Deploy DNS Safety on Microsoft Hyper-V

This article will show you how to deploy the virtual machine of DNS Safety in Microsoft Hyper-V.

First, we need to download the virtual machine ZIP archive and unpack it into some folder on the machine where your Hyper-V server runs, for example into disk C:. The archive should contain three folders as shown on the following output.

C:\dnssafety>dir

 Directory of C:\dnssafety

09/23/2022  03:53 PM <DIR> Snapshots
09/23/2022  03:53 PM <DIR> Virtual Hard Disks
09/23/2022  03:58 PM <DIR> Virtual Machines

Open Hyper-V Manager snap-in and click on Import Virtual Machine menu.

Import Virtual Machine

Select the folder where you have unpacked the ZIP archive and click Next button.

Select Folder

Choose the Copy Virtual Machine option as shown below and click Next button.

Choose Copy Option

Verify the import parameters and click Finish.

Import Finish

After virtual machine is imported, click the Start menu item.

Start Virtual Machine

Wait couple of seconds and the login screen of the virtual machine will be shown.

Login Screen of Virtual Machine

The login screen of the virtual machine shows the IP address that it acquired from your DHCP server (192.168.4.124 in our case). You can then start your browser and connect to Admin UI on port 8000 (http://192.168.4.124:8000 in our case).

Admin UI

The virtual machine of DNS Safety has now been successfully installed in Microsoft Hyper-V.