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Hyper-V Install & Getting Started Guide

Steps to Deploy vME on Microsoft Hyper-V.​

1. Import the vME Virtual Machine​

  • Open Hyper-V Manager from the Start menu or Server Manager.
  • In the left-hand panel, select the Hyper-V host you wish to deploy vME on.
  • In the right-hand Actions panel, click "Import Virtual Machine..."

2. New Virtual Machine Wizard​

2.1 Locate Folder​

  • Click Browse and navigate to the folder containing the extracted vME Hyper-V VM package.
  • Select the folder and click Next.
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Contact your enov8 representative for the latest vME release for Hyper-V package.

Locate Folder

3.2 Select Virtual Machine​

  • The wizard will detect the vME virtual machine in the selected folder.
  • Select the vME Appliance from the list and click Next.

Select Virtual Machine

3.3 Choose Import Type​

  • Select "Copy the virtual machine (create a new unique ID)" and click Next.
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Selecting "Copy the virtual machine" ensures a unique ID is assigned, which is required if you intend to run multiple vME instances on the same host.

Choose Import Type

3.4 Choose Destination​

  • Specify the destination folders for the virtual machine files, snapshots, and smart paging.
  • Accept the defaults or browse to your preferred storage location.
  • Click Next.

Choose Destination

3.5 Choose Storage Folders​

  • Specify the folder where the virtual hard disk files will be stored.
  • Click Next.

Choose Storage Folders

3.6 Review and Finish​

  • Review the summary of your import settings.
  • Click Finish to start the import process.

4. Monitor Deployment​

  • The import process will begin. You can monitor the progress in the Status pane within Hyper-V Manager.
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Do not close Hyper-V Manager until the import is complete.

Once the import tasks are completed, the vME virtual machine will appear in the Virtual Machines list.

5. Update Configuration​

  • Right-click on the newly imported vME VM and click "Settings..."

  • Update the VM settings to match the recommended vME requirements of 32 CPU Cores and 128 GB Memory.

    • Under Processor, set the number of virtual processors to 32.
    • Under Memory, set the startup RAM to 131072 MB (128 GB) and disable Dynamic Memory.

  • Click Add Hardware and select SCSI Controller, then select Hard Drive then click Add to attach a new virtual hard disk for the vME storage pool (e.g. 1024 GB).

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Multiple disks can be added depending on your use case. vME can stripe multiple disks as a single or separate storage pool(s). Note: The disks must be all the same size and performance if striping under the same pool.

Update Configuration

6. Configure Networking​

  • In the VM Settings, select the Network Adapter.
  • Set the Virtual Switch to the appropriate switch that provides network connectivity for vME.
  • Click OK to save all settings.
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Ensure the selected virtual switch has connectivity to your target database environment.

Configure Networking

7. Power On the VM​

  • Once configuration is complete, right-click the vME VM in Hyper-V Manager and select "Start."
  • Right-click the VM again and click "Connect..." to open the VM console.

After some time the IP address will be displayed on the VM console screen. If it does not appear, log in to the VM console and run ip addr to find the assigned IP address.

Use this IP address to navigate to the vME web frontend.

Next step: Complete the setup wizard​

First-time setup — required after install

After the VM is running and you can open the vME web UI in your browser, you must complete the first-boot setup wizard before using vME. The wizard walks you through hostname and NTP, TLS, licence registration, password change, authentication, timezone, and optional first pool creation.

→ Continue to the Setup Wizard (First Boot) Guide for the full step-by-step walkthrough.