This is the last section of the third chapter and we will conclude with a little review of what has been discussed so far. We started off with an introduction to the Generation 2 virtual machine, which is one of the strong features of the Windows Server Hyper-V 2012 R2. We also depicted that it differentiates from its predecessor in the Generation 1 virtual machine. Thereafter we learnt how to create new virtual machines via both New Virtual Machine Wizard and PowerShell.

We then looked at virtual hardware through virtual machine settings and also discussed how to customize to meet your needs. We also looked at management settings, which included Integration Services, smart paging, checkpoint, and automatic start and stop actions. These settings can be effectively reviewed and modified via PowerShell as well.

In the following section we discussed how to perform operating system installation and install or upgrade Integration Services (components).

We then proceeded toward another method...