Deploying the LogPoint Hyper-V VHD¶

Selecting the Hyper-V Server¶

1. Open the Hyper-V Manager console and select the Hyper-V server where you want to launch the LogPoint instance.

Hyper-V Manager Console¶

2. On the Actions tab of the console, click New and select Virtual Machine.

Creating a New Virtual Machine¶

3. Read the details on the Before You Begin tab and click Next.

New Virtual Machine Wizard¶

Specifying a Name and Location¶

Specifying Name and Location¶

1. Enter a Name for the virtual machine.

2. Select a Location to store the virtual machine (VM). We recommend you to create a separate folder to store the LogPoint VM. Make sure the folder has enough space to store the files of the LogPoint VM.

3. Click Next.

Specifying the Generation¶

Specifying the Generation of the Virtual Machine¶

1. Select Generation 1.

2. Click Next.

Assigning Memory¶

Assigning Memory¶

1. Specify the Startup memory for the virtual machine. LogPoint currently requires a minimum of 8GB.

2. Enable Dynamic Memory to use on-demand memory allocation.

3. Click Next.

Configuring Networking Connection¶

Connection Networking¶

1. Select the switch as per your networking requirement from the Connection drop-down.

   In the above screenshot, we have selected an already created ExternalVMSwitch. For further information about the Hyper-V virtual switches refer to Microsoft’s documentation for Hyper-V virtual machine.

2. Click Next.

Connecting the Virtual Hard Disk¶

Connecting VHD¶

1. Select the Use an existing virtual hard disk option and browse the location of the VHD file downloaded earlier.

2. Click Next.

Completing the New Virtual Machine¶

Summary¶

1. Review all the parameters that you have configured to create the VM. Click Previous and change the parameters if needed.

2. Click Finish to create the virtual machine.

Starting a Virtual Machine¶

Creating a New Virtual Machine¶

1. In the Hyper-V Manager application, select the required Hyper-V Server.

2. Select the required Virtual Machine.

3. Right-click the Virtual Machine and click Start to run the LogPoint instance.