Creating a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Before you begin

  • Hyper-V is a virtualization solution from Microsoft. It is assumed that the Guardium user using Hyper-V has prior experience with Hyper-V.
  • Verify system requirements for the version of Guardium® being installed.

Procedure

  1. Start the Hyper-V Manager and connect to your Hyper-V server.
  2. In the Actions pane, select New > Virtual Machine to begin the New Virtual Machine wizard. Click Next.
  3. Specify names and location:
    1. Name: This is the name of the virtual machine containing the Guardium system.
    2. You may select Store the virtual machine in a different location and provide the path to your data store, if appropriate.
    3. Click Next when done.
  4. Specify Generation of the virtual machine: Select Generation 1 and click Next.
  5. Assign memory: Verify that the allocated RAM meets the minimum system requirements. Leave the option Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine unchecked and click Next.
  6. Configure Networking: Select your virtual switch and click Next. Note that hardware may differ and there may be multiple choices.
  7. Connect Virtual Hard Disk: Select Create a virtual hard disk.
    1. Specify the path to the virtual disk.
    2. Verify that the size of the virtual hard disk meets the minimum system requirements.
    3. Click Next.
  8. Installation Options: The operating system can be installed through a physical CD/DVD drive or through an Image file (.ISO).
    1. DVD Installation: select Physical CD/DVD drive and choose the correct drive letter.
    2. .ISO Installation: select Image File (.ISO) and browse to your image file.
    3. Click Next.
  9. Complete installation: Verify all selected options in the Description box. Click Finish to create the virtual machine and close the wizard.
  10. Open Console: Select your new virtual machine from the virtual machines pane and click Connect.
  11. Click on File > Settings.
  12. On the Hardware pane:
    1. Select BIOS. Move IDE to the top of the Startup order.
    2. Select the Processor section. Allocate the minimum number of virtual processors needed based on your system requirements.
    3. Expand the Processor section. Select NUMA in the subsection and change the Maximum amount of memory (MB) to the assigned memory entered in the step 5.
    4. Select the SCSI Controller section and click on the Remove button.
  13. Optionally, in the Management pane below the Hardware pane, you may set up your preferences for Automatic Start up and Stop Actions.
  14. Click Apply and if there are no warnings, click OK.
  15. Click the green Start button to start your virtual machine.
  16. Install your Guardium system. For more information see Installing your Guardium Data Protection system. Power down after installation.
  17. On the Hyper-v virtual machine console, open File > Settings.
  18. On the Hardware pane, expand the Network Adapter section and select the Advanced Features subsection.
  19. Configure the MAC address by selecting the Static radio button. Click Apply and OK.
  20. Power on your virtual Guardium system.

What to do next

Install the Hyper-V toolkit on your Guardium system.