Manage remote Hyper-V machine

roy111 · 08 Sep 2017

I have 2 win 10 pro and considering this setup:

Desktop with hyper-v to tun virtual machine
laptop with hyper-v management

what i can now achieve is connect to the desktop with RDP then launch
hyper-v management in the desktop; using the laptop hyper-v management
would be more convenient but i cannot connect to the desktop hyper-v
from the laptop (i.e. i cannot browse the VM list, start/stop etc.)

is it possible to connect to remote hyper-v service using hyper-v management only with win 10 pro?
it seems to me that it can only be done with a server infrastructure

thanks

lx07 · 08 Sep 2017

Certainly it is possible. Try this Connecting Hyper-V Manager to another PC - Windows 10 Forums

It isn't as simple as if you are connected to a domain but it works. I do exactly the same.

roy111 · 09 Sep 2017

Thanks for the info lx07.

Is there any security risk applying your procedure? it feels more an hack than
an actual windows feature ... (?)

lx07 · 09 Sep 2017

I'm not sure what you mean by hack - it is a way to do what you want if you aren't on a domain - it is only standard methods.

If someone compromised one of your computers they would have access to the other (because you store the password) but if one of your computers is compromised that is bad enough not to worry about the other (for me anyway).

Other than that I don't think it is a risk particularly, no.

roy111 · 10 Sep 2017

Ok i understand it is a bit unconvenient but it get the job done, thanks!

P.S. what i mean by hack:

Kludge - Wikipedia

roy111 · 19 Sep 2017

The procedure gives error:

winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="MYPC"}

Error: Invalid use of command line. Type "winrm -?" for help.

EDIT: it works, used is cmd shell

it is not clear what to apply to the server and to the client, I understand you use
both as server/client but i have a server and a distinct client ...