This document contains a conveniently formatted source of command line syntax for Windows Server 2008 Core, and includes both RTM and R2 commands. It started out as a convenient source for my own reference, but after sharing with a few colleagues, they suggested I share.In any event, it makes for a handy offline reference if you've not memorized all the configuration commands for server core.

This script helps to convert your physical client/server into a Virtual Server. All settings, of the client configuration, are into the script.

This script automatize adding of new VMM host into VMM Server.

by Tore Lervik, The gadget can list multiple servers at once and also support vmconnect when double clicking on a VM. The gadget uses WMI to connect to the server so the user might need to follow John Howard's guide remote WMI access (Step 5) on both the client and the Hyper-V server.

StarWind Free is an iSCSI Target that converts any Windows server into a SAN in less than 10 minutes. In the latest version, Starwind Free support CLUSTERING!

by Matthijs ten Seldam, VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool, VMC2HV for short, imports the configuration from a Virtual Machine Configuration (VMC) file. Both Virtual PC and Virtual Server use VMC files to store the hardware and other properties of a VM. It reads the VMC file and maps all relevant properties to those for a Hyper-V VM. For those properties that did not exist, it provides additional options.

Maintenance script for guests managed by SCVMM 2008

This reusable Powershell script will create a new virtual machine from an existing VM template in any SCVMM library. Requires SCVMM 2008 Powershell extensions. Script has 3 required parameters. Run with no parameters and syntax will be echoed to the screen. Be sure to add a license key and administrator password to your template first! Save with a .ps1 extension when you download.