Deploy and configure OMIMSSC on Hyper-V

About this task

You can deploy OMIMSSC on Hyper-V by using the Hyper-V Manager UI.

Prerequisites:

To deploy OMIMSSC on Hyper-V, do the following:

Steps

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, from the Actions menu, select New > Virtual Machine.
    The New Virtual Machine Wizard wizard is displayed.
    1. In the Before You Begin section, read through the instructions and click Next.
    2. In the Specify Name and Location section, enter a name for the VM, and then click Next.
      If you want to save the VM in a different location, select the Store the virtual machine in a different location check box. Click Browse, and then select a new location.
    3. In the Specify Generation section, select Generation 1, and then click Next.
    4. In the Assign Memory section, assign the disk space for the newly created VM. For example, select 8,192 MB.
    5. In the Configure Networking section, from the Connection drop-down menu, select the network that you want to use for the new VM.
    6. Click Next.
    7. In the Connect Virtual Hard Disk section, select Use an existing virtual hard disk.
    8. Navigate to the location where the OMIMSSC VHD file is saved, and then select the file.
    9. In the Summary section, confirm the data that you have provided, and then click Finish.
  2. Set the number of virtual processors count value to 4, because by default, the processor count is set to 1. To set the processor count:
    1. In the list of VMs, right-click OMIMSSC, and then select Settings.
    2. In the Settings dialog box, in the left pane, select Processor.
    3. In the Number of virtual processors box, enter or select 4.
    4. Click OK.
  3. To enable the Time synchronization option on the VM hosted on Hyper-V, do the following:
    1. Select the VM hosted on Hyper-V.
    2. Right-click the VM and select Settings.
    3. Click Management > Integration Services > Time Synchronization.
      The Hyper-V and SCOM Management Server times are synced.

Ensure that OMIMSSC appliance is hosted on Hyper-V

About this task

After deploying OMIMSSC on Hyper-V, to ensure that the OMIMSSC is hosted on the Hyper-V with the required configurations, do the following:

Steps

  1. Right-click the OMIMSSC appliance VM and click Settings.
  2. Ensure that the memory space and processor count are as recommended.
    1. Else, assign the memory in Startup RAM and click Apply.
  3. Ensure that the processor count is as recommended.
    1. Else, specify the number of processors counts in Number of Virtual processors count under Processors.
  4. Click IDE Controller:IDE Controller 0 > Hard Drive, and then ensure that the Virtual hard disk field is indicating to the OMIMSSC file.
    1. Else, click Browse, and select the OMIMSSC extracted file.
    2. Click Apply.
  5. Ensure that the virtual switch is connected to a physical NIC.
    1. Else, configure the NIC, and select the appropriate NIC from the Virtual Switch drop-down menu.
    2. Click Apply.
  6. From the Hyper-V Manager menu, right-click the appliance VM and perform the following tasks:
    1. Click Connect, and then click Start.
    If the newly created VM with the selected VD of appliance fails to boot with any kernel panic exception, edit the VM settings. And, then enable the dynamic memory option for the VM.