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You can install the vNIOS virtual appliance on Windows Server 2019 or 2022 using the Hyper-V Manager as described in this topic. Sections covered in this topic are:

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1. Open Hyper-V Manager.
2. From the Actions menu, select New -> Virtual Machine....
3. In the New Virtual Machine Wizard dialog box, complete the following:
   1. On the Before You Begin tab, read the notes about the wizard, and then click Next.
   2. On the Specify Name and Location tab, provide a name for the virtual machine in the Name field, and then click Next.
   3. On the Specify Generation tab, select Generation 1 as the generation of the virtual machine.
   4. 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.
   5. 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.
   6. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk tab:
      1. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk.
      2. Click Browse and locate the extracted VHD file, and then click Open.
      3. Click Next.
   7. On the Summary tab, view the configuration details.
   8. Click Finish to create the VM.
      It may take a while to install the vNIOS virtual appliance on the Windows server.
      

4. After a successful installation of the vNIOS appliance, before starting the appliance, you must add at least four virtual network adapters with 8 GB of memory.
   To add a network adapter:
   

   1. 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.
   2. In the Settings wizard, select Hardware -> Add Hardware -> Network Adapter, and then click Add.
      
      
      
   3. Under Network Adapter, in the Virtual switch drop-down list, choose a virtual network that the virtual appliance will use for communication through this network adapter.
   4. Click Apply and then click OK.
   5. Repeat the steps to add more network adapters.

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