Create and Manage Hyper-V Virtual Machines in Hyper-V Core
Prerequisites for Using nShield Monitor with Hyper-V Virtual Machines
It is recommended to have at least 8 GB main memory when using Hyper-V Manager with nShield Monitor. The following Hyper-V image files are required:
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nShieldMonitor-2.7.0-1.vhd
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nShieldMonitor-2.7.0-2.vhdx
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nShieldMonitor-2.7.0-3.vhdx
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nShieldMonitor-2.7.0-4.vhdx
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nShieldMonitor-2.7.0-5.vhdx
Install Hyper-V
With Windows Server Core installations, you can install Hyper-V using the following applications:
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The legacy Hyper-V Manager.
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Windows Admin Center.
Install Hyper-V on Windows Server Core with PowerShell
At the PowerShell command prompt, run:
Install-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V -IncludeAllSubFeature -Restart
Windows Server Core will install the Hyper-V role and restart automatically.
Add the Hyper-V Role Using Windows Admin Center
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Connect your Windows Admin Center Gateway Server to your Windows Server Core installation.
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In Windows Admin Server, select Server Manager > Roles and Features > Install, then select Hyper-V.
Windows Admin Center will calculate the dependencies of role and feature installations and then prompt you to proceed with the installation, including automatic reboot options.
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When Windows Server has rebooted, check in Server Manager > Roles and Features that the State for the Hyper-V role is Installed.
Configure a New Virtual Machine with Hyper-V
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In Windows Admin Center, select Server Manager, then launch Hyper-V Manager.
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Select New > Virtual Machine.
The New Virtual Machine Wizard opens.
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Specify the Name and Location of the virtual machine, then select Next.
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Select Generation 1, then select Next.
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Set the RAM Size, then select Next.
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Set the Connection to Default Switch, then select Next.
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Attach the boot hard disk (VHD file) for nShield Monitor.
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Select Next, then select Finish.
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In the new machine, select Settings.
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Select SCSI Controller, then add the remaining four hard drives of nShield Monitor.
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Select Hard Drive, then select Add.
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In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, select Copy the contents of the specified virtual hard disk, browse to the -2.vhdx file, and add it.
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Back on the SCSI Controller page, select Apply.
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Add the other three virtual hard disk files (
-3.vhdx
,-4.vhdx
, and-5.vhdx
), repeating steps a-c for each of them.All four virtual hard disk files added to the SCSI Controller:
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From Hyper-V Manager, select Start and Connect to see the nShield Monitor image running.