Manage HYPER-V Integration Services

HYPER-V Integration Services are services that allow communication between virtual machine and HYPER-V host. When install a new Virtual Machine then automatic install a package of services which consists the HYPER-V Integration Services and improve the performance and manageability of Virtual Machine. If you need to learn more details you can visit Microsoft Technet Page at  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn798297.aspx .

Today i will explain in depth how can manage Integration Services from HYPER-V Console PowerShell, Guest(OS) or Linux.

WHAT'S NEW IN HYPER-V INTEGRATION SERVICES FOR WINDOWS SERVER 2012

In the Windows Server 2012 R2 the only thing that change in Integration Services with prior Windows Servers is the Guest Services. With this update System Administrators can copy files between virtual machine and HYPER-V Host from HYPER-V Manager without need network connection between them. 

MANAGE INTEGRATION SERVICES FROM HYPER-V MANAGER

If you have GUI Environment in your HYPER-V Host you can manage Integration Services from HYPER-V Manager. How can do this?

MANAGE INTEGRATION SERVICE WITH POWERSHELL.

If you would like to Manage Integration Services with Powershell read the article

MANAGE INTEGRATION SERVICES FROM GUEST (OS)

If you would like to take a look where can found the Integration Services or manage the Integration Services from Guest (OS) you can go in Services and find the following Services

Alternative if you would like to manage Integration Services from Powershell read the article

CHECK VERSION OF INTEGRATION SERVICES

If you would like to find the version of Integration Services you have 2 options.

The second option is from Powershell in HYPER-V Host.  See the article to see how can do it

INSTALL OR UPDATE INTEGRATION SERVICES IN GUEST(OS)

When you install a new Virtual Machine by default install the Integration Services. But if you would like to reinstall any reason  or Update the Integration Services it's not very difficult. 

As you can see in my example one of my Virtual Machines need to update the Integration Services.

Let's see how can do it.

MANAGE INTEGRATION SERVICES IN LINUX

If you have install one of the supported version of Linux in HYPER-V. For more details for the  supported Linux OS in  HYPER-V open https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126277.aspx then you can manage Integration Services from Linux OS.

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hv_utils is the driver for integration services in linux

INSTALL OR UPDATE INTEGRATION SERVICES IN LINUX.

If you have Linux in your HYPER-V host which supported the procedure is different. Let's take a look. In my enviroment i have a Centos 7 (x64) that Integration Services aren't install.

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INTEGRATION SERVICES ISO FILES

Every time which create new virtual machine integration services are installed. If you need to download integration files for ISO you can find it in https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46842. But in any case if you would like to know you can find an iso file with filename vmguest.iso in HYPER-V Host in C:windowssystem32.