Hyper-V

AutomatedLab can deploy Hyper-V VMs on a system that allows nested virtualization, e.g. Windows 10.

Role assignment

To create a new hypervisor in your lab, simply assign it the HyperV role:

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name HV01 -Roles HyperV

You can also customize many relevant settings by creating the role definition reference:

$role = Get-LabMachineRoleDefinition -Role HyperV -Properties @{EnableEnhancedSessionMode = 'true'}
Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name HV01 -Roles $role

Role properties

The following role properties can be assigned and are entirely optional:

MaximumStorageMigrations

The maximum number of concurrent storage migrations

MaximumVirtualMachineMigrations

The maximum number of concurrent VM migrations

VirtualMachineMigrationAuthenticationType

The authentication method used for live migrations (CredSSP, Kerberos)

UseAnyNetworkForMigration

Indicates that any network may be used for live migrations

VirtualMachineMigrationPerformanceOption

Compression, SMB, TCPIP

ResourceMeteringSaveInterval

The interval in which metering information is stored

NumaSpanningEnabled

Indicates that NUMA spanning will be enabled

EnableEnhancedSessionMode

Indicates that the enhanced session mode is available