Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlets provide a way to manage and automate Hyper-V virtual machines and their associated resources. Here are some commonly used cmdlets and their explanations:
- Get-VM: This cmdlet retrieves information about the virtual machines on a Hyper-V host.
Example: Get-VM
- New-VM: This cmdlet creates a new virtual machine on a Hyper-V host.
Example: New-VM -Name “VM1” -MemoryStartupBytes 1GB -NewVHDPath “C:\VMs\VM1\Disk.vhdx” -NewVHDSizeBytes 50GB
- Start-VM: This cmdlet starts a virtual machine that is currently turned off.
Example: Start-VM -Name “VM1”
- Stop-VM: This cmdlet shuts down a virtual machine.
Example: Stop-VM -Name “VM1”
- Remove-VM: This cmdlet removes a virtual machine from a Hyper-V host.
Example: Remove-VM -Name “VM1”
- Export-VM: This cmdlet exports a virtual machine to a specified location.
Example: Export-VM -Name “VM1” -Path “C:\ExportedVMs\VM1”
- Import-VM: This cmdlet imports a previously exported virtual machine.
Example: Import-VM -Path “C:\ExportedVMs\VM1” -Copy -GenerateNewId
- Get-VMNetworkAdapter: This cmdlet retrieves information about the network adapters associated with a virtual machine.
Example: Get-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName “VM1”
- Set-VMNetworkAdapter: This cmdlet modifies the configuration of a network adapter associated with a virtual machine.
Example: Set-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName “VM1” -StaticMacAddress “00:15:5D:5E:6F:00”
These cmdlets provide an efficient and powerful way to manage Hyper-V virtual machines through PowerShell.
