V201 on Hyper-V can also be installed via PowerShell script.


Requirements

  • PowerShell version 5.0 or higher run as Administrator
  • Hyper-V module installed
  • Morro V201 virtual hard drive image


Installation Instructions

To create a new Hyper-V VM:

  1. Create a new folder and copy the installation script to this folder.
  2. Unzip the VM hard drive .zip file provided by Morro and copy the .vhdx file to the folder.
  3. Run the installation script with:

    ./InstallV201.ps1 install

    Please see the Install Options section for more create time options.
  4. Confirm script actions as required.


Install Options

The following options are available when creating a new CacheDrive VM using the PowerShell script:

  • -vmName - The name of the VM, default is "Morro CacheDrive (Trial)"
  • -vmMemSize - The amount of RAM reserved for the VM in GB, default is 1 GB.
  • -vmDiskSize - The disk size (thin allocated), default is 64 GB.


For example, to create a VM named MyCacheDrive with 2 GB of memory a 1 TB of disk space, use the following command:


./InstallV201.ps1 install -vmName MyCacheDrive -vmMemSize 2 -vmDiskSize 1024


Other Commands

The script can also be used for VM management.  The following commands are also available.  Be sure to specify the name of the VM using the -vmName option if not using the default name.

  • help - Show the help text.
  • start - Start the VM if it is in a powered off state.
  • stop - Stop the VM.
  • terminate - Delete the VM and hard drive image.
  • finish-install - After installation, the original boot disk will still be mounted.  MCM may complain about a non-boot disk being attached.  Used the finish-install command to remove this disk.


Notes

  1. The VM disk image will be stored in C:\MorroCacheDrive.
  2. Only single-disk installs are currently supported.
  3. If you use a disk image that has already been used in a previous VM install, you may get a "No OS" error when the VM attempts to boot.