New-SCHardwareProfile

Creates a hardware profile in the VMM library.

Syntax

New-SCHardwareProfile
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Generation <Int32>]
   [-HighlyAvailable <Boolean>]
   [-HAVMPriority <UInt32>]
   [-DRProtectionRequired <Boolean>]
   [-ReplicationGroup <ReplicationGroup>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled <Boolean>]
   [-NumLock <Boolean>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality <Boolean>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration <Boolean>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile>]
   [-Description <String>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled <Boolean>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled <Boolean>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-RecoveryPointObjective <Int32>]
   [-ProtectionProvider <ProtectionProvider>]
   [-BootOrder <BootDevice[]>]
   [-FirstBootDevice <String>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent <Int32>]
   [-DiskIops <Int32>]
   [-NetworkUtilizationMbps <Int32>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-CPUReserve <Int32>]
   [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired <Boolean>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet creates a hardware profile for use in Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) that stores hardware configuration information. You can create a standalone hardware profile or customize a template or virtual machine to include hardware profile settings. New-SCHardwareProfile stores the new hardware profile object in the VMM library.

You can create a hardware profile based on defaults or an existing hardware profile, or, you can customize a hardware profile as you create it. If you specify no parameters other than Name, which is required, VMM creates a default hardware profile object.

Hardware profile settings that you can configure for a virtual machine include:

  • Boot order settings in the BIOS that specify the device startup order for a virtual machine. The boot order setting is available only for virtual machines on a Hyper-V host or Citrix XenServer host.

  • CPU settings for a virtual machine.

  • Memory available on a virtual machine.

  • A virtual floppy drive.

  • Two virtual COM ports (COM1 and COM2).

  • A built-in virtual IDE device.

  • One or more virtual SCSI adapters.

  • One or more virtual network adapters that you can attach to a logical network. A virtual network adapter can be emulated or synthetic.

  • The priority assigned to a virtual machine for using the host's CPU resources relative to the use of the host's CPU by other virtual machines deployed on the same host. CPU priorities are determined by the virtualization software.

  • Whether a virtual machine created from this profile will be highly available. A highly available virtual machine is a virtual machine that can only be placed on a host that is part of a host cluster.

Examples

Example 1: Create a default hardware profile

PS C:\> New-SCHardwareProfile -Name "NewHWProfile01"

This command creates a default hardware profile named NewHWProfile01.

Example 2: Create a hardware profile that sets boot order, CPU, and memory

PS C:\> New-SCHardwareProfile -Name "NewHWProfile02" -BootOrder PXEBoot,CD,Floppy,IDEHardDrive -MemoryMB 1024 -CPUCount 4

This command creates a new hardware profile, names it NewHWProfile02, sets PXEBoot as the first entry in the BIOS boot order, specifies 1024 MB of memory, and specifies that a virtual machine created by using this hardware profile will have four processors.

Example 3: Clone and then modify an existing hardware profile

PS C:\> $HWProfile = Get-SCHardwareProfile | where { $_.Name -eq "NewHWProfile01" }
PS C:\> New-SCHardwareProfile -Name "NewHWProfile03" -HardwareProfile $HWProfile -RelativeWeight 100

The first command gets the hardware profile object named NewHWProfile01 and stores the object in the $HWProfile variable.

The second command creates a hardware profile called NewHWProfile03 based on NewHWProfile01, but modifies the value for relative weight. All other settings in NewHWProfile03 are identical to those in NewHWProfile01.

Example 4: Create a hardware profile that contains a network adapter, a SCSI adapter, and a DVD drive

PS C:\> $JobGroupId = [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -JobGroup $JobGroupID -PhysicalAddressType Dynamic -VirtualNetwork "Internal Network" 
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualSCSIAdapter -JobGroup $JobGroupID -AdapterID 6 -Shared $False
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualDVDDrive -JobGroup $JobGroupID -Bus 1 -LUN 0
PS C:\> New-SCHardwareProfile -Name "NewHWProfile04" -Owner "Contoso\Katarina" -Description "Temporary Hardware Config used to create a VM/Template" -MemoryMB 512 -JobGroup $JobGroupID

The first command generates a globally unique identifier (GUID) and stores the GUID string in variable $JobGroupID. The job group ID functions as an identifier that groups subsequent commands that include this identifier into a single job group.

