Install a vScanner on Microsoft Hyper-V Manager
You can install an Arctic Wolf® Virtual Scanner (vScanner) on Microsoft Hyper-V® Manager.
Note: During connectivity tests, appliances may communicate with external IP addresses behind a cloud service that Arctic Wolf hosts.
These resources are required:
- These system resources:
- 8 vCPUs
- 16 GB RAM
- 40 GB storage
Note: Reducing or limiting resource allocations below the specified requirements affects virtual appliance performance. If the appliance's CPU is throttled, security observations can be lost. Do not configure the Reservation, Limit, or Shares settings to throttle the appliance's CPU. - Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 or newer
These actions are required:
- Make sure you have the appropriate Arctic Wolf permissions to install the appliance. Contact your Concierge Security® Team (CST) at security@arcticwolf.com to identify who in your organization has these permissions.
- Add all necessary IP addresses, ports, and services to your allowlist for full appliance functionality.
Tip: To see the IP addresses that you must allowlist, sign in to the Arctic Wolf Unified Portal, click , and then view the IP addresses in the section for your product.
- If you rate-limit the appliance with Quality of Service (QoS), remove this for best performance.
- If your firewall provides SSL/TLS inspection, do not do this inspection on the appliance management IP address.
- If you use an application proxy or layer 7 filter on your firewall, allow outbound traffic for the appliance management IP address.
- Schedule host identification and vulnerability scans. For more information, see Configure a scanner.
Download the vScanner image
Deploy the vScanner
Connect to the serial console
- If the virtual appliance power is off, right-click your VM in the Hyper-V Manager, and then select Start.
- In the Hyper-V Manager, double-click the VM to bring up the console.
Configure the vScanner
Use the serial console to configure the vScanner. For more information on using the serial console, see Serial console.
Activate the vScanner
Note: Only the user who configured the vScanner can activate the vScanner.