Automating Hyper-V Virtual Machine Creation

Welcome to our collection of useful PowerShell scripts! Today, were sharing a script that automatically creates a new virtual machine in Hyper-V. This simplifies your workflow, making it easier to manage your virtual environments. Dont forget to check out our software, ServerEngine, for more powerful solutions! Visit us at https://serverengine.co.
### Step 1: Define VM Parameters
Before creating a virtual machine, you need to define the necessary parameters such as name, memory, and disk space.

$VMName = "NewVM"
$VMMemory = 2GB
$VMDiskSize = 20GB
$VMSwitch = "VirtualSwitch"

### Step 2: Create the Virtual Machine
Utilize the `New-VM` cmdlet to create a new VM with the parameters defined in the previous step.

New-VM -Name $VMName -MemoryStartupBytes $VMMemory -NewVHDPath "C:\Hyper-V\$VMName\$VMName.vhdx" -NewVHDSizeBytes $VMDiskSize -SwitchName $VMSwitch

### Step 3: Configure VM Settings
After creating the VM, configure additional settings like integrating services and processor count to optimize performance.

Set-VMProcessor -VMName $VMName -Count 2
Set-VM -VMName $VMName -AutomaticStartAction StartIfRunning
Enable-VMIntegrationService -VMName $VMName -Name "Guest Service Interface"

### Step 4: Start the Virtual Machine
Finally, start the VM to make it operational and verify that everything is set up correctly.

Start-VM -Name $VMName

With this script, you can streamline the process of creating and configuring virtual machines in Hyper-V. Make sure to adapt the parameters for your specific environment. Happy scripting!