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<section id="hyperv-checklist">
  <title>Preparation Checklist for Hyper-V</title>
  <para>For a smoother installation, gather the following information before you start:</para>
  <informaltable frame="all">
    <tgroup cols="3" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
      <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="1.22*"/>
      <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="1.0*"/>
      <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="6.05*"/>
      <thead>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Hyper-V Requirements</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
        </row>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Server Roles</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Hyper-V</para></entry>
          <entry><para>After the Windows Server 2012 R2 installation, ensure that Hyper-V is
              selected from Server Roles. For more information, see <ulink
                url="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134187.aspx#BKMK_Step2">Installing
                Hyper-V</ulink>.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Share Location</para></entry>
          <entry><para>New folders in the /Share directory</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Ensure that folders are created for Primary and Secondary storage. The SMB
              share and the hosts should be part of the same domain.</para>
            <para>If you are using Windows SMB share, the location of the file share for the Hyper-V
              deployment will be the new folder created in the \Shares on the selected volume. You
              can create sub-folders for both &PRODUCT; Primary and Secondary storage within the
              share location. When you select the profile for the file shares, ensure that you
              select SMB Share -Applications. This creates the file shares with settings appropriate
              for Hyper-V.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Domain and Hosts</para></entry>
          <entry><para/></entry>
          <entry><para>Hosts should be part of the same Active Directory domain.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Hyper-V Users</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Full control</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Full control on the SMB file share.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Virtual Switch</para></entry>
          <entry><para/></entry>
          <entry><para>If you are using Hyper-V 2012 R2, manually create an external virtual switch
              before adding the host to &PRODUCT;. If the Hyper-V host is added to the Hyper-V
              manager, select the host, then click Virtual Switch Manager, then New Virtual Switch.
              In the External Network, select the desired NIC adapter and click Apply. </para>
            <para>If you are using Windows 2012 R2, virtual switch is created
            automatically.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Virtual Switch Name</para></entry>
          <entry><para/></entry>
          <entry><para>Take a note of the name of the virtual switch. You need to specify that when
              configuring &PRODUCT; physical network labels.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Hyper-V Domain Users</para></entry>
          <entry><para/></entry>
          <entry>
            <itemizedlist>
              <listitem>
                <para>Add the Hyper-V domain users to the Hyper-V Administrators group.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>A domain user should have full control on the SMB share that is exported for
                  primary and secondary storage. </para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>This domain user should be part of the Hyper-V Administrators and Local
                  Administrators group on the Hyper-V hosts that are to be managed by
                  &PRODUCT;.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>The Hyper-V Agent service runs with the credentials of this domain user
                  account.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>Specify the credential of the domain user while adding a host to &PRODUCT; so
                  that it can manage it.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>Specify the credential of the domain user while adding a shared SMB primary or
                  secondary storage.</para>
              </listitem>
            </itemizedlist>
          </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Migration</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Migration</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Enable Migration.</para>
          </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Migration</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Delegation</para></entry>
          <entry><para>If you want to use Live Migration, enable Delegation. Enable the following services of other
              hosts participating in Live Migration: CIFS and Microsoft Virtual System Migration
              Service.</para>
          </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Migration</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Kerberos</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Enable Kerberos for Live Migration.</para></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry><para>Network Access Permission for Dial-in</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Allow access</para></entry>
          <entry><para>Allow access for Dial-in connections.</para></entry>
        </row>
      </tbody>
    </tgroup>
  </informaltable>
</section>