With the abstract concepts covered, you can embark on your practical journey with Hyper-V. This chapter introduces the tools that you will use throughout this book and in your professional life. You will see more of these programs as you proceed through the book. In this chapter, you take your first functional steps into the world of Hyper-V by using these tools to connect to Hyper-V hosts. If you don’t have any Hyper-V hosts yet, you can read ahead and return to this chapter later.