I’m having several Windows Servers 2008 R2 which I previously accessed using Hyper-V Manager from Windows 7. On upgrading to Windows 8 and enabling the feature Hyper-V, this is no longer possible. I get an error message stating:
“This version of Hyper-V manager cannot be used to manage servers running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.”
How do I solve this problem and access my virtual servers using Hyper-V manager for Windows 8?
Best Answer
All server management tools that are part of the Remote Server Administration Toolkit (RSAT) for Windows Vista manage only Server 2008. And all server management tools that come with Windows 7 (as RSAT) manage only servers running Server 2008 R2. And all server management tools that are part of Windows 8 (in this case, built in -- not the RSAT) manage only Windows 8.
This is true for all server rolls, not just Hyper-V. And you wouldn't be the first person to say that you wished for something different.
If you want something that manages different types of servers from the same console, and you want it to come from Microsoft, that's System Center Virtual Machine Manager.