Mastering Microsoft® Virtualization

3.1. Server Manager

As mentioned in Chapter 2, Microsoft has included a component called Server Manager as an inclusive management view for many of the functions performed by system administrators. When a role is added to the operating system, its corresponding management interface is inserted into Server Manager to give you a single-pane-of-glass view into managing the various roles installed on that server, when it is installed on a Full installation.

This is true with the Hyper-V role. When you install the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft inserts the Hyper-V Manager MMC (Microsoft Management Console) into Server Manager. Or, if you prefer, you can call up the Hyper-V Manager MMC by itself without all the other management ...