You can create a new VM by using one of the following two methods:
- Using Windows GUI.
- Using PowerShell commands.
This article will discuss how to create a Hyper-V virtual machine using PowerShell commands.
Create a Hyper-V Virtual Machine using PowerShell
Step 1. Open PowerShell command with elevated privileges.
Step 2. Execute the following command to create a new VM:
New-VM -Name Testmachine -path C:\vm-machine --MemoryStartupBytes 512MB
Step 3. Execute the following command to create a new virtual hard disk:
New-VHD -Path c:\vm-Machine\Testmahcine\Testmachine.vhdx -SizeBytes 10GB -Dynamic
Step 4. Execute the following command to attach our new virtual hard disk to the VM:
Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName TestMachine -path "C:\vm-machine\Testmachine\Testmachine.vhdx"
Step 5. Execute the following command to map an ISO image to VM CD/DVD (which will be used to install the OS inside the VM, so this can be a Windows or Linux DVD image):
Set-VMDvdDrive -VMName -ControllerNumber 1 -Path
Step 6. Start the new VM:
Start-VM -Name
How to Create a Hyper-V Virtual Machine using PowerShell
Hi,
I am trying to add an existing newly created nano server into Hyper-V using only Powershell.
I am very new to powershell and could not find an example. I have packages etc installed in Nano so all I need to add it to Hyper-v, give some ram and networking.
Can you give such an example?
Hey i tried this below
New-VM -Name Testmachine -path C:\vm-machine –MemoryStartupBytes 512MB
it showed the below error
New-VM : Cannot bind parameter ‘Generation’. Cannot convert value “536870912” to type “System.Int16”. Error: “Value
was either too large or too small for an Int16.”
At line:1 char:58
+ New-VM -Name Test -path C:\vm-test1 –MemoryStartupBytes 512MB
+ ~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-VM], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Commands.NewVM
but when i removed a “-” for MemoryStartupBytes, It worked
so what is the difference?
and why this command didn’t work for me(New-VM -Name Testmachine -path C:\vm-machine –MemoryStartupBytes 512MB) ?
but this worked
New-VM -Name Testmachine -path C:\vm-machine -MemoryStartupBytes 512MB
how do i use an existing hard disk instead of creating an new hard disk?