How to manage Hyper-V core from a Windows 7 computer

Assuming you have already installed Hyper-V core on a server and configured the server from the sconfig menu

Download RSAT tools for Windows 7

Once installed run the following commands to enable remote administration features

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-HyperV

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-ServerManager

To verify the features are now enabled, use the following command:

dism /online /get-features

On the Server run the following commands

netsh firewall set portopening ALL 137 "Hyper-V Management"

netsh firewall set portopening ALL 445 "Hyper-V Management"

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Volume Management" new enable=yes

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)" new enable=yes

On the client run the following commands:

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Volume Management" new enable=yes

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)" new enable=yes

NOTE:

If your computer is in a domain and the server is in the workgroup use the cmdkey to add the username on your Windows workstation

cmdkey /add:<server IP>  /user:<Server name>\administrator /pass

You should now be able to manage the server via computer management, server manager and Hyper-V.