Deployment guide - Hyper-V

To deploy the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance for Hyper-V environments, take note of the following additional requirements and proceed with the subsequent setup process:

Additional requirements for Hyper-V deployments:

  • Hyper-V 2012
  • Hyper-V Manager
  • Latest Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance for Hyper-V

Deploying the Hyper-V virtual appliance

  1. After downloading the latest version of the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance, unzip the file on your Hyper-V server.
  2. Open Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and select Import Virtual Machine…
  3. Browse to the location of the Scrutinizer_Hyper-V folder.
  4. Select the Scrutinizer_Hyper-V virtual machine and click Next.
  5. Use the radio buttons to select the import operation type and click Next.
  6. Verify the settings in the summary and click Finish to import the virtual machine.
  7. Right-click on the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual machine and select Settings…
  8. In the Settings menu, set the Startup RAM: to 16 GB (if not already set).
  9. Select a network adapter and assign it to the appropriate virtual switch.
  10. Expand the network adapter settings, select Advanced Features, and set the MAC address to Static.
  11. Enter a unique MAC address and click OK.
  12. After starting the virtual machine, right-click on it and select Connect.

From there, login to the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance using plixer:scrutinizer and proceed with the basic configuration process.