@scottalanmiller
WOah Hyper-V is for free for real, i just downloaded it (2016) and toyed with it, cause of this video.... I always thought it is not
And yh downloaded from evaluation site but MS listed as unlimited, amazing video.
But after using it for the first time, its meh.. it opens cmd window + command line wizard, I wouldnt use it if starting from scatch it likes to be used from AD domain but you can use it without it domain via:
Step 1
Enable WinRM on both machines. This can be done trough an elevated command prompt. The command used for enabling WinRM is:
winrm quickconfig
Step 2
On the Hyper-V Management client open cmd.exe as administrator and add the server as a trusted hosts. Here you can comma separate to add multiple machines.
winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="192.168.1.15"}
Step 3
On the Hyper-V Management client add credentials to make the connection possible.
cmdkey /add:192.168.1.15 /user:ADMINISTRATOR /pass:**********
Its performance is okay, I managed it using Hyper-V manager in WIndows 10, and it feels very limited.
I loved that they kept notepad.exe and taskmgr.exe in the HyperV server, I can launch those and avoid Windows command line.
Notepad.exe --> File --> Open (GREATEST HACK EVER)
I dont know why GEN 2 cannot be installed from host CD/DVD rom, and GEN 1 can.
Also it is very difficult to share files or send files, like I am used with WinSCP or SFTP protocol with Linux and KVM, the sharing module is removed in HYPER-V I tried to share but was unable to, kept giving me errors.
Oh and they provide the hyper v integration as cab file (guest agent):
windows6.x-hypervintegrationservices-x64.cab
I cant belive I complained when VIRT IO Tools was repackaged some time ago and they changed some folders in there ISO image, while MS gives you a .cab file and not even an executable.
Also moving the VMs between 2 HYPERV needs FQDN