Create New Client

Creating a New Client

There are multiple steps when creating a new client, first is setting up a HyperV server, second setting up the connections and SQL server and third is updating the web files (IE, OA, DC, Shop, RC)

To start you will need to make sure that .6 windows updates are complete so once the client is setup you don't need to run them again.

You will need a connection to 10.134/V$ once on the new virtual as well for the Web Files and OA build.

You will also need to find a new IP Address for the client, to do this you will want to go to SQL in OA_ProdigixInternal and open the IpAddress table. To double check the IP address is open you can Ping it using CMD or try connecting to the machine VIA remote desktop.

Additionally you can review the setup video CreateNewClient

Creating new HyperV server

First connect to .154, once connected open the Hyper-V manager and open a windows explorer.

In your windows explorer you will go to the G:\ drive and into the Virtual Hard Disks folder, once in the folder you will copy the NewClientCore.vhdx into the G:\ drive.

Once the copy of the NewClientCore.vhdx is complete you will rename the vhdx file to the client name.

Move the new vhdx into the Virtual Hard Disks folder so you can tie it to the Hyper-V. Once you have moved the file you will then change to the Hyper-V manager you opened and on the right under Actions select New and then select Virtual Machine.

Continue past the Before you Begin step and give the Virtual Machine the name of your client, continue forward and select Generation 2, continue forward to select your assigned memory which will be set at 2048, continue again to the connection selection which will be in the drop down and will be named HVVirtualSwitch.

Once you have gotten to the Connect Virtual Hard Disk you will want to select the Second existing option, once you have selected this Browse to your G:\ drive and go into the Virtual Hard Disks, select the new client vhdx you created.

Before you start the server the server you will right click the new Virtual Machine and select Settings, once in the settings you will head to the bottom of the list on the left and change the Automatic Stop Action to Shut Down, you will also change the Automatic Start Action and set the start up delay, the delay can be set anywhere from 150 to 450 seconds, apply the changes to save them.

Once you have saved these settings start the machine and connect to the machine by double clicking the Virtual Machine or right clicking and selecting connect. (Do not go full screen when connecting) In the top left of the under the File select the Ctrl+Alt+Delete,this looks like 3 keyboard keys to login.

Once logged onto the Virtual Machine you will close the ShutDown Event Tracker, then in the bottom right of the screen select the Computer with a yellow