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I have Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 installed on a sever in a Data Center and I want to administer it with PowerShell commands.<br />
I have remote access to that server.<br />
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What are the commands for:<br />
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- creating a new Virtual Machine, that will use an existing Virtual Hard Disk<br />
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- Strating/Stoping the Virtual Machine?
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I have Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 installed on a sever in a Data Center and I want to administer it with PowerShell commands.
I have remote access to that server.

What are the commands for:

- creating a new Virtual Machine, that will use an existing Virtual Hard Disk

- Strating/Stoping the Virtual Machine?

Administer Hyper-V Virtual Machines with PowerShell commands

Windows PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to the Component Object Model (COM) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems as well as WS-Management and Common Information Model (CIM) enabling management of remote Linux systems and network devices.

Powershell

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.