HyperV in Win8?

[Chiefcrowe]

Has anyone tried using HyperV in Win8 Pro?

Seems like it would be good for setting up test environments - wondering how it ran and if it was similar to the server version.

 

[Berryracer]

i tried it. it was good, but i wasn't able to connect to my network from the virtual machine to my existing OS

maybe my fault in the configuration but what I like about VMware player is the network connectivity is there out of the box

 

[JackMDS]

When configured corretly it is very easy to configure Virtaul Computer to any Network device.

It takes few minutes to install Hyper-V in Win 8 since it is part of the OS.

http://www.servethehome.com/install-windows-8-hyper-v-3-minutes/

As far as its fetaure download this doc. - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36188



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[smakme7757]

Hyper-V in Win8 is really quite good. Its missing a few features from The server Version, like live migration for example. But all the main components are available so its a fully functional virtualization platform.

Hyper-V wont automatically use NATing so you will have to set it up yourself. To do that create a virtual switch of type 'private' in H-V. Then in Windows network configuration, on the adapter that's connected to the internet go into its properties and choose 'sharing'. In the drop down list select the Hyper-V virtual adapter.

id write a more detailed explanation but in on my phone.

Im currently running my little VM eco system at home on Server 2012 as well as a few test machines on the Win8 version and i can't fault it, (apart from no inbuilt NAT feature for the client version.)

 

[Gunbuster]

Like what others have said. Pretty much just like Server 2012. I develop some VM's from home on my 8 Pro laptop and then copy them over to the server when I go in to work. Works like a charm.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

excellent.. thanks everyone for the feedback.

in win8/server2012 - what is the procedure for moving VMs between hosts? is it different than before?

Like what others have said. Pretty much just like Server 2012. I develop some VM's from home on my 8 Pro laptop and then copy them over to the server when I go in to work. Works like a charm.