6.2 Deploying a Hyper-V VM

Complete the steps in Table 6-2 for each appliance:

Table 6-2 Deploying a Hyper-V VM

Page, Dialog, or Option

Do This

 

1 - Identifying the appliance.

 

  1. Choose an appliance to deploy.

    IMPORTANT:Your Filr deployment must be set up in the order specified in Section 8.0, Creating an Expandable Filr Deployment.

  2. It is recommended to deploy the PostgreSQL appliance behind the firewall.

  3. The Search appliance runs Memcached service to enable clustering. To secure Memcached, it is strongly recommended to deploy the Search appliance behind the firewall. Port 11211 is used by the Memcached service.

    For more information on securing Memcached, see Securing Memcached in the Filr 4.3: Administrative UI Reference.

2 - Open Hyper-V Manager.

Hyper-V Host Server

  1. Open the Hyper-V Manager.

 

3 - Create a new VM.

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In the left pane, right-click the server where you have planned to create the new virtual machine, then click New > Virtual Machine.

    The New Virtual Machine Wizard displays.

  2. Click Next.

Specify Name and Location

  1. Specify the appliance name and select the folder that you created in Step 4.

  2. Click Next.

Specify Generation

  1. Make sure that Generation 1 is selected.

  2. Click Next.

 

4 - Specify memory

Assign Memory

  1. In the Startup RAM field, specify the amount of memory (in MB) that you have planned for this VM.

  2. Click Next.

5 - Assign network adapter

Configure Networking

  1. On the Configure Networking page, select the networking card for this VM.

  2. Click Next.

 

6 - Identify the system disk

Connect Virtual Hard Disk

  1. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk.

  2. Browse to and select the .vhd file in the folder you created for this appliance.

  3. Click Open.

  4. Click Next.

Summary

  1. Click Finish.

    The VM is created and appears in the list of Virtual Machines.

 

7 - Specify processors

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the VM that you just created.

  2. Click Settings.

Processor

  1. Click Processor.

  2. In the Number of virtual processors field, specify the number of processors.

  3. Click Next.

 

8 - Add hard disk 2 (/vastorage).

Settings for VM on Host Server

  1. Under Hardware, select IDE Controller 1

  2. Click Hard Drive.

  3. Click Add.

    A Hard Drive entry is added below the controller.

Hard Drive

  1. Under Media, select Virtual hard disk.

  2. Click New.

New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard

  1. Click Next.

Choose Disk Format

  1. Select VHD.

  2. Click Next.

Choose Disk Type

  1. On the Choose Disk Type page, select Fixed size

  2. Click Next.

Specify Name and Location

  1. Specify the following:

    • Name: A descriptive name for the virtual disk. For example, Filr-1-Disk-2.

    • Location: Specify the location where you want the virtual disk to be located.

  2. Click Next.

Configure Disk

  1. Select Create a new blank virtual hard disk.

  2. Size: Specify the amount for disk 2 on this appliance.

  3. Click Next.

Summary

  1. Review the summary information.

  2. Click Finish

 

9 - Add hard disk 3 (/var).

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the VM that you just created.

  2. Click Settings.

Settings for VM on Host Server

  1. Under Hardware, select SCSI Controller.

    NOTE:Ensure that the SCSI controller number is unique for every hard disk.

  2. Click HardDrive.

  3. Click Add.

    A Hard Drive entry is added below the controller.

Hard Drive

  1. Under Media, select Virtual hard disk.

  2. Click New.

New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard

  1. Click Next.

Choose Disk Format

  1. Select VHD.

  2. Click Next.

Choose Disk Type

  1. On the Choose Disk Type page, select Fixed size

  2. Click Next.

Specify Name and Location

  1. Specify the following:

    • Name: A descriptive name for the virtual disk. For example, Filr-1-Disk-3.

    • Location: Specify the location where you want the virtual disk to be located.

  2. Click Next.

Configure Disk

  1. Select Create a new blank virtual hard disk.

  2. Size: Specify the amount for disk 3 on this appliance.

  3. Click Next.

Summary

  1. Review the summary information.

  2. Click Finish > OK

10 - (Optional) Add a Network Adapter

You can add a network adapter if your Filr deployment accesses a separate network for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Appliance administration.

  • NFS mount or CIFS access to the /vashare mount point.

  • Security of Memcached.

    IMPORTANT:Bonding or teaming NICs is not supported with Filr.

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine for which you want to create an additional NIC, then click Settings.

Settings for VM on Host Server

  1. Under Hardware, select Add Hardware.

Add Hardware

  1. Click Network Adapter.

  2. Click Add.

    A Network Adapter entry is added to the hardware list.

Network Adapter

  1. Under Virtual Switch, select the secondary network associated with the Filr installation.

  2. Specify any other required settings for the new network adapter.

  3. Click OK.

Hyper-V Manager

  1. Repeat the steps in this table until all of your planned appliances have been deployed, then continue with Section 7.0, Starting and Configuring the Filr Appliances.