Important
Important
Deep Discovery Inspector virtual appliances installed on a Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines do not support UEFI generation 2.
Important
Important
Deep Discovery Inspector only supports installation on Hyper-V virtual machines running on Windows Server 2019 or 2022.

Procedure

  1. Create virtual management and data switches.
    1. In Hyper-V Manager, go to ActionVirtual Switch Manager.
      The Virtual Switch Manager window appears.
      hyper-v-network-01.png
    2. In the left column, click New Virtual network switch.
      The Create virtual switch screen appears.
    3. For the switch type to create, select External.
      hyper-v-network-02.png
    4. Click Create Virtual Switch.
      The Virtual Switch Properties screen appears.
    5. For Name, type Management Switch.
    6. For Connection type, select External Network and then select a NIC card to use for the management network.
      hyper-v-network-03.png
    7. Click Apply.
      The Apply Networking Changes confirmation window appears.
      hyper-v-network-04.png
    8. Read the warning and then click Yes.
    9. In the left column, click New Virtual network switch.
      The Create virtual switch screen appears.
    10. For the switch type to create, select External.
    11. Click Create Virtual Switch.
      The Viritual Switch Properties screen appears.
    12. For Name, type Data Switch.
    13. For Connection type, select External Network and then select a NIC card to use for the data network.
    14. Click Apply.
      The Apply Networking Changes confirmation window appears.
    15. Read the warning and then click Yes.
      The confirmation window closes.
    16. Click OK.
  2. Create a virtual machine.
    1. In Hyper-V Manager, go to ActionNewVirtual Machine.
      hyper-v-new-vm-01.png
      The New Virtual Machine Wizard window with the Before You Begin screen appears.
    2. Click Next.
      The Specify Name and Location screen appears.
    3. For Name, type Deep Discovery Inspector.
      hyper-v-new-vm-03.png
    4. Click Next.
      The Specify Generation screen appears.
    5. Select Generation 1.
      hyper-v-new-vm-04.png
    6. Click Next.
      The Assign Memory screen appears.
    7. For Startup memory, assign at least 32768 MB (32 GB).
      hyper-v-new-vm-05.png
    8. Click Next.
      The Configure Networking screen appears.
    9. For Connection, select Mangement Switch.
      hyper-v-new-vm-06.png
    10. Click Next.
      The Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen appears.
    11. Select Attach a virtual hard disk later.
      hyper-v-new-vm-20.png
    12. Click Next.
      The Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard screen appears.
    13. Verify that the virtual machine configuration is correct and then click Finish.
  3. Create a virtual hard disk.
    1. In Hyper-V Manager, select the Deep Discovery Inspector virtual machine and then go to ActionNewHard Disk.
      hyper-v-new-disk-01.png
      The New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard window with the Before You Begin screen appears.
    2. Click Next.
      The Choose Disk Format screen appears.
    3. Select VHDX.
      hyper-v-new-disk-03.png
    4. Click Next.
      The Choose Disk Type screen appears.
    5. Select Fixed size.
      hyper-v-new-disk-04.png
    6. Click Next.
      The Specify Name and Location screen appears.
    7. For Name, type Deep Discovery Inspector.vhdx.
      hyper-v-new-disk-05.png
    8. Click Next.
      The Configure Disk screen appears.
    9. Select Create a New blank virtual hard disk.
    10. For Size, specify the following based on your Deep Discovery Inspector model.
      • For the 250 or 500 Mbps throughput models, specify at least 500 GB.
      • For the 1000 Mbps throughput model, specify at least 1000 GB.
      hyper-v-new-disk-06.png
    11. Click Next.
      The Completing the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard screen appears.
    12. Verify that the hard disk configuration is correct and then click Finish.
      Note
      Note
      Finishing may take a few minutes. Wait for the process to complete before continuing.
  4. Configure the virtual machine.
    1. In Hyper-V Manager, select the Deep Discovery Inspector virtual machine and then go to ActionSettings.
      span-setting-01.png
      The settings window appears.
    2. In the left column, click Processor.
      The Processor settings appear.
    3. For Number of virtual processors, specify the following based on your Deep Discovery Inspector model.
      • For the 250 or 500 Mbps throughput models, specify at least 6 virtual processors.
      • For the 1000 Mbps throughput model, specify at least 12 virtual processors.
      setting-virtual-proc.png
    4. Click Apply.
    5. In the left column, click IDE Controller 0.
      The IDE Controller settings appear.
    6. For the type of hard drive to attach to the controller, select Hard Drive.
      hyper-v-vm-settings-.png
    7. Click Add.
      The Hard Drive settings appear.
    8. For Virtual hard disk, specify the location of Deep Discovery Inspector.vhdx.
      hyper-v-vm-settings-_001.png
    9. In the left column, click IDE Controller 1 and then click on DVD Drive.
      The DVD Drive settings appear.
    10. For Media, select Image file and then specify the location of the Deep Discovery Inspector ISO file.
      hyper-v-vm-settings-_002.png
    11. In the left column, click Add Hardware.
      The Add Hardware settings appear.
    12. For the devices you want to add, select Network Adapter.
      add-network-adapter-.png
    13. Click Add.
      The Network Adapter settings appear.
    14. For Virtual switch, select Data Switch.
      add-network-adapter-_001.png
    15. Click Apply.
    16. Click OK.
  5. Configure the Hyper-V network for mirroring.