Install the Unidesk Enterprise Layer Manager (ELM) (Hyper-V)

In this article:

Before you start

Prerequisites

To install the Unidesk ELM in Hyper-V environment you need:

• A Unidesk account.
• The Storage and Hyper-V requirements listed here.

Virtual appliance details

Deploy the Unidesk Enterprise Layer Manager (ELM)

Using this procedure, you will do a basic Unidesk ELM installation on your Hyper-V Server. Once you complete these steps, use the following sections to change the administrator password (strongly recommended), and configure more advanced options, such as Static IP.

1. Download the Unidesk Hyper-V installation package from the Unidesk 4 Downloads page to a file system on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V-enabled system.

2. Extract the Hyper-V zip package containing two disks, and copy the disks to a storage location that Hyper-V can access.

3. Open the Hyper-V Manager, right-click the Hyper-V server where you want to deploy the Unidesk ELM, and select New Virtual Machine.

   

   This opens the New Virtual Machine Wizard.

4. On the first wizard tab, click Next to begin configuring the virtual machine:

   

5. On the Specify Name and Location tab, set the Name and Location of the new VM. Ideally, use the location where you extracted the disks in step 2:

   

6. On the Specify Generation tab, ensure that Generation 1 VM’s is selected, as Unidesk currently only supports Generation 1.

7. On the Assign Memory tab, set the VM to use 8 GB of RAM. Make sure the Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine check box is not selected.

8. On the Configure Networking tab, specify the NIC for the network adapter to use to connect to the network.

9. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk tab, attach the system disk (unidesk_hyperv-system.vhdx), one of the disks that you extracted in step 2.

10. On the Summary tab, verify your choices and click Finish.

11. Back in the Hyper-V Manager, select the VM and click Settings from the VM panel.

12. Select Hardware > Processor, and set the Number of Virtual Processors to 4.

    

13. Select IDE Controller 0 > Hard Drive, click Add.

14. Select the Virtual Disk radio button, click Browse, and select the repository disk (unidesk_hyperv-repository.vhdx) extracted in step 2.

15. Power on the VM.

Configure advanced settings

Once you've completed the ELM installation, you should immediately log into the ELM and:

• Change the administrator password.
• (Optional) Configure advanced network options, such as Static IP, as needed.
• Make any changes required to the existing settings, for example, the NTP servers you use or the Time Zone.

The Unidesk Appliance Configuration utility lets you configure these settings.

Expand locally attached storage, if needed

If you need to expand the ELM's local storage, see Manage system storage.

Next Step

Once you're satisfied that the ELM is correctly configured and has the required storage space, you can log into the Unidesk Management Console, and begin creating your layers.

Log into the Unidesk Management Console (UMC)