Select a VM Location

Specify the location of the virtual machine where you want to create the Instant VM. You can specify either VMware or a Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine.

Follow these steps:

  1. Select a Hypervisor Type.

    2. VMware vSphere

    1. Select VMware vSphere.
    2. If you have already added a VMware node to the selected Site in the Console, select the node from the Host drop-down list.
    3. If you have not added any VMware nodes, from the Host drop-down list, click +Add New Hypervisor.
    4. The Add Hypervisor dialog opens.
    5. Specify the VMware vCenter or ESX(i) server details and click OK.
    6. The Add Hypervisor dialog closes and you see the VM Location page again. All the ESX(i) or resource pools are displayed on the central pane.
    7. Select either the ESX(i), cluster, resource pool, virtual app as the location.
  2. The VMware vSphere machine is specified.

    3. Microsoft Hyper-V

    1. Select Microsoft Hyper-V.
    2. If you have already added a Hyper-V node to the selected Site in the Console, select the node from the Hyper-V Server/Cluster drop-down list.
    3. If you have not added any Hyper-V nodes, then click Add.
    4. The Specify the VM Destination dialog opens.
    5. Note: When you connect to the Hyper-V Instant VM using a local non-built-in administrator account, the remote UAC needs to be disabled. For more information on how to disable the remote UAC for non-built-in administrator, see How to disable a remote UAC for a non-built-in administrator.
    6. Specify the Hyper-V server details and click OK.
    7. The Hyper-V virtual machine is specified.
    8. Note: The Instant VM helper cannot install the Integration Service in Instant Virtual machines with Microsoft Hyper-V 2016, if the source node is of Windows 2008 or lower versions.
  3. Click Next.
  4. The Recovery Server page opens.