3.4.2 Creating the VM on Microsoft Hyper-V

The disk image from the download goes into the Hyper-V virtual disks folder. We recommend naming it AGW System Disk.vhdx:

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We create the VM using the New Virtual Machine Wizard:

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The appliance requires Generation 1:

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We recommend 4G of memory:

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The VM must be placed in the predefined VLAN according to the network configuration:

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As the first virtual disk, we select the previously stored disk image:

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Confirm settings:

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The wizard creates a basic VM, which must be customised via the settings:

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We recommend setting the number of CPUs to four:

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We create the second disk for the log data separately. Depending on the VM generation, we select an IDE disk:

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Confirm settings:

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The New Virtual Disk Wizard is started:

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We select VHDX as the format:

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Dynamic allocation:

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We choose a name that clearly identifies the task as log storage:

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We set the size to 10 GB:

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We close the wizard with a confirmation:

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We confirm the VM settings:

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The connection to the VM opens the console, which allows the VM to be started:

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The basic settings are made during the first start:

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