Deploying the Virtual Appliance Using Hyper-V Manager

  1. Open the Hyper-V Manager.
  2. From the Action menu, select New > Virtual Machine. This opens the New Virtual Machine Wizard.
  3. Read the Before You Begin screen.
  4. Enter a Name for the new VM and click Next.
  5. Select Generation 1 and click Next.
  6. Assign Startup memory.
    Note: When using the New Virtual Machine Wizard, RAM is specified, but the system assigns only one virtual processor, by default. This value can be increased after the initial setup.
    • For software trials, feature testing, and other non-production systems, we recommend using 6GB (6144MB) RAM and 2 virtual processors.
    • For production systems with 4,000 or fewer users, we recommend using 8GB (8192MB) RAM and 4 virtual processors.
    • For production systems with 8,000 or fewer users, we recommend using 12GB (12288MB) RAM and 8 virtual processors.
    • For production systems with more than 8,000 users, we recommend using 16GB (16384MB) RAM and 8 virtual processors.
    • For production system with more than 20,000 users, we recommend using 20GB (20480) RAM and 8 virtual processors.
  7. Leave Use Dynamic Memory selected (the default) and click Next.
  8. On the Configure Networking screen, select the appropriate virtual switch in the Connections field. Click Next.
  9. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen, select Use an existing virtual hard disk, and browse to the location where the vhdx file exists. Click Next.
  10. Verify the setup summary and click Finish.
The system creates the new virtual machine.
Parent topic: Deploying the Virtual Appliance to a Hyper-V Server