Installing Linux Hyper-V VM

  1. Download Ubuntu ISO.
  2. Right-click the server in Server Manager then select Hyper-V Manager from the context menu.
  3. Select the server.
  4. Select the action New > Virtual Machine.
  5. Enter the Name and Location.
  6. Enter the Generation as Generation 1.
  7. Assign Memory, which should be at least 12288MB.
  8. Disable the use of Dynamic memory.
  9. For the Connection, choose Virtual Switch with internet connection/local network access.
  10. For the Connect Virtual Hard Disk, make sure that the size meets the requirements.
  11. For the Installation Options, install on an operating system from a bootable CD/DEV-ROM Image File (.iso). Use the downloaded Ubuntu ISO.
  1. Double-click on a created Hyper-V VM.
  2. Turn on the VM.
  3. Select a language.
  4. Select the keyboard layout.
  5. Enter the network connection details (use DHCP or Manual).
  6. Click Done until you get to the Storage Configuration screen.

  7. Choose the Installation Type to be Custom Storage layout.

    1. Highlight the local disk device, press Enter and select Add GPT Partition.
    2. Set the Size to 2x the amount of RAM allocated for the VM (at least 24576MB).
    3. Set the Format to Swap.
    4. Click Create.

    To add another partition:

    1. Set the Size to the maximum that is remaining.
    2. Set the Format to Ext4.
    3. Set the Mount Point to '/'.
  8. Click Done then Continue.
  9. Enter your account name, username, computer name and password.
  10. Select to Install OpenSSH Server.
  11. Do not install any Snap applications.
  12. Wait for the installation to finish then reboot the VM, as needed.
  13. Once the VM has restarted, go to install the Linux Server.

 

See Also  

Prerequisites

Installing Docker

Installing Sonitrol CORE Web

Running Sonitrol CORE

Appendix

Troubleshooting