Use the instructions in this section to deploy your VM-Series firewall on a Hyper-V host. A Palo Alto Networks support account and a valid VM-Series license are required to download the VHDX image file and install the VM-Series on the Hyper-V host. If you have not already registered the capacity auth-code that you received with the order fulfillment email, with your support account, see Register the VM-Series Firewall. After completing the registration continue to the following tasks: