SMA 10.2 Getting Started Guide for Hyper-V

Installing the SMA 500v for Hyper-V Virtual Appliance > Installing SMA 500v for Hyper-V
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Installing SMA 500v for Hyper-V

To install SMA 500v for Hyper-V

  1. Download the SMA 500v for Hyper-V VHD file to a local folder in the Windows Server system.

  2. In the Hyper-V Manager window, click Action and select Hyper-V Settings.

  3. Clear the Allow virtual machines to span physical NUMA nodes option.

    After clearing the Allow virtual machines to span physical NUMA nodes option, the Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service must be restarted to apply the change. To restart the service, select Action > Stop Service, then select Action > Start Service in the Hyper-V Manager.

  4. Create a virtual machine by clicking Action > New > Virtual Machine.

  5. Type a descriptive name for the SMA 500v for Hyper-V virtual machine into the Name field.

  6. If you do not want to use the default location to store the VM files, select Store the virtual machine in a different location and enter a different location into the Location field.

  7. In the Specify Generation screen, select Generation 1. This is the default option and the only version supported.

  8. In the Assign Memory screen, assign the memory based on the system requirements of your SMA 500v for Hyper-V model. In general, 4096 MB is the minimum required.

    Do not select the Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine option; this function is not supported by SMA 500v for Hyper-V.

  9. In the Configure Networking screen, since this is the first network interface to be mapped to X0 in the SMA 500v for Hyper-V, do one of the following:

    • Select your Private vSwitch if your LAN (X0) side network devices are virtual machines located in the same Hyper-V host.
    • Select your External vSwitch if your LAN (X0) side network devices are located external to the Hyper-V host.

  10. In the Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen, select the Use an existing virtual hard disk option and set the Location field to the folder where you downloaded the SMA 500v for Hyper-V VHD file in Step 1.

  11. Review the summary and click Finish.

  12. Check the created SMA 500v for Hyper-V virtual machine in the Hyper-V Manager tool. The virtual machine is Off by default.

  13. Right-click the SMA 500v for Hyper-V virtual machine and select Settings to open the Edit Settings page.

  14. Configure the Number of virtual processors field based on the SMA 500v for Hyper-V system requirements of your model. This is the CPU core number. In general, two cores are the minimum required.

  15. Configure the network adapter. The first network adapter is mapped to X0 in the SMA 500v for Hyper-V. Configure the vSwitch and VLAN ID that match the network settings in your LAN (X0) side network devices, as configured in Step 9.

  16. Configure the advanced settings of the network adapter. In the Hardware Acceleration screen, select the Enable virtual machine queue option (enabled by default). This option can improve the performance of the SMA 500v for Hyper-V.

  17. To add more network adapters for the SMA 500v for Hyper-V, click Add Hardware and select Network Adapter, then click Add.

  18. Map your second network adapter to X1 (default WAN), which should use an External vSwitch. For the VLAN ID, select Enable virtual LAN identification and enter the VLAN ID of the VLAN that connects to the Internet through the external switch.

  19. Add more network adapters with a mapping sequence from X2-X4 for a maximum of three network interfaces.

    It is not required to have all three adapters. SMA 500v for Hyper-V can run with a minimum of two network adapters configured.

  20. Click OK when finished adding network adapters.
  21. In the Hyper-V Manager tool, right-click your SMA 500v for Hyper-V and select Connect to open the SMA 500v for Hyper-V console window.
  22. Click Power On to boot up the SMA 500v for Hyper-V.

You are now ready to register your SMA 500v for Hyper-V and proceed with management.