Setting up Microsoft Hyper-V® for MiVoice MX-ONE

To install a Hyper-V machine instance make sure your system meets the following requirements:

Enabling Hyper-V

To enable Hyper-V using a power shell:

  1. Open a PowerShell console as Administrator.
  2. You can do either of the following:
    • Run the following comand: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All
      Figure 1. Windows PowerShell
    • Open Server Manager and select Server Roles to add role and features and Install Hyper-V
      Figure 2. Server Manager - Configure Local Server

Installing Hyper-V

  1. Before you install Hyper-V, create a Virtual Switch Manager for Hyper-V to give network access to the virtual machines.
    1. Select Virtual Switch Manager.
      Figure 3. Virtual Switch Select
    2. Select type of switch, External Switch.
      Figure 4. Switch Type
    3. Enter the name to the switch and click Apply.
      Figure 5. Switch Name
    4. Go to Control Panel > Network Internet > Network Connections to view the new virtual manager that you created in the above step.
      Figure 6. Network Connections
  2. Create a Virtual instance:
    1. Select New > Virtual Machine.
      Figure 7. Virtual Machine - New
    2. Enter the name of the virtual instance.
      Figure 8. Specify VM Name and Location
    3. Assign the memory required for the virtual instance.
      Figure 9. Assign Memory
    4. Select the network switch that you configured initially.
      Figure 10. Network Selection
    5. Select the image (VHD). Use an existing virtual Hard disk and select the location where your VHD image is stored. For MX-ONE, unzip the Hyper-V image and select the Virtual Hard Disk.
      Figure 11. Image Selection_1
      Figure 12. Image Selection_2
    6. Review the summary of the configuration details and click Finish.
      Figure 13. Review Summary
  3. Change virtual machine settings as per the requirement.
    Figure 14. Change VM Settings
  4. Start the virtual machine.
    Figure 15. Select VM
  5. Install MX-ONE on the virtual machine instance:
    1. Click Yes to configure the MX-ONE server.
      Figure 16. MX-ONE Initial Setup
    2. The network service restarts:
      Figure 17. Network service restart
      Figure 18. MX-ONE Setup Complete