hyper-v hvc

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# https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2018/04/hvc-ssh-direct-for-linux-vms-on-hyper-v/
# https://patrickwu.space/2019/02/16/hyper-v-hvc-command/

# Below working on Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631

# Doesn't seem to like win32-openssh location (spaces in program files). Set the following env variable (System)
HV_SSH_COMMAND                 C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe

# No gui setting to add com port in gen 2 vm. Use the cmdlet when VM powered off
Set-VMComPort -VMName TestVM -Number 1 \\.\pipe\testvmpipe

# For Linux VM Serial Console

/etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=ttyS0,115200n8"
update-grub2 (Debian)
systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyS0.service

# HVC Commands
hvc ssh -F none user@VMName # SSH ignoring .ssh/config
hvc serial -c VMName # connect on VM serial console, enabling console output (without this everything is printed to the console)