Remotely Manage a Microsoft Hyper-V Server from a Windows Vista Client

So, you’ve successfully migrated a few Virtual Servers Guests to Windows Server 2008 running Hyper-V, but now you want to manage the Hyper-V Server remotely from another Windows Server 2008 or Vista box.  Is it possible?  Today at work I had that very question, and I found it is possible and easy to configure a Windows Vista Client OR a Windows Server 2008 box to remotely manage a Microsoft Hyper-V Server.

Below are the steps for enabling remote management on a Windows Vista Client.  Checkout this Article if you want the Step-by-step from a Windows Server 2008 box.

Remotely Manage a Microsoft Hyper-V Server from a Windows Vista Client

1)   Download and Install the Remote Management Update KB952627 from Windows Download Center (x86 Vs. x64)

• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952627

Note: If you’re running Windows 7 – read this KB Article for the Remote Server Admin Tools

2)   Click Windows Start Button, Type Hyper and Click Hyper-V Manager once Windows Search Finds it.  You can also find it under Control Panel Administrative Tools.

3)   Click Connect to Server to begin managing your Hyper-V Server

All done!  Very simple, easy and most importantly, GROOVY.  As mentioned above, if your looking for the steps for Windows Server 2008, checkout this article here.