Microsoft Hyper-V
You can deploy the Sophos Firewall virtual appliance on the Microsoft Hyper-V platform.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites are as follows:
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Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 or 2016 on a server that meets the minimum system requirements. For deployment, see the following:
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Install Hyper-V Manager (Hyper-V management software) on a management device with network access to the server. See Hyper-V Manager.
System requirements
Sophos Firewall goes into fail-safe mode if you don't meet the minimum requirements.
The system requirements are as follows:
Hardware | Specification |
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vCPU | 1 |
vRAM | 4 GB minimum |
vNIC | 2 |
Primary disk | 16 GB minimum |
Report disk | 80 GB minimum |
Note
Configure the vCPU and vRAM based on the purchased license. Don't exceed the maximum number of vCPUs specified in the license.