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.
Download the software image from the
Download Software > ClearPass > Policy Manager
>
<
Current_Release_Number
>
>
Hyper-V
folder on the Aruba Support Center and unzip it to a folder on
your server to extract the files.
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 27
Selecting the "Import Virtual Machine" Option
The
Before You Begin
dialog opens.
5. Click
Next
.
The
Locate Folder
dialog opens.
Figure 28
Locating the Folder
6. In the
Locate Folder
step, select the folder you unzipped in
Step 2
, then click
Next
.
The
Select Virtual Machine
dialog opens.
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