Hyper V

[Hyper-V][Hyper-V] is a Type I hypervisor and role that allows a Windows Server 2016 host to create VMs, called guests. In Type I virtualization, the hypervisor forms an abstraction layer that interacts directly with the host hardware. In this model, the individual environments created by the hypervisor, including the host operating system and guest VMs, are called [partitions][partition].

Hyper-V Server, a free product available for download is limited to the command-line Server Core interface, however it does include Sconfig to aid configuration.

Hyper-V can be managed remotely using the GUI (Hyper-V Manager, hyper-v-tools), or Powershell (hyper-v-powershell). Authentication can be via Kerberos or Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP), which must be enabled on both server and client.

PowerShell remoting

• Explicit remoting involves opening a PowerShell session to a remote session
• Implicit remoting involves running a cmdlet specifying the ComputerName parameter. PowerShell Direct allows easy remoting to VMs by using the -VmName Powershell parameter using a PowerShell session.

[Nested virtualization][Nested virtualization] is a new capability where a virtual host running Windows Server 2016 on a physical host also running Windows Server 2016 can host nested VMs.