Procedure

To deploy the Server, complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the vStor Server for Hyper-V template to the Windows Hyper-V virtualization server to which it is to be installed.

  2. Run the installer with elevated privileges as the Administrator. Follow and complete the installation steps presented by the installer.

  3. Select the desired language and click on Okay. The Setup – VSTOR dialog will open. Click Next.

  4. Accept the license agreement by selecting I accept the agreement. Click Next.

  5. Enter an installation directory for Catalogic DPX. The default is C:\hyperv_vstor\. Click Next.

  6. Click Next. The installation will begin and may take several minutes to complete. After installation is done, the Completing the Catalogic DPX Setup Wizard dialog will open. You have the option of reading the README. If you do not wish to view the README at this time, unselect the box.

  7. Click on Finish.

  8. Open the Hyper-V Manager and select the virtualization server to which the vStor Server is to be installed. In most cases, this machine is the machine to which the Server was installed on in the prior steps.

  9. Click on Import Virtual Machine. The Import Virtual Machine dialog opens.

  10. Click Next. Browse to the location that was designated during the installation and select the Virtual Machines folder.

  11. Click Next. The Locate Folder action appears.

  12. Select the folder to which the Catalogic DPX was installed. The default installation location is C:\hyperv_vstor. Select the vStor-_version_+_build__hyperv-_xx_ sub-folder, where version, build, and xx are variables representing the version and build.

  13. Click Next. The Select Virtual Machine section opens. Select the virtual machine to import.

  14. Click Next. Choose the import type: Register the virtual machine in place.

  15. Click Next. The Configure Processor section opens.

  16. Select the Number of virtual processors. The default setting is 8 virtual processors, but can be adjusted to a minimum of 4 CPUs.

  17. Click Next. The Configure Memory section opens.

  18. Enter the amount of Startup RAM. The default amount is 48 GB (49 152 MB), but can be adjusted to a minimum of 16 GB.

  19. Click Next. The Connect Network section opens.

  20. Specify the virtual switch to use for Connection.

  21. Click Next. The Completing Import Wizard section opens.

  22. Review the description, then click Finish to complete the import process and close the Import Virtual Machine wizard. The Performing import operation progress bar opens. It may take a few minutes for the virtual machine to be imported.

  23. Select and click on Start to start the vStor Server appliance.

(Optional) If you would like to convert the disks to the VHDX format, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Hyper-V Manager and right-click the vStor Server VM, then click Settings....

  2. Under the section named IDE Controller 0, select Hard Drive.

  3. Click Edit and then click Next.

  4. On the Choose Action screen, choose Convert then click Next.

  5. For Disk Format, choose VHDX and for the Disk Type, choose Fixed Size.

  6. Optionally, you may click on the Configure Disk option to give the disk a new name and a new location.

  7. Repeat the previous four steps for each disk under the SCSI Controller section.

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