Complete the following steps according to their numbered sequence to deploy virtual host in Hyper-V.
Prerequisites
Make sure that you have:
- Network IP addresses, netmask, and gateway IP addresses for the virtual host.
- Network names for all virtual hosts, if you are creating a cluster.
- DNS or host information.
- Password for virtual host access. The default username is
root
and the default password isnetwitness
. - The NetWitness Platform virtual host package file for example, rsa-nw-11.5.0.0.3274.zip. (You download this package from Download Central https://community.rsa.com)
Procedure
Note: The following instructions illustrate an example of deploying a VM in the Hyper-V environment. The screens you see may be different from this example.
To deploy virtual host in Hyper-V.
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Log on to Hyper-V Manager.
- Click Import Virtual Machine and Click Next.
- In the Import Virtual Machine dialog, specify the path where the zip file is extracted and Click Next.
- Choose copy the Virtual machine (create a new unique ID) Import Type.
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In the Choose Destination section, specify the new or existing folder to store the Virtual Machine files.
- In the Choose Storage Folder section, specify the location where you want to store multiple Virtual Machine deployments.
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In the Connect Network section, specify the Network name for the Virtual Machine to connect.
- Check the Summary, if all the details are correct, click Finish.
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