Guidance on usage: Hyper-V Server 2025

 Hyper-V Server 2025 provides a robust virtualization platform featuring streamlined management, advanced security, and rapid deployment for modern data centers, enabling efficient, scalable, and secure virtual environments.

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Setting Up and Connecting to Hyper-V Server 2025

Starting Your Server in Azure:

Begin by launching the virtual machine (VM) through the Azure portal.   

Connecting Using Remote Desktop:
Once your server has been deployed, you can manually connect to it using your RDP client on your computer. Press Win + R, type mstsc, and click OK to open the Remote Desktop Connection.

Downloading an RDP File (Optional):

To simplify future connections, go to the VM’s Overview (1) properties. Click the Connect button (2), choose the Connect option from the drop-down menu (3) 

and download the RDP file to your computer.



Logging In:

Use the username and password set up during deployment to log in via Remote Desktop. If you need to change these credentials, navigate to Help → Reset Password in the sidebar (1), fill in your new username (2) and password (3), confirm them (4), and click Update (5).

Using Hyper-V:

  1. For example, you can download an ISO image from Alpine Linux Downloads.
  1. Open Hyper-V Manager (1), and select your server (2).
  1. Navigate to Action > New > Virtual Machine from the menu.

Or New > Virtual Machine

  1. Click Next.
  1.  Assign a name to your VM and click Next.
  1.  Select Generation 2 and click Next.
  1. Click Next.
  1.  Specify a location for the VM and click Next.
  1.  Choose Install an operating system from a bootable image file. Use the Browse button to locate the downloaded ISO file and click Next.
  1.  Complete the setup by clicking Finish.
  1.  Select the newly created VM, then open the Settings menu (either through the context menu or by clicking the Settings button in the right column).
  1.  Go to the Security section, uncheck the Enable Secure Boot option, and click OK.
  1.  Double-click it or select Connect from the context menu to connect to the VM.
  1.  Start the VM by clicking Start.
  1.  Now you can use your VM.

With a Hyper-V virtual switch, you can configure your network between virtual machines or provide Internet access to a virtual machine 

For detailed examples, refer to Hyper-V Networking Configurations.