VM Configuration Location - HyperV

[Bankesy]

Hi all,

 

This is probably me just forgetting where to find it but is there a way to view the location of configuration files for VMs via HyperV or Failover Cluster Manager?

 

Not the virtual disks but the actual settings\config file, I don't think they are in the default location in my case. Just want to know where they are to keep things consistent moving forward.

 

Thanks

[Alex0x7F]

Easiest way is PowerShell:

Get-VM -Name "YourVMName" | Select Name, Path
 

That Path property is the VM's actual config folder (not the VHD location) and should show you where it's living.
 

Alternatively right-click the VM in Hyper-V Manager, Move... > "Move the virtual machine's storage", and the next screen shows you the current paths for everything (config, checkpoints, disks) before you actually move anything. Just hit cancel once you've spotted what you need.

[Bankesy]

@Alex0x7F

 

The above told me what I need to know but now I am just not thinking straight and cannot remember the correct way to mount an ISO to the VM for OS installation.

 

I've added the DVD drive but cannot browse to the ISO because it is in my files outside of the cluster and HyperV\FCM is complaining about that.

 

I don't know how I would have done this before when I created VMs.

[Alex0x7F]

@Bankesy
 

If I am understanding your current issue correctly, in a cluster any mounted ISO needs to be on storage all nodes can reach, so a local path won't work, which is why FCM is complaining.

 

Drop the ISO onto a cluster shared volume (e.g. C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1\ISOs) or another shared location and point the DVD drive there, it should browse fine after that.

Edited September 8 by Alex0x7F
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