Install and configure Hyper-V using PowerShell
(Your computer must be capable of hardware virtualization and set in BIOS)
#Open Powershell As Administrator
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName HypervisorPlatform
#reboot
#find the network adapter you want to attach the VLAN’s
Get-NetAdapter -Physical
Create a new VMSwitch
(normally the VMSwitch is for VMs but the -AllowManagementOS option allows the OS to interact)
New-VMSwitch -name ExternalSwitch -NetAdapterName Ethernet -AllowManagementOS $true
Add a VM VLAN adapter
(Remember an access port doesn’t need the traffic to be tagged but it will be tagged when it hits the VLAN on the VMSwitch).
Add-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name “VLAN1” -SwitchName “ExternalSwitch” -Passthru | Set-VMNetworkAdapterVlan -Access -VlanId 1
(Remember an access port doesn’t need the traffic to be tagged but it will be tagged when it hits the VLAN on the VMSwitch).
Add-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name “TRUNK1” -SwitchName “ExternalSwitch” -Passthru | Set-VMNetworkAdapterVlan -Trunk -NativeVlanId 0 -AllowedVlanIdList “10,4,8,6,11,12”
Get list of management VM VLAN adapters
Get-VMNetworkAdapterVlan -ManagementOS
Enable Jumbo Frames
(If required)
Open network adapter control panel ncpa.cpl
Right click the physical adapter e.g. Ethernet 2 and click Configure
Select Advanced > Jumbo Packet > 9014 Bytes and click OK
Repeat this for the EXTERNALSWITCH / VLAN / TRUNK adapters
(REMEMBER JUMBO FRAMES NEEDS TO BE ENABLED IN THE ENTIRE NETWORK CHAIN)
Install VMware Workstation
Use all the default installation parameters install and reboot.
Setup Virtual Network Editor
Use PowerShell to find the InterfaceDescription names
Get-NetAdapter
In VMware Workstation Pro go to Edit > Virtual Network Editor and click change settings
Select the VMnet0 and Bridge to an unused adapter and click Apply
Now Click “Add Network” and create a new network adapter e.g. VMnet2 and click OK
Select the VMnet1 adapter and click rename enter VLAN1 and click OK
Select the VLAN1 adapter and click bridged then find the network adapter with the PowerShell InterfaceDescription of the VLAN1 (in my case the is “Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter #2”) select from Bridged to: drop down and click OK
Do the same for the TRUNK or any other VLAN’s
