The Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx is available as a virtual machine for your Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor.
Before deploying the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx, verify that the host system meets the minimum storage requirements and review the resource recommendations for the production system.
In this article:
Before you Begin
- For information regarding the sizing of your CPU, disk, and RAM, see Virtual Systems (Vx).
- Download the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx VHD virtual disk image from the Barracuda Download Portal.
- Copy the VHD virtual disk image to the Microsoft Hyper-V server.
Step 1. Create a New Virtual Machine
Create a virtual machine using the sizing recommendations for your model of the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx.
- Launch Hyper-V Manager.
- Right click on your Hyper V server and Select New > Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard opens.
- Enter the Name. E.g.,
Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx - Click Next.
- Enter the amount of memory in MB. E.g.,
2048 - Click Next.
- Select the virtual network from the Connection drop down.
- Click Next.
- Select Use an existing virtual disk and enter the Location of the VHD file.
- Click Next.
- Review the Summery and click Finish.
You can now launch the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx by selecting the virtual machine and clicking Start in the right pane.
Step 2. Configure the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx Unit on First Boot
You need to connect to the console of the VM to enter the minimal network configuration.
- Launch Hyper-V Manager.
- In the Virtual Machines pane, double-click on the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx VM. The console of the virtual Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx opens.
- When the VM has started, the Active Recovery Technology (ART) menu is launched.
- Select Basic Configuration, enter the following network settings, and then press F3 to save your changes:
- Hostname – The desired hostname for your Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx unit.
- Management IP – The internal IP address for your Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx unit. This IP address must be reachable from your PC. E.g.,
192.168.200.200 - Netmask – The subnet mask. E.g.,
255.255.255.0 - Default Gateway – The IP address of the next hop device that serves as and access point to another network. E.g.,
192.168.200.1
- Press F3 to save the configuration.
- Select Reboot. The Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx will restart with the new network configuration.
Next Step
After you deploy the Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series Vx unit, continue with Getting Started.