The second command creates a virtual network adapter but uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that the network adapter is not created until just before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet in the last command runs. This command sets the physical (MAC) address type to dynamic and specifies that the new virtual network adapter will connect to a virtual network named Internal Network.

The third command creates a virtual SCSI adapter but uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that the SCSI adapter is not created until just before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet in the last command runs. This command sets the adapter ID to 6, and it sets the Shared parameter to $False so that the adapter is not shared (as it would have had to be if you wanted to use the adapter in guest clustering).

The fourth command creates a virtual DVD drive but uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that the DVD drive is not created until just before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet in the last command runs. Specifying Bus 1 and LUN 0 attaches the virtual DVD drive to Secondary Channel (0) on the IDE bus.

The last command creates a hardware profile named NewHWProfile04, sets the owner to Contoso\Katarina, specifies a description, and specifies that the amount of memory on the host that a virtual machine created by using this hardware profile will use is 512 MB. Before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet creates the hardware profile, the JobGroup parameter in this final command executes all of the preceding cmdlets that specify the same JobGroup GUID. When New-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter, New-SCVirtualScsiAdapter, and New-SCVirtualDVDDrive run, the resulting objects that are created are automatically associated with the new hardware profile.

Example 5: Create a hardware profile and add it to a new virtual machine template

PS C:\> $HWProfile = New-SCHardwareProfile -Name "NewHWProfile05" -CPUCount 4 -MemoryMB 64000 -CPUMax 100 -Owner "Contoso\Katarina" -HighlyAvailable $True 
PS C:\> $VHD = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk | where { $_.Name -eq "VHD01.vhd"  -and $_.LibraryServer.Name -eq "LibServer01.Contoso.com" }
PS C:\> $OS = Get-SCOperatingSystem | where {$_.Name -eq "64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter"}
PS C:\> New-SCVMTemplate -Name "LargeVMTemplate" -HardwareProfile $HWProfile -OperatingSystem $OS -VirtualHardDisk $VHD -NoCustomization

The first command creates a new hardware profile, names it NewHWProfile05, specifies that it contains four processors, and that the highest percentage of the total resources of a single CPU on a host that can be used by a virtual machine is 100 percent, assigns 64 GB of RAM and an owner, sets the HighlyAvailable parameter to $True, and then stores the new hardware profile object in the $HWProfile variable. The HighlyAvailable parameter specifies that a virtual machine created by using this hardware profile, either directly or through a template, will be placed on a host that is a node of a host cluster.

The second command gets the virtual hard disk object named VHD01 from the library and stores the object in the $VHD variable.

The third command gets an operating system object by name and stores the object in the $OS variable.

The last command creates a new virtual machine template, names it LargeVMTemplate, and specifies that it use the operating system, hardware profile, and virtual hard disk retrieved or created in the preceding commands, without any customization to the operating system.

Parameters

-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction

Specifies the action to take when the VM encounters a critical error, and exceeds the timeout duration specified by the AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout parameter. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Pause and None.

Type:UInt16
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout

Specifies the amount of time, in minutes, to wait in critical pause before powering off the virtual machine.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-BootOrder

Specifies the order of devices that a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host uses to start. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • CD
  • IDEHardDrive
  • PXEBoot
  • Floppy
Type:BootDevice[]
Accepted values:Floppy, CD, IdeHardDrive, PxeBoot, Unknown
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CapabilityProfile

Specifies a capability profile object.

