HyperV2Hosts

HyperV2Hosts is a PowerShell script that fetches IP addresses of active Hyper-V VMs and updates your hosts file with VM names and their IPs.
The script adds entries in the hosts file using the format IP VMName # [HYPERV2HOSTS].

Prerequisites

• Windows operating system with PowerShell
• Administrator privileges

Usage

1. Clone or download this repository.

2. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges.

3. Navigate to the cloned/downloaded directory:

cd path/to/HyperV2Hosts

4. Run the script:

.\hyperV2hosts.ps1

5. Check your hosts file at %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts to see the updated entries.

Notes

• If you get some error about_Execution_Policies just use this command:
  powershell.exe -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file .\hyperv2hosts.ps1
• If IP does not show up, one might have to install linux-azure on the guest (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/supported-ubuntu-virtual-machines-on-hyper-v).
• You can also add this script to task scheduler.

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