Deploying the Hyper-V Role

Windows Server 2012 R2 has integrated Hyper-V. You can add the Hyper-V role and install Hyper-V Manager to create, run, manage, and schedule VMs.

  1. Log in to the Windows Server 2012 R2 BMS as the administrator and click Add roles and features.

  2. In the displayed Select installation type dialog box, select Role-based or feature-based installation (Hyper-V can only be deployed as a service).

  3. In the Select destination server dialog box, select Select a server from the server pool.

  4. In the Select server roles dialog box, all available roles are displayed. Select Hyper-V. The Add Roles and Features Wizard dialog box is displayed. Select Include management tools (if applicable) and the Hyper-V role.

  5. In the Select features dialog box, choose Features in the navigation pane and select the functions you need.

  6. In the Create Virtual Switches dialog box, select the NIC used for creating the vSwitch. Generally, the 82599 10 Gbit/s extension network port is used for the NIC of the VM to communicate with external resources.

  7. In the Virtual Machine Migration dialog box, the VM migration function is disabled by default. To enable this function, select Allow this server to send and receive live migrations of virtual machines and set the authentication protocol. If VMs are deployed in a cluster, do not select this option.

  8. Set the storage path for the VM and the path for storing configuration files.

  9. Click Install. After the installation is complete, restart the BMS for the Hyper-V role to take effect.