Type:CapabilityProfile
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CheckpointType

Specifies the Checkpoint type. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • Disabled
  • Production
  • ProductionOnly
  • Standard
Type:CheckpointType
Accepted values:Disabled, Production, ProductionOnly, Standard
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPUCount

Specifies the number of CPUs on a virtual machine, on a hardware profile, or on a template.

Types of hosts support the following number of CPUs:

  • Hyper-V. Up to four CPUs per virtual machine, depending on guest operating system.
  • VMware ESX. Up to four CPUs per virtual machine, but only one CPU on a virtual machine that runs Windows NT 4.0.
  • Citrix XenServer. Up to eight CPUs per virtual machine, depending on guest operating system.
Type:Byte
Aliases:ProcessorCount
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent

Specifies the percent of CPU on the host that you expect this virtual machine to use. This value is used only when VMM determines a suitable host for the virtual machine.

Type:Int32
Aliases:ExpectedCPUUtilization
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPULimitForMigration

Indicates whether to limit processor features for the specified virtual machine in order to enable migration to a physical computer that has a different version of the same processor as the source computer. VMM does not support migrating virtual machines between physical computers that have processors from different manufacturers.

Type:Boolean
Aliases:LimitCPUForMigration
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPULimitFunctionality

Indicates whether to enable running an older operating system such as Windows NT 4.0 on a virtual machine deployed on a Hyper-V host or on a VMware ESX host by providing limited CPU functionality for the virtual machine.

Type:Boolean
Aliases:LimitCPUFunctionality
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPUMaximumPercent

Specifies the highest percentage of the total resources of a single CPU on the host that can be used by a specific virtual machine at any given time.

Example: -CPUMaximumPercent 80 (to specify 80 per cent)

Type:Int32
Aliases:CPUMax
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum

Specifies the maximum number of CPUs allowed for each virtual NUMA node.

Type:Byte
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPURelativeWeight

Specifies the amount of CPU resources on a host that this virtual machine can use relative to other virtual machines on the same host. A virtual machine with a higher weight value is allocated more CPU resources than a virtual machine with a lower weight value. The VMware term for these values is shares.

Types of hosts support the following relative values:

  • Hyper-V. 1 to 10000.

  • VMware ESX. High.

  • VMware ESX. Above Normal.
  • VMware ESX. Normal (default). 1000.

  • VMware ESX. Below Normal.

  • VMware ESX. Low.
  • VMware ESX. Custom 1 to 1000000.

  • Citrix XenServer. 1 to 65536, normal is 256.

Type:Int32
Aliases:RelativeWeight
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPUReserve

Specifies the minimum percentage of the resources of a single CPU on the host to allocate to a virtual machine. The percentage of CPU capacity that is available to the virtual machine is never less than this percentage.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CPUType

Specifies the type of CPU for a virtual machine. To retrieve a list of all CPU types that are available for use in virtual machines in a VMM environment, type Get-SCCPUType.

Type:ProcessorType
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Description

States a description for the specified object.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DiskIops

Specifies the number of disk input/output operations per second (IOPS) on the host that can be used by a specific virtual machine.

Example: -DiskIO 1500 (to specify 1500 IOPS)

Type:Int32
Aliases:DiskIO
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DRProtectionRequired

This parameter is reserved for future use.

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage

Specifies the percentage of memory above a virtual machine's current memory allocation which the host should try to reserve as a buffer. The default value is 20.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryTargetBufferPercentage 20

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DynamicMemoryEnabled

Indicates whether to enable dynamic memory for virtual machines. You can enable dynamic memory directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines. The default value is $False.

Required: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library limits placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryEnabled $True

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB

Specifies the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

Required: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB 1024

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB

Specifies the minimum amount of memory that can be allocated to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

Required: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryMinimumMB 1024

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-FirstBootDevice

Indicates the device on which a boot is first attempted.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Generation

Indicates the generation of virtual machine that is created.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-HardwareProfile

Specifies a hardware profile object.

