System Requirements on Hyper-V
Learn what is required to deploy the VM-Series firewall on Hyper-V.
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The VM-Series requires a minimum resource allocation
on the Hyper-V host, so make sure to conform to the requirements
listed below to ensure optimal performance.
The host CPU must be a 64-bit x86-based Intel or AMD
CPU with virtualization extension.
See
VM-Series for the
minimum hardware requirements for your
VM-Series model.
Minimum of two network adapters. The VM-Series firewall supports
synthetic network adapters, which provide better performance than
emulated network adapters. Hyper-V supports up to eight synthetic
network adapters.
Hyper-V Server does not have a native
graphical user interface; all configuration is done through PowerShell. However,
you can use Hyper-V Manager running on a remote machine to manage
the firewall.If you use the Hyper-V role add-on, you can manage
the firewall using Hyper-V Manager or PowerShell.
The
VM-Series firewall supports SR-IOV/PCI-Passthrough.
DPDK is only
supported with Nvidia/Mellanox(Mlx5) SR-IOV devices. Trunk mode with SR-IOV
is not supported.
Linux Integration Services
Linux Integration Services (LIS) is a package of drivers and services that enhance
the performance of Linux-based virtual machines on Hyper-V. The VM-Series firewall supports the following services to improve the
integration between the host and the virtual machine:
Graceful Shutdown—Allows you to perform a graceful shutdown of the VM-Series firewall from the Hyper-V management interface
without having to log into the guest.
Heartbeat to Hyper-V Manager—Provides heartbeat monitoring of the
running status of guest VMs from the Hyper-V management interface.
Firewall Management IP Address Visibility—Allows you to use Hyper-V
Manager to view the IP address assigned to the management interface on the
firewall.
