Hyper-V

The FlowPro virtual appliance for Hyper-V is provided as an all-in-one VHD template to streamline the deployment process.

Importing the virtual machine

To deploy the FlowPro virtual appliance in Hyper-V, follow these steps:

  1. Contact Plixer Technical Support and use the link they provide (https://files.plixer.com/PACKAGE_PATH_AND_FILENAME) to download the latest Hyper-V virtual appliance package.

  2. Extract the contents of the package to a location on the Hyper-V server.

  3. Open Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and then select Import Virtual Machine.

  4. Browse to the location of the FlowPro appliance folder.

  5. Select the FlowPro virtual machine and click Next.

  6. Use the radio buttons to select the import operation type and click Next.

  7. Verify the settings in the summary and click Finish to import the virtual machine.

After the FlowPro virtual appliance has been successfully deployed, add the necessary monitoring interfaces (as explained below) before proceeding with the initial appliance configuration.

Adding new interfaces

After the appliance is deployed, at least one additional interface will need to be created for monitoring.

To add a new interface to the FlowPro virtual appliance, follow these steps:

  1. After downloading the latest version of the FlowPro virtual appliance, unzip the package on the Hyper-V server.

  2. In Hyper-V Manager, right click on the VM, and then select Settings….

  3. From the Settings… window, select Add Hardware.

  4. From the dropdown menu, click Network Adapter.

Available interfaces can be verified by checking Flowpro.Interfaces in ~/flowpro/flowpro-settings.yaml after the initial appliance configuration is completed.

Note

  • The virtual appliance will be configured with one network adapter (MGMT) by default.

  • To monitor a different network, a mirror port of a virtual distributed switch or a mirror port using a physical NIC on the Hyper-V server will need to be configured.

  • Monitoring interfaces can also be created at a later time. Follow these steps to register and connect additional interfaces.