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W-ClearPass Hyper-V Virtual Appliance Installation Summary
The process of installing the W-ClearPass Policy Manager virtual appliance on one or more hosts that runs
Microsoft Hyper-V consists of four stages:
1.
1. Download the Microsoft Hyper-V package from the from the Dell Download site.
2. Import the virtual machine.
a. Choose the import type.
b. If required, specify the virtual switch that the Management Interface and Data Interface will be
connected to.
3. Add a new virtual hard disk.
a. Configure the disk format, type, and size based on the requirements for your virtual appliance.
4. Power on and configure the virtual appliance.
Instructions for these procedures are provided in the following sections.
Importing the Virtual Machine
Microsoft Hyper-V gives you the ability to import virtual appliances that have not been previously exported.
This is extremely helpful in situations where a host OS becomes corrupted, or if the most recent good backup
of a virtual appliance is a file-level backup of the host.
To import the virtual appliance:
1.
1. Download the Microsoft Hyper-V package from the from the Dell Download site at http://download.dell-
pcw.com to a folder accessible by your Microsoft Hyper-V server.
2. To extract the files, unzip the files to a folder on your server.
3. Open up the Hyper-V Manager Console.
4. From the Hyper-V Manager, select the name of the Hyper-V server, then right-click and select Import
Virtual Machine.
Figure 29 Selecting the "Import Virtual Machine" Option
The Before You Begin dialog opens.
5. Click Next.
The Locate Folder dialog opens.