Deploying DPX with Microsoft Hyper-V

You can deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance in the Microsoft Hyper-V environment.

See also. To deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance for VMware, see Deploying DPX with VMware vSphere.

Take the following steps to deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server for Microsoft Hyper-V:

1. From your workstation, open a web browser and log in to the Catalogic MySupport website.

2. Go to the product page for DPX v.4.10 and see the section DPX Master Server appliance template. Download the Microsoft Hyper-V template file.

3. Log in to Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V to deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance. Copy the .ISO file to the system.

Attention! Do not attempt to deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance on your regular workstation for daily tasks. Always use a dedicated machine.

4. Verify the file integrity of the .ISO file by comparing the MD5 checksum values. Open either Microsoft PowerShell or Microsoft Windows PowerShell. You can use a command similar to the following example:

   PS> Get-FileHash -Algorithm MD5 `
   -Path C:\Users\hyperv\Desktop\DPX-4.10-hyperv-installer.iso

   Compare this value with the original MD5 checksum value in the product page.

5. In Microsoft File Explorer, open the folder to which you downloaded the .ISO image file.

6. Right-click the .ISO image file and click Mount.

7. Open the disk image drive DPX, and open DPX-setup.exe as Administrator to open the DPX 4.10 Setup Wizard window. Click Next to proceed.

8. Read the Software License Agreement. If you accept this agreement, select I accept the agreement and click Next.

9. Ensure that the product directory is set to the default path: C:\Program Files\DPX\. Or select another empty folder to install the product.

10. Select one of the Virtual Switches in the list and click Next.

11. Configure the network settings of the virtual appliance.

    Field	Description	Example
    Hostname	Enter the host name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the virtual appliance. The default value is dpx-master.	dpx-master-singapore1
    Network IP Address	Assign a static IPv4 address of the virtual appliance. Or, leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in the network.	10.0.0.100
    Network Prefix	Enter the subnet prefix for IPv4 and the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation. Or, leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the DHCP in the network.	16
    Default Gateway	Enter the IPv4 address of the gateway in the network. Or, leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the DHCP in the network.	10.0.0.1
    DNS Servers	Enter the IPv4 addresses of the domain name system (DNS) servers. You can enter multiple addresses by separating these with a comma ,. Or leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the DHCP in the network.	10.0.0.10 10.0.0.11

    Click Next to proceed.

12. Specify the keyboard layout and time zone (TZ) of the Linux operating system for the Catalogic DPX Master Server.

    In the Keyboard Language field, enter either one of the available keyboard layouts for the Catalogic DPX Master Server: us for US English, uk for UK English, de for German, fr for French, pl for Polish, or cn for Chinese. Or leave the default value us.

    Enter the time zone (TZ) variable for the system. The default value is America/New_York for the US Eastern Time. You can use either one of the TZ values that are listed on the WorldTimeAPI website: https://worldtimeapi.org/timezones.

    Click Next to proceed.

13. In the Ready to Install page, click Next to start installing the Catalogic DPX Master Server programs for Microsoft Windows.

Open Microsoft Hyper-V Manager. Ensure you can see the new VM for the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance.