Instructions in this section assume the following:
- You have the Hyper-V role enabled on the hosting Windows Server versions 2012 R2, 2016, or 2019.
- You have installed the Hyper-V module for Windows PowerShell on your network and you are able to connect to it from your system.
Note
- Microsoft Hyper-V module for Windows PowerShell is required to successfully configure the vNIOS appliance. Infoblox recommends that you back up your existing configuration before deploying the vNIOS appliance.
- Deployment of the vNIOS appliance using the PowerShell is supported only on Windows Server 2012 R2. It is not supported on Windows Server 2016 and 2019.
You must first install the vNIOS appliance using Windows PowerShell® before configuring it as a Grid member or a reporting appliance. Note that the reporting appliance can be configured only on a Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Server. Using the Infoblox provided Windows PowerShell script, complete the following to deploy a vNIOS virtual appliance:
- Install the vNIOS virtual appliance on Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 as described in Installing vNIOS Virtual Appliance.
- Start the vNIOS virtual appliance as described in Starting the vNIOS Appliance using Hyper-V Manager or Starting the vNIOS Appliance using SCVMM.