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Infoblox recommends  that you dedicate the minimum system requirements to the host you plan to deploy. The dedicated resources cannot be shared with or used for other non-Infoblox applications. Sharing resources will negatively affect the performance of your BloxOne services. For information about the minimum system requirements and port usage, see the following:

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1. Log in to the Cloud Services Portal.
2. Go to Administration > Downloads.
3. On the Downloads page > Hosts section, select Download Package for Azure/HyperV (60 GB Disk) for the regular image or Download Package for Azure/HyperV (750 GB Disk) for the high-capacity image .
4. Click Download Package.
5. Create the following directory on your system: <WORK-DIR>/hyperv-images.
6. Download the VHD image to the <WORK-DIR>/hyperv-images work folder and rename the image file by entering the following:
   cp <WORK-DIR>/hyperv-images/<bloxone vhd image>.vhd <WORK-DIR>/hyperv-images/bloxone.vhd

Note: If you want to create multiple Hyper-V instances, you must repeat the process by downloading the VHD image and renaming the image file for each Hyper-V instance .
   The following is an example:
   cp or create a separate copy of the VHD image downloaded from the CSP for each Hyper-V instance. For example, if we want to deploy two Hyper-V instances for BloxOne, create two copies of the image for each instance and use the copied image respectively. Instance 1: copy C:/Users/Administrator/hyperv-images/BloxOne_OnPrem_Azure_v3.4.1.vhd C:/Users/Administrator/hyperv-images/bloxone-1.vhd. Instance 2: copy C:/Users/Administrator/hyperv-images/BloxOne_OnPrem_Azure_v3.4.1.vhd C:/Users/Administrator/hyperv-images/bloxone-2.vhd.
   
   
7. Complete the following to create the seed image metadata.iso for cloud-init:
   1. Create the following directory: <WORK-DIR>/cloud-init.
      
   2. Create the network-config file in the <WORK-DIR>/cloud-init directory based on your network requirements, such as <WORK-DIR>/cloud-init/"network-config". The following is a sample of the network-config file:
ethernets:
  eth0:
    addresses: [ 192.168.xxx.11/24 ]
    dhcp4: False
    gateway4: 192.168.xxx.1
    nameservers:
      addresses: [52.119.40.100]
version: 2
      
      Note: Ensure that you save the network-config file or any cloud-init files without an extension. You can use " " around the file name to define no extension for the file.


   3. In the seed image for cloud-init, edit the <WORK-DIR>/cloud-init/user-data file to include information such as the join token for connecting the host to the Cloud Services Portal. To obtain a join token, see  Creating Join Tokens. The following is a sample of the user-data file:

      #cloud-config
host_setup:
  jointoken: "your BloxOne join token"



   4. Create the <Work-Dir>/cloud-init/meta-data file to add the instance id to the HyperV instance:

      {

      "instance-id": ""

      }
      
      Note: Ensure that the "instance-id" is blank, as shown in the above example.
      
      

   5. Download the ADK tool from Microsoft support Oscdimg. For more information, refer to the Microsoft documentation.
   6. Generate the metadata.iso by running the following commands:
      • Set Oscdimg.exe path to environment variable or got to CD “C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\Oscdimg>” Path
      • Oscdimg <WORK-DIR>\cloud-init <WORK-DIR>\hyperv-images\metadata.iso -lCIDATA -d -n
        
        
8. On Hyper-V Manager, open your Hyper-V server:
   
   
   
9. Create a new virtual machine:
   
   
   
   
10. The New Virtual Machine Wizard appears. Click Next.
    
    
    
    
11. Enter the name of the VM, and then click Next.
    
    
    
    
12. Select Generation1 (for VHD image), and then click Next.
    
    
    
    
13. Increase memory size to 16384 (16 GB). Ideally, it should be 16GB, as described in Minimum System Requirements.
    
    
    
    
14. Configure  network with proper adapter, and then click Next.
    
    
    
    
15. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk and click Browse to locate the VHD image you downloaded from the Cloud Services Portal.
    
    
    
    
16. Review the Summary, and then click Finish.
    
    
    
    
17. Once the virtual host is deployed, go to the settings of the host and select DVD Drive.
18. Select Image file and click Browse to locate the metadata.iso file (the cloudinit config file), and then click Apply.
    
    
    
    
19. Start the virtual host and wait a few minutes for the host to become active.
    
    
    
    You have now successfully deployed the host. It might take a few minutes for the host and the Cloud Services Portal to connect.
    
    
20. To check the current status of the host, go to Manage > Hosts in the Cloud Services Portal. For more information about the host status, see Viewing Host Information.
    

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