PowerShell: Hyper-V Virtualization
Automating, Managing, and Scaling Hyper-V with PowerShell
What's Included:
Key Highlights
- PowerShell-first Hyper-V automation approach
- Enterprise-scale VM lifecycle management
- Advanced storage and networking scripts
- Monitoring and reporting automation
- Security and backup automation
- Production-ready scripting techniques
Overview
Automate and scale Microsoft Hyper-V environments using PowerShell with real-world scripts and enterprise-ready practices.
The Problem
Manual Hyper-V management does not scale and often leads to configuration drift, errors, and inefficient operations.
The Solution
This book teaches how to fully automate Hyper-V using PowerShell, enabling consistent, scalable, and production-ready virtualization management.
About This Book
Automating Hyper-V with PowerShell
PowerShell: Hyper-V Virtualization is a hands-on guide to managing, automating, and scaling Microsoft Hyper-V environments using PowerShell.
This book focuses on real-world automation scenarios, showing how PowerShell can replace manual Hyper-V administration with repeatable, reliable, and scalable workflows.
You will learn how to automate virtual machine lifecycle management, configure storage and networking, monitor and secure Hyper-V hosts, and build production-ready automation toolkits.
Key Topics Covered
- Hyper-V PowerShell architecture and cmdlets
- Automated VM creation and lifecycle management
- Storage and networking automation
- Monitoring, reporting, and security automation
- Clustered and hybrid Hyper-V environments
- Production-grade PowerShell scripting practices
This book is ideal for system administrators, virtualization engineers, and DevOps professionals working with Microsoft-based infrastructures.
Asher Vale
Who Is This Book For?
- System administrators
- Hyper-V virtualization engineers
- PowerShell users
- DevOps and infrastructure engineers
- IT automation specialists
Who Is This Book NOT For?
- Users who only manage VMs via GUI tools
- Home lab hobbyists without automation needs
- Non-Microsoft virtualization platforms
Table of Contents
- Why PowerShell for Hyper-V
- Hyper-V PowerShell Architecture
- Preparing the Environment
- Understanding Hyper-V Cmdlets
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Managing VM Lifecycle
- Managing Virtual Disks
- Storage Performance
- Virtual Switch Management
- Advanced Networking
- Configuration Management
- Scaling Hyper-V
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Security Automation
- Backup and Recovery
- Clustered Hyper-V Automation
- Hybrid Automation Scenarios
- Production-Ready Scripts
- Automation Toolkits
Requirements
- Basic Hyper-V knowledge
- Basic PowerShell familiarity recommended
- No advanced scripting experience required