Type:HardwareProfile
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-HAVMPriority

Specifies the virtual machine priority. Virtual machines start in priority order up to the limits of a host cluster node. Valid input for this parameter is a numeric representation of the priority:

  • High. 3000
  • Medium. 2000
  • Low. 1000

If you specify a value of zero (0), the virtual machine does not restart automatically.

Example format: -HAVMPriority 2000

Type:UInt32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-HighlyAvailable

Indicates whether to place a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host that is part of a host cluster. Configure this setting on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines.

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-JobGroup

Specifies an identifier for a series of commands that will run as a set just before the final command that includes the same job group identifier runs.

Type:Guid
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-JobVariable

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MemoryMB

Specifies the amount of random access memory (RAM), in megabytes (MB), on the host that this cmdlet allocates to the converted virtual machine. The default value is 512 MB. For a virtual machine on which dynamic memory is enabled on a host that runs Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later versions, specify the startup memory value.

Types of hosts have the following maximum memory assignable to virtual machines:

  • Hyper-V. Up to 65536 MB RAM per virtual machine.
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.x. Up to 16384 MB RAM per virtual machine.
  • VMware ESX Server 3.5.x. Up to 65532 MB RAM per virtual machine.
  • Citrix XenServer. Up to 32265 MB RAM per virtual machine.
Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB

Specifies the maximum amount of memory, in MB, that each virtual NUMA node is allowed.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MemoryWeight

Indicates the priority in allocating memory to a virtual machine, relative to other virtual machines on the same host. A virtual machine with a higher setting is allocated more memory resources than a virtual machine with a lower setting.

For a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later:

  • 5000 - Normal
  • 10000 - High
  • 0 - Low
  • 1 to 10000 - Custom
Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MonitorMaximumCount

Specifies the maximum number of monitors that a virtual video adapter supports.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MonitorMaximumResolution

Specifies the value, as a string, that represents the maximum possible monitor resolution of a virtual video adapter. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • 1024x768
  • 1280x1024
  • 1600x1200
  • 1920x1200

The default value is 1280x1024.

Example format: -MonitorResolutionMaximum "1600x1200"

Type:String
Aliases:MonitorResolutionMaximum
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of a VMM object.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NetworkUtilizationMbps

Specifies, in megabits per second (Mbps), the amount of bandwidth on the host's network that can be used by a specific virtual machine.

Example format: -NetworkUtilization 10

Type:Int32
Aliases:NetworkUtilization
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NumaIsolationRequired

Indicates whether NUMA isolation is required.

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NumLock

Indicates whether to enable the BIOS value for NumLock on a hardware profile that is used to create virtual machines on a Hyper-V host. This parameter does not apply to virtual machines on VMware ESX hosts, or on Citrix XenServer hosts.

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Owner

Specifies the owner of a VMM object in the form of a valid domain user account.

  • Example format: -Owner "Contoso\PattiFuller"
  • Example format: -Owner "PattiFuller@Contoso"
Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ProtectionProvider

Specifies a protection provider.

Type:ProtectionProvider
Accepted values:None, HVR8, HVRBlue, HVRAzure, DiskReplication, SANReplication
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PROTipID

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Type:Guid
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RecoveryPointObjective

Specifies the maximum period for which it is tolerable to lose data from an IT service due to a major incident.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ReplicationGroup

Specifies a replication group.

Type:ReplicationGroup
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SecureBootEnabled

Indicates whether secure booting is enabled.

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SecureBootTemplate

Specifies the secure boot template to be used for the Generation 2 virtual machine.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UserRole

Specifies a user role object.

Type:UserRole
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum

Specifies the maximum number of NUMA nodes allowed for each socket.

Type:Byte
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled

Indicates whether to enable the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for virtual machines. You can enable the Virtual Video Adapter directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines.

Required: You can enable the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed) or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed) or later.

Example format: -VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled $True

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMMServer

Specifies a VMM server object.

Type:ServerConnection
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Outputs

HardwareProfile

This cmdlet returns a HardwareProfile object.