Deploy the appliance software in Hyper-V virtual environment

Set up your virtual environment and deploy the virtual appliance software. Deploy the appliance software from the .zip file you downloaded.

Tip
For performance optimization, make sure that all virtual appliances in a cluster have the same specifications.

Open Hyper-V Manager installed on a Windows Server. To open Hyper-V Manager, either press the Windows key and type Hyper-V Manager to search applications for Hyper-V Manager or open it from the Windows Start menu.

Run the PowerShell script to create a virtual appliance with one of these predefined deployment specifications. The predefined deployment option allocates the CPUs, memory, and capture disk space.

Browse to the folder where you downloaded the appliance installation package and unzip the folder.
From the File menu, browse and open Open Windows PowerShell as administrator.
Use the Get-help command to know about Hyper-V commands.
At the Windows PowerShell prompt, go to the folder where you unzipped the installation file:
Run the PowerShell script in the guided deployment mode or the automated deployment mode:
- Guided deployment — Run the HyperV_ps.ps1 script with no arguments:
  .\HyperV_ps.ps1
  A dialog box appears with fields to choose the specifications for a virtual appliance:
  - Browse to specify the installation path.
  - Choose one of the predefined deployment options to specify the virtual appliance size.
    The predefined deployment option allocates the CPUs and memory. The options are Standard VM, Small VM, and Large VM.
    Note
    DLP Capture is currently not supported with ePO - SaaS. Don't use the predefined deployment options Standard VM - Capture, Small VM - Capture, and Large VM - Capture while deploying Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS appliance.
  - Provide the network interface details or update them later using the Settings option in the virtual appliance.
  - Click OK.
  Hyper-V prompts you to continue with the installation. Type y and press Enter to continue.
- Automated deployment — Run the HyperV_ps.ps1 script with these arguments:
  .\HyperV_ps.ps1 -noprompt -name "<VM_name>" -path "<installation_path>" -vmsize "<predefined_deployment_option>" -lan1 "<ip_address>" -lan2 "<ip_address>" -lan3 "<ip_address>"
  The predefined deployment options are "Small VM", "Standard VM", and "Large VM".
  For example, specifying the argument for -vmsize as "Small VM", creates a virtual appliance with one CPU with 4 GB RAM .
  Note
  If you don't specify -vmsize, a virtual appliance is created with the Standard VM specifications.
The required hard disks are created and the deployment is complete.
In Hyper-V Manager, verify the newly created virtual appliance. Right-click the virtual appliance and click Settings to edit the configuration settings.
Browse to various fields, such as Processor, IDE Controller and change the settings if needed. Connect to the network switches using the Network Adapter fields. Click OK.
In the virtual appliance window, click Start from the Actions menu.
The disk drives and the appliance software are deployed. The installation starts from hard disk 1.