Install the Entrust PKI Hub ISO image as a new Hyper-V virtual machine.

To create an Entrust PKI Hub virtual machine on Hyper-V

  1. Open the Hyper-V Manager console.
  2. Right-click on a server name and select New.
  3. In each step of the New Virtual Machine Wizard wizard, select the values described below.

Specify Name and Location

Configure the following settings.

Field

Value

Name

Enter a name for the new virtual machine. For example, EDM.

Store the virtual machine in a different location

Enable this checkbox.

Location

Select a folder for the virtual machine file.

Specify Generation

Configure the following settings.

Field

Value

Choose the generation of this virtual machine

Select Generation 1.

Assign Memory

Configure the following settings.

Field

Value

Startup memory

Select the RAM size stated in Memory requirements.

Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine

Enable this checkbox.

Configure Network

Configure the following settings.

Field

Value

Connection

Select a connection with a network meeting the Network requirements.

Connect Virtual Hard Disk

Under Create virtual hard diskconfigure the root and etcd disks described in Disk requirements.

Field

Root disk

etcd disk

Name

The name of the virtual machine file

The name of the virtual machine file

Location

The folder for storing the virtual machine file

The folder for storing the virtual machine file

Size

At least 1 TiB

At least 15 GiB

Installation Options

Configure the following settings.

Field

Value

Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM

Enable this radio button.

Image file (.sio)

Select the location of the ISO file described in Downloading the Entrust PKI Hub image.

Summary

Review the selected settings and click Finish to complete the virtual machine creation.