Microsoft Hyper-V Administration Guide
Creating the virtual machine
Creating the virtual machine
To create the virtual machine:
- Launch the Hyper-V Manager in your Microsoft server. The Hyper-V Manager homepage opens.
- Select the server in the right tree menu. The server details page opens.
- Right-click the server and select New > Virtual Machine, or in the Actions menu, select New > Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard opens.
- Configure the VM:
- Click Next to create a VM with a custom configuration. The Specify Name and Location page opens.
- Enter a name for this VM. The name displays in the Hyper-V Manager.
- Click Next to continue to the Specify Generation page.
- Select Generation 1. Generation 2 is currently not supported.
- Click Next to continue to the Assign Memory page.
- Specify the amount of memory to allocate to this VM. See Minimum system requirements to determine your required memory.
- Click Next to continue to the Configure Networking page.
- You must configure network adapters in the Settings page.
Each new VM includes a network adapter. You can configure the network adapter to use a virtual switch, or it can remain disconnected. FortiAnalyzer requires four network adapters.
- Select Next to continue to the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page.
- Select to use an existing virtual hard disk and browse for the
faz.vhd
file that you downloaded from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support portal.
- Select Next to continue to the Summary page.
- To create the VM and close the wizard, select Finish.
Creating the virtual machine
To create the virtual machine:
- Launch the Hyper-V Manager in your Microsoft server. The Hyper-V Manager homepage opens.
- Select the server in the right tree menu. The server details page opens.
- Right-click the server and select New > Virtual Machine, or in the Actions menu, select New > Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard opens.
- Configure the VM:
- Click Next to create a VM with a custom configuration. The Specify Name and Location page opens.
- Enter a name for this VM. The name displays in the Hyper-V Manager.
- Click Next to continue to the Specify Generation page.
- Select Generation 1. Generation 2 is currently not supported.
- Click Next to continue to the Assign Memory page.
- Specify the amount of memory to allocate to this VM. See Minimum system requirements to determine your required memory.
- Click Next to continue to the Configure Networking page.
- You must configure network adapters in the Settings page.
Each new VM includes a network adapter. You can configure the network adapter to use a virtual switch, or it can remain disconnected. FortiAnalyzer requires four network adapters.
- Select Next to continue to the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page.
- Select to use an existing virtual hard disk and browse for the
faz.vhd
file that you downloaded from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support portal.
- Select Next to continue to the Summary page.
- To create the VM and close the wizard, select Finish.