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Anyone deploying virtual machines using Microsoft Hyper-V will likely spend a considerable amount of time interacting with the ''Hyper-V Manager MMC Snap-in''. As such, it is important to gain a good understanding of how to use this administrative tool. This chapter is intended to provide a basic overview of the Hyper-V Manager tool and cover the basics of using this tool to modify some key server settings.
== Installing the Hyper-V Management Snap-in ==
The Hyper-V Manager snap-in is installed by default when the Hyper-V role is installed on a Full Windows Server 2008 installation. Given that the snap-in is graphical in nature, it is not installed on the command-line based Windows Server 2008 Core installation. The only way to manage Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008 Core installation using the Hyper-V Manager is to do so remotely by running the snap-in on a system running a full Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista installation.
To facilitate remote Hyper-V administration from systems that are not running Hyper-V, the snap-in may also be installed as a stand-alone tool on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 Enterprise and Ultimate editions.
Both the Hyper-V Manager snap-in and the Virtual Machine Connection tool may be installed on Windows Vista by installing the Windows Vista SP1 Management Tools Update package which is available for download from the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952627 Microsoft web site].
== Launching the Hyper-V Manager ==
The Hyper-V Manager may be invoked using a number of different techniques, each of which will be outlined in this section.
- '''Administrative Tools Menu''' - Launch Hyper-V Manager by clicking on the ''Start -> Administrative Tools -> Hyper-V Manager'' menu option.
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== Installing the Hyper-V Management Snap-in ==
The Hyper-V Manager snap-in is installed by default when the Hyper-V role is installed on a Full Windows Server 2008 installation. Given that the snap-in is graphical in nature, it is not installed on the command-line based Windows Server 2008 Core installation. The only way to manage Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008 Core installation using the Hyper-V Manager is to do so remotely by running the snap-in on a system running a full Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista installation.
To facilitate remote Hyper-V administration from systems that are not running Hyper-V, the snap-in may also be installed as a stand-alone tool on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 Enterprise and Ultimate editions.
Both the Hyper-V Manager snap-in and the Virtual Machine Connection tool may be installed on Windows Vista by installing the Windows Vista SP1 Management Tools Update package which is available for download from the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952627 Microsoft web site].
== Launching the Hyper-V Manager ==
The Hyper-V Manager may be invoked using a number of different techniques, each of which will be outlined in this section.
- '''Administrative Tools Menu''' - Launch Hyper-V Manager by clicking on the ''Start -> Administrative Tools -> Hyper-V Manager'' menu option.
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