The following resources are required for a Hyper-V deployment:
Windows Server 2016 Standard.
VMMS (Virtual Machine Management Service)/Hyper-V Manager version 10.0.14393 or later.
Central Management System and File Protect appliances: Standard virtual switch, connected to an external network and shared by the operating system.
Network Security appliance:
Two standard virtual switches, connected to an external network and shared by the operating system. One switch is used by the management interface (ether1). The other switch is used by the submission interface (ether 2).
One or more standard virtual switches, connected to an external network and not shared by the operating system. These switches are used by the monitoring interfaces. For inline mode, two switches are needed for each port pair. For TAP mode, one switch is needed for each port pair. At least two monitoring interfaces (pether 3 and pether4 in port pair A) are required for the appliance to function.
The following BIOS flags are enabled. If there are pending processes on your virtual appliance, contact your Hyper-V administrator to enable BIOS flags as needed.