Generation 2 Virtual Machines

Question 1

What are the new features added to Generation 2 Virtual Machines?

Answer 1

PXE boot by using a standard network adapter
Boot from a SCSI virtual hard disk
Boot from a SCSI virtual DVD
Secure Boot (enabled by default)
UEFI firmware support

Question 2

What features have been removed?

Answer 2

IDE drives and legacy network adapter support has been removed.

Question 3

What guest OSs are supported by Gen 2 VM’s

Answer 3

Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012
64-bit versions of Windows 8.1
64-bit versions of Windows 8

Question 4

What is secure boot and how is it enabled?

Answer 4

Secure Boot is a feature that helps prevent unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI drivers (also known as option ROMs) from running at boot time. It is enabled by default.

Question 5

How do you disable secure boot using powershell?

Answer 5

Set-VMFirmware –Vmname TestVM –EnableSecureBoot Off

Question 6

Is RemoteFX supported by Generation 2?

Answer 6

No. RemoteFX is not supported by generation 2 virtual machines.

Question 7

Can you attach a VHD to a Generation 2 VM?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Can you convert a VHD to a VHDX and use it to boot to a Gen 2

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Can you resize a boot volume VHDX while a VM is running?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What OS must a Generation 2 VM Host be running

Answer 10

Windows Server 2012 R2

Question 11

What is the default generation of a new VM

Answer 11

Generation 1

Question 12

What is the maximum number of NIC supported by a Gen 2

Answer 12

Eight