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# LinuxKit with Hyper-V
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LinuxKit supports running LinuxKit created VMs on Hyper-V on Microsoft
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Windows. `linuxkit` must be run from an elevated command prompt,
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typically a elevated Powershell and utilises Powershell scripting to
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manage the Hyper-V VMs.
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Example:
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```sh
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linuxkit.exe run -disk size=1 linuxkit-efi.iso
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```
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The Hyper-V VM, by default, is named after the prefix of the ISO, ie
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with `.iso` and `-efi` stripped. Note, You may only have one VM for a
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given name. You can specify an alternative name using the `-name`
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command-line option.
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## Boot
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Currently, the Hyper-V backend only supports booting EFI ISO images
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created with LinuxKit. `linuxkit` create a Generation 2 VM and
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disables secure EFI boot for booting.
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In the future, we may add support for legacy BIOS ISOs, booting from
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disks, and enable secure boot.
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## Console
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The serial port of the VM is configured to redirect to a Named Pipe,
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and when the `linuxkit` command is executed an interactive console is
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provided in the same window. The serial console may also be redirected
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to a file.
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**Note:** The connection to the Named Pipe sometimes seems to be a bit
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racey, though the code itself should be fine. You may have to try
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again if the connection to the serial console fails.
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If the main console is configured within the VM, one can also connect
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to it using the Hyper-V manager, or from the command-line:
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```sh
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vmconnect.exe localhost linuxkit
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```
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## Disks
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The Hyper-V backend supports multiple disks to be attached to the VM
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using the standard `linuxkit` `-disk` syntax. While Hyper-V typically
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stores disk images under a default location, if the VM is created with
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`linuxkit`, by default, new disks are created in the current
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directory.
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## Networking
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By default, the Hyper-V backend will try to find an external switch
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configured by the user and use this for network connectivity for the
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VM. This means that DHCP will be provided by the normal DHCP server
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on your network. Depending on your firewall settings, you may be able
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to access the VM directly via its IP address.
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Alternatively, you can specify a Hyper-V switch to use using the
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`-switch` command-line option. In this case it is the user's
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responsibility to provide a DHCP server or to configure the VM's IP
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address by some other means.
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## Integration services and Metadata
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LinuxKit does not yet have packages for Hyper-V integration agents
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(KVP and VSS daemons). We plan to add them soon.
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The Hyper-V backend currently does not support passing
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metadata/userdata to the VM.
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