What’s new in Hyper-V 2016 and How to install Hyper-V Role
  2. A closer look at Hyper-v Settings
  3. How to configure Hyper-V Virtual Switch
  4. How to create a virtual machine and how to modify virtual machine settings
  5. SysPrep for rapid deployment
  6. How to export & import VM
  7. Hyper-V virtual storage
  8. Edit and Inspect Disks
  9. Hyper-V Checkpoints
  10. Hyper -V Live Migration,  Storage Live Migration, Shared Nothing Live Migration
  11. Hyper-V 2016 Replication
  12. Hyper-V 2016 Nested Virtualization
  13. Configure Storage Replication (Server-to-Server)
  14. Windows Containers 2016 & Hyper-V Containers – Part 1
  15. Windows Containers 2016 & Hyper-V Containers – Part 2
  16. Windows Containers 2016 & Hyper-V Containers – Part 3
  17. Power of Shielded VMs
  18. Install and Configure Hyper-V 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 1
  19. Install and Configure Hyper-V 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 2
  20. Install and Configure Hyper-V 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 3