You can install the vNIOS virtual appliance on Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, or 2019 using one of the following methods:

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either Windows PowerShell or Hyper-V Manager as described in this topic. Sections covered in this topic are:

Method 1 - Using Windows Powershell

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1. On the Start screen, type PowerShell and then click Windows PowerShell or start Windows PowerShell using the command prompt.
2. Do the following in the Windows PowerShell environment:
   1. Set the execution policy in the Windows PowerShell as Unrestricted to install vNIOS virtual appliance.
   2. To find the execution policy in your system, type Get-ExecutionPolicy. If the message is Restricted, change the policy to Unrestricted using the command Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted.
      Windows PowerShell will display the following information:
      Execution Policy Change
      The execution policy helps to protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy might expose you to security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic.

   3. Enter Y at the prompt: Do you want to change the execution policy? [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y

   4. Go to the directory where you have downloaded and stored the .vhd and .ps1 files.
   5. Execute the .ps1 script.

3. Provide the virtual machine name and virtual machine hostname as arguments in the .ps1 script:
   Usage: nios-6.5.0-170992-2012-06-18-16-03-03-120G-1420.ps1 <VM-name> <VM-hostname> where,
   <VM-name>: Name of the Hyper-V VM
   <VM-hostname>: One of the following:

   • Hostname of the VM server

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4. Press ENTER to view the Infoblox End-User License Agreement. Type yes to accept the Infoblox license agreement.
   Accept the Infoblox End-User License Agreement? (yes/no): yes
   It may take a while to install the vNIOS virtual appliance on the Windows Server.
5. If there are multiple virtual networks, select a virtual network. As shown in the following image, the selected virtual network is Local Area Connection 3:
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6. From Hyper-V Manager, select the vNIOS instance.
7. From the Actions menu, click Settings.

8. From the Hardware list, select Network Adapter and then select the Enable spoofing of MAC addresses checkbox. Make sure that you enable the spoofing of MAC addresses for all network adapters.

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Method 2 - Using Hyper-V Manager

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1. Open Hyper-V Manager.
2. From the Actions menu, select New -> Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard appears.
3. On the Before You Begin tab, read the notes about the wizard, and then click Next.
4. Provide a name for the virtual machine in the Name field, and then click Next.
5. On the Specify Generation tab, select Generation 1 as the generation of the virtual machine.
6. On the Assign Memory tab, specify the memory. You can refer to the table in the vNIOS Virtual Appliance Specifications for Microsoft Hyper-V topic to specify an appropriate memory. Click Next.
7. On the Configure Networking tab, from the Connection drop-down list, select the network adapter that you want to use for that virtual machine, and then click Next.
8. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk tab, select Use an existing virtual hard disk, click Browse and locate the extracted VHD file, and then click Open.

9. Click Next. You can view your configuration details on the Summary screen.

10. Click Finish. It may take a while to install the vNIOS virtual appliance on the Windows server. After you successfully install the vNIOS instance, you must add at least four virtual network adapters with 8 GB of memory.

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11. From Hyper-V Manager, select the vNIOS instance and click Settings at the bottom-right side of the Hyper-V Manager Interface, or click Settings from the Action menu.
12. In the Settings wizard, select Hardware -> Add Hardware -> Network Adapter. Click OK after you successfully add network adapters.
    
    

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1. Open your Linux terminal and create a directory, for example test.
2. Navigate to the test directory and create the following sub-directory structure using the name openstack and latest:
   test/openstack/latest

3. In the openstack/latest/ path, create a JSON file and name it meta_data.json. 

4. In the meta_data.json file, enter a UUID in the following format:
   Example: {"uuid": "7a50bb5f-64c0-4a91-9665-012666343296"}

5. In the openstack/latest/ path, create a YAML file and name it user_data. In the user_data file, enter the required user-data fields in the following format.
   Example: 

   #infoblox-config
temp_license: nios IB-V825 enterprise dns dhcp
remote_console_enabled: y

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6. Enter the following command from outside the test directory to package the files into an ISO image:

   genisoimage -output <.iso file name> -volid config-2 -joliet -r <directory containing the files above>
   
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   genisoimage -output elastic.iso -volid config-2 -joliet -r test
   

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7. Configure a vNIOS virtual appliance on Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, or 2019 as described in the Method 1 - Using Windows Powershell or Method 2 - Using Hyper-V Manager section.
8. From Hyper-V manager, select the vNIOS instance and click Settings on the bottom-right side of the Hyper-V Manager Interface. Alternatively, click Settings from the Action menu.
9. In the Settings wizard, select IDE Controller 1 -> DVD Drive.
   
10. Select the Image File option and upload the ISO file created in step 6.
11. Click Apply, and then click OK.
12. Start the vNIOS instance as described in the Starting the vNIOS Appliance using Hyper-V Manager section.

Deploying vNIOS Reporting Instances

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1. Select the vNIOS instance from the Hyper-V Manager.

2. From the Action menu, click Start or right-click the vNIOS instance, and then click Start.

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1. Select the vNIOS instance from the Hyper-V Manager.
2. Complete one of the following:
   • From the Action menu, click Shut Down or Turn Off.

   • Right-click the vNIOS instance, and then click Shut Down or Turn Off.

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Starting the vNIOS Appliance using SCVMM

1. Select the vNIOS instance from SCVMM.

2. From the Action menu, point to virtual machine and click Start or right-click the vNIOS instance, and then click Start.

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Shutting Down the vNIOS Appliance using SCVMM

1. Select the vNIOS instance from SCVMM.
2. Do one of the following:
   • From the Action menu, click Shut Down or Save State.

   • Right-click the vNIOS instance, and then click Shut Down or Turn Off.

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     Click Pause to suspend the current execution and click Start to (Optional) If you want to suspend the current execution, click Pause and to return to the condition that it was in when its state was paused, click Start.