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<htmlet>hyperv</htmlet> Before creating virtual machines within the Hyper-V environment, it is worth first gaining an understanding of both the Hyper-V networking architecture and networking options which that are available to guest operating systems running within virtual machines. The purpose of this chapter, therefore, is to provide a high level overview of Hyper-V networking and to cover the steps involved in configuring Hyper-V virtual networks.
== The Hyper-V Virtual Network Architecture ==
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Virtual machines connected to a private virtual network have access only to other virtual machines attached to the same virtual network. Hyper-V private virtual networks do not require a physical network adapter and no access to the parent partition or external networks network is provided.
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In the case of private and internal virtual networks, the name of the virtual network needs to be specified together with optional descriptive notes. In the case of external private networks, a physical network adapter must be selected from the drop down list. As previously mentioned, physical network adapters which are already bound to another external network, or that are used for remote administration of the Hyper-V Server cannot be used for other external virtual networks.
The ''Enable virtual LAN identification for parent partition'' option is only available for external and internal virtual networks and allows an identification number to be specified in order to isolate network traffic from the parent partition. This option requires a physical network adapter with VLAN support.
== Assigning Virtual Machines to Virtual Networks ==
Clearly, the above scenario requires the creation of an additional virtual network adapter, since the only adapter currently present is already assigned to another virtual network. To add a new adapter, select ''Add Hardware'' from the top of the device list, select ''Network Adapter'' from the list in the main panel and click ''Add'' to proceed to the settings screen for the new adapter. On this screen , select the virtual network to which the device is to be attached and click ''Apply'' to commit the configuration changes. <htmlet>hyperv</htmlet>
