Some things in Hyper-V Server can be managed from the command line or by using PowerShell. But when you need to use a MMC console like Hyper-V Manager, you'll need to do it remotely from either a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 system.
Before you can do that, though, you'll need to configure the firewall and permissions. My Hyper-V Server installs have been for small businesses where the only domain controller is running virtually, so these examples assume the Hyper-V Server itself is not joined to the domain.
The Process
- Download RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d
- Give the server a hostname
- Configure IP, etc
- Must enable PowerShell first (in remote management section) and restart
- Then can enable Windows MMC
- Download hvremote.wsf on both server and client
On the server:
- Create a local account called daniel using the Server Core Configuration Tool
- Grant the account access: cscript hvremote.wsf /add:daniel
On the client:
- Set credentials for local account: cmdkey /add:hyper-v /user:hyper-v\daniel /pass - set it to the same password as above
- Set firewall exception: cscript hvremote.wsf /mmc:enable
- Grant anonymous logon for remote access: cscript hvremote.wsf /mode:client /anondcom:grant
- Download RSAT on client
- Add Windows Feature to install Hyper-V Manager
- Remember to run Hyper-V Manager as Administrator or it won't work
To verify configuration for errors on both server and client: cscript hvremote.wsf /show /target:othercomputername
