Step 1b. Create Virtual Machine - Microsoft Hyper-V

Complete the following steps according to their numbered sequence to deploy virtual host in Hyper-V.

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have:

  • Network IP addresses, netmask, and gateway IP addresses for the virtual host.
  • Network names for all virtual hosts, if you are creating a cluster.
  • DNS or host information.
  • Password for virtual host access. The default username is root and the default password is netwitness.
  • The NetWitness virtual host package file for example, rsa-nw-11.7.0.0.3274.zip. (You download this package from Downloads https://community.netwitness.com/t5/netwitness-platform-downloads/tkb-p/netwitness-downloads)

Procedure

Note: The following instructions illustrate an example of deploying a VM in the Hyper-V environment. The screens you see may be different from this example.

To deploy virtual host in Hyper-V.

  1. Log on to Hyper-V Manager.

  2. Click Import Virtual Machine and Click Next.
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  3. In the Import Virtual Machine dialog, specify the path where the zip file is extracted and Click Next.
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  4. Select the Virtual Machine and Click Next.
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  5. Choose copy the Virtual machine (create a new unique ID) Import Type.
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  6. In the Choose Destination section, specify the new or existing folder to store the Virtual Machine files.
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  7. In the Choose Storage Folder section, specify the location where you want to store multiple Virtual Machine deployments.
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  8. In the Connect Network section, specify the Network name for the Virtual Machine to connect.
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  9. Check the Summary, if all the details are correct, click Finish.
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