Install Vinchin Server as Hyper-V VM

System Requirements

To install Vinchin server as a virtual machine on Hyper-V, the recommended system configurations of the VM are as below.

Notice

Since you are going to install Vinchin backup server as a virtual machine on the virtual platform, please do not use virtual disk as backup storage, otherwise there’s possibility of losing both your production data and backup data. You could choose to use external NAS server or other storage servers to provide iSCSI or NFS/CIFS shares to Vinchin backup server VM as backup storage.

Download ISO Image

Go to Vinchin product trial page using the URL below:

https://www.vinchin.com/vm-backup-free-trial.html

Simply register for your free trial with your full name, email address and your hypervisor type. Then the latest ISO image will be downloaded automatically, at the same time you’ll receive an email with a 60-day free trial license attached.

Please keep the free trial license safe, as after installation you’ll need it to activate Vinchin backup server for 60 days of free trial.

Create Vinchin Server VM

To install Vinchin backup server as a Hyper-V VM, please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Open the Hyper-V Manager, click on New > Virtual Machine... to create a new VM.

Step 2: In the New Virtual Machine Wizard dialog, click on Next to skip the Before You Begin instructions.

Step 3: Specify a name for the Vichin backup server VM on the Specify Name and Location tab.

Step 4: Specify the VM generation for Vinchin backup server VM on the Specify Generation tab, it's recommended to select Generation 1.

Step 5: Specify memory size on the Assign Memory tab, please refer to System Requirements to configure the memory size for Vinchin backup server VM. It's recommended to enable Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine option for better performance.

Step 6: Configure virtual network on the Configure Networking tab, please select the virtual network to be connected to in the Connection dropdown list.

Step 7: Configure virtual disk on the Connect Virtual Hard Disk tab, please select Create a virtual hard disk option, you can optionally change the virtual hard disk name in the Name field. As for the virtual hard disk size, please give it at least 100GB space for Vinchin backup server VM to be able to install and function well.

Step 8: Select installation media on the Installation Options tab, it's recommended to select the Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM option, then you can select Vinchin backup server ISO image from local storage of the Hyper-V server by selecting Image file (iso) and then browse the ISO file locally on the Hyper-V host.

Step 9: Review the VM settings on Summary tab and click on Finish to create Vinchin backup server VM.

Installation Process

Step 1: Start installation process

By selecting Install Rocky Linux and press Enter to start the installation process.

Step 2: Select time zone

On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, by selecting Time & Date to configure system time zone.

Select the time zone where you are located in, then click Done to continue to the next step.

Step 3: Select installation destination

By selecting Installation Destination to configure on which disk the system will be installed.

Please only select the disk for operating system installation, the data disk (if any) should be left unselected.

Then select Done to continue.

Step 4: Configure network settings

By selecting Network & Host Name to configure network settings of the backup server.

Select the network interface which you wish to setup its network profile then select Configure....

Select IPv4 Settings, then in the Method dropdown list select Manual.

Select Add to add an IP address for the network interface, a valid netmask and gateway should also be specified. Please make sure that the IP you assigned to the server is reachable to the virtual platform and other workloads which you wish to backup.

In the DNS Servers field, input a valid DNS server IP then select Save.

Once the network settings had been configured, switch the network interface from OFF to ON to enable the network interface to auto start up with the server. And in the Host Name field, you can optionally specify a host name for the server and click on Apply.

Once turned the network interface on and configured host name, please select Done to continue.

Step 5: Begin installation

Select Begin Installation to confirm the server installation.

Please wait a while for the installation process to be completed. During the installation process, you DO NOT have to configure CLI user password or create any new user.

When the installation process is completed, you will be requested to reboot the server.

Select Reboot to complete the installation process.

Notice

Vinchin software packages will be installed during the first reboot, please wait patiently for the first reboot to be completed and DO NOT power off or restart the server, otherwise installation of the Vinchin software will fail!

Change CLI user password

After installation, the backup server needs to be restarted. When you see the command line login prompt. Please log in the command line interface using the below default credentials:

Username: backup

Password: Backup@3R

For the security precautions of the backup server, please change the CLI user password at first login by using the below command.

sudo passwd backup

After changing the CLI user password, please keep it safe and do not loss it.