• Secure Mobile Access on Hyper-V 12.4
• Introducing SMA 8200v for Hyper-V
  • Supported Platforms
  • Hardware Resource Requirements
  • Files for Installation
• Setting Up SMA 8200v on Hyper-V
  • Installing the SMA 8200v on Hyper-V
  • Completing Hyper-V Setup
• Configuring Settings in AMC
• Licensing and Registering Your SMA 8200v
  • Creating a MySonicWall Account
  • Retrieving Your SMA 8200v License
  • Importing Your SMA 8200v License
  • Registering the SMA 8200v
  • License Manager
• Upgrading the 8200v Virtual Appliance
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Installing the SMA 8200v on Hyper-V

The SMA 8200-v can be installed on the Microsoft Hyper-V environment on these operating platforms:

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

The SMA 8200v can be installed by deploying an SMA ISO or VHD files to your Hyper-V environment. The VHD file contain all related software components.

From 12.4.2 onwards, VHD file is available that can be also used for Hyper-V deployment.

To perform a fresh install of the SMA 8200v in a Hyper-V environment

1. Download the SMA ISO file (such as 12.x.x-xxxx.iso) or VHD file (such as 12.x.x-xxxx.vhd.tgz) from MySonicWall to a location that can be accessed by the Hyper-V Manager.

2. In the Hyper-V Manager, create a new virtual machine.

   

3. If the Before You Begin page opens, click Next.

   

4. In the Specify Name and Location screen, Type in a descriptive name for the virtual machine and optionally specify a different location, then click Next.

   

5. In the Specify Generation screen, select Generation 1, then click Next.

   

6. In the Assign Memory screen, in the Startup Memory field, type in 8192. This provides 8 GB (8192 MB) of memory for the virtual machine. Click Next.

   

7. In the Configure Networking screen, from the Connection drop-down list, select the virtual switch to use for connecting the network adapter of the virtual machine, then click Next

   

8. In the Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen:

   If you used ISO file for deploying, select Create a virtual hard disk

   1. Enter 240 GB in the Size field. The new drive name should have the same name as the original file you installed. If the file name extension is not already .vhdx (instead of .vhd), change it to .vhdx.
   2. Click Next.
   3. Click Finish, for further instruction proceed from step 9 to 14.

   

   (or)

   If you used VHD file for deploying, select Use an existing virtual hard disk.

   1. Click Browse for the vhd or .vhdx file location to attach an existing virtual hard disk.
   2. Click Next.
   3. Click Finish, proceed to step 14.

9. To add the hard drive to the virtual machine, right-click on the virtual machine and select Settings to configure it.

   

   The Hard Drive page displays. Modify the number of virtual processors to 4.

   Recommended number of virtual processors is 4.

   

10. Click IDE Controller1 and select image file to setup an IDE controller.

    

11. Click Add Hardware and select Network Adapter to create a second network adapter.

    

12. Select the virtual switch to connect the second network adapter to, and click Apply.

    

13. The virtual machine is created as a DVD, so in the Installation Options screen, choose the following:

    1. Select the Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM option.
    2. In the Image file field, specify the media for the DVD to be the SMA ISO file.

       The image file name follows the format x.x.x-yyy.iso, where x.x.x is the version number of the SMA firmware and yyy is the build number.

    3. Change the virtual machine BIOS boot order so that DVD is first.

       

14. Click Next.

15. In the Summary screen, click Finish.

    

    The settings shown in the description reflects the settings for your configuration.