Overview
Provides instructions to deploy Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Virtual (FMCv) on Hyper-V by preparing the Hyper-V environment and configuring the required resources.
Microsoft Hyper-V is Microsoft’s hardware virtualization platform, also termed as a hypervisor. Hyper-V enables administrators to make better use of hardware by using the same physical server to run multiple virtual machines.
Virtual machines provide more flexibility, save cost, and are a more efficient way to use hardware than running only one operating system on physical hardware.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Overview
An overview of deploying Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V using a Cisco-provided VHD image, supported VM control features, IPv4 and IPv6 management support, Day-0 configuration for initial setup, and High Availability capabilities.
Sample Topology of Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
A sample topology where Management Center Virtual connects to a Threat Defense Virtual instance, which is deployed in a private or public cloud and interfaces with internal servers and internet-facing networks, including potential east-west traffic flows.
Supported Windows Server for Management Center Virtual
Learn about the supported Windows Server versions and minimum resource requirements for Management Center Virtual 25 on Hyper-V, including CPU, memory, storage, and interface specifications.
Guidelines and Limitations for Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Learn about guidelines and limitations for Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V, including manual cluster registration requirements for public cloud deployments and the lack of cloning support.
Licenses for Deployment of Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Learn about the supported license types for deploying Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V, including BYOL, Smart Licensing, Specific License Reservation (SLR), Permanent License Reservation (PLR), and evaluation licenses.
Prerequisites for Deployment of Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V
Learn about the required Hyper-V host setup, VHD image download, licensing, and virtual networking components needed before deploying Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V.
Deploy the Management Center Virtual
Learn how to deploy Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V, including downloading the VHD image, preparing a Day 0 configuration file, creating a virtual switch, and creating a new virtual machine.
Verify the Deployment
How to verify the Management Center Virtual deployment on Hyper-V by accessing the serial console and running the show version command to confirm successful installation.
Access First Boot Logs
How to access first boot logs on Hyper-V.
Shut Down Management Center Virtual
How to shut down Management Center Virtual on Hyper-V.
Reboot Management Center Virtual
How to reboot the Management Center Virtual
Delete Management Center Virtual
How to delete the Management Center Virtual.
Troubleshooting
Learn about common Hyper-V deployment issues and workarounds, including memory and disk space errors, image conflicts, SSH or UI access problems, firewall port requirements, and network gateway configuration for external connectivity.