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Virtual LoadMaster for Microsoft Hyper-V
Installation Guide
1 Introduction
The KEMP Virtual LoadMaster is a version of the LoadMaster that runs as a virtual machine
within a hypervisor and can provide all the features and functions of a hardware-based
LoadMaster.
This document describes the installation of the Virtual LoadMaster (VLM) within a Microsoft
Hyper-V environment.
The VLM has been tested with Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.
The instructions in this installation guide are specifically for Windows Server 2008 R2. For
instructions on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, refer to the Microsoft Hyper-V –
Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, Installation Guide.
There are several different versions of the VLM available. Full details of the currently supported
versions are available on our website:
The Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine guest environment for the VLM, at minimum, must
include:
2 x virtual processors
1 GB RAM
32 GB virtual hard disk capacity
There may be maximum configuration limits imposed by Hyper-V such as maximum RAM per
VM, Virtual NICs per VM etc. For further details regarding the configuration limits imposed by
Microsoft Hyper-V, please refer to the relevant Microsoft Hyper-V documentation.