Virtual appliance - Hyper-V

To deploy the Plixer Replicator virtual appliance for Hyper-V environments, note the following system requirements and proceed with the instructions that follow:

System requirements for Hyper-V deployments:

  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Storage: 100 GB
  • Processor: 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 GHz+

Importing the virtual machine

  1. Unzip the latest Plixer Replicator virtual appliance package on the Hyper-V server.
  2. In Hyper-V Manager, select Import Virtual Machine and browse to the Plixer Replicator system folder.
  3. Select the virtual machine and import type.
  4. Go to Settings, select the network adapter, and assign it to the appropriate virtual switch.
  5. In the network adapter’s Advanced Features section, set the MAC address to Static, enter a unique MAC address, and press OK.
  6. Start the virtual machine, right-click on it, and select Connect.
  7. Log in with the username root and password replicator and wait for the server to reboot after a quick setup.
  8. Issue the license set command to enter the license key.
  9. Press CTRL+X to save all current settings.

One the license key has been applied, the Plixer Replicator virtual appliance will be ready for configuration.