Another lab on Windows Server 2012! A good way to explore and familiarize on this new operating system.
The aim of this guide is to show the following:
- Join a member server to an existing Domain
Enabling the Hyper-V Role
Creating a Windows 8 on Hyper-V
Lets Start!
Update:
Network Settings.
I am currently using Vmware Workstation 8 for this Lab and this is how I set the Network settings for both machines:
Domain Controller:
Hostname: Server1
Ip Address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DNS: 127.0.0.1 Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Hyper-V Server
Hostname: Server3
IP Address: 192.168.0.101 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DNS: 192.168.0.100 Gateway: 192.168.0.1
First we provision a new machine. This machine will host the Hyper-V Role.
Assuming this you already setup the Network for this machine, we will now then join this to an existing domain, Virtuallab.local
Joining the Server to the Domain
1. Press the Windows Button on your Keyboard to launch the Metro UI
2. We will now open the Computer Properties. Right Click on the Computer Icon 
3. Click Properties.
4. We will now Join this Server to our existing Domain. Click Change settings.
5. The System Properties will Popup. Click Change 
6. Type in the Domain and Click Ok. On this guide, we have an existing domain called Virtuallab.local. You can see how we configured this Domain on another Guide on Windows 2012.
7. After Clicking ok, a dialog box asking for an Account with permission to join the domain. On this case, I have specified the Domain Administrator.
Username: Administrator
Password: P@ssw0rd
Click Ok.
A dialog box Confirms that we specified the correct credential. This will prompt a restart for the changes to take effect.
And our Member Server is now part of Virtuallab.local
Enabling the Hyper-V Role
1. To enable Hyper-V, Open the Server Manager and Click on the Add roles and features.
2. Click Next
3. Choose the Select a Server from the Server Pool. Click Next
4. Specify the Hyper-V Role
5. Click Add Features
6. Click Next
7. Click Next
8. Click Next
9. Specify the Virtual Switches. As you can see, I only have one Ethernet Adapter for my Host machine. This indicates that the Guest Machines will also use this Ethernet Adapter.
10. We wont be configuring the Virtual Machine Migration. Click Next
11. Specify the Location where to place the Harddisk files and Configuration Files for each Virtual Machines. Click Next
12. Finalize all the settings and Click Install. A reboot is necessary after installing Hyper-V
And we are done!
Creating a Virtual Machine
1. We will now launch the Hyper-V Manager.
Open the Server Manager. Click on Tools > Hyper-V Manager
2. Click New > Virtual Machine
3. Click Next
4. Specify the Name and Location of the Virtual Machine. Click Next
5. Specify the RAM. Click Finish
6. Specify the Network . Click Next
7. Specify the name of the Virtual Disk, its Location and Size. Click Next
8. Click Finish
The Wizard will create the the Disk.
After creating the VM, Open the Hyper-V Manager > Right Click on the Newly Created Virtual Machine and Click Turn on. Install the Operating System as if you are running on a physical box.
Here is a finished Windows 8 Virtual Machine inside the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.
Troubleshooting
Hyper-V cannot be installed. A hypervisor is already running. This error appears since I am running this Server inside a Vmware Workstation. To fix this issue, we need to edit the Configuration file of this Vm.
Locate the VMX file, open it in notepad and add the following entries:
vhv.allow = TRUE
hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = FALSE
mce.enable = TRUE
Save the file and try again.
Done!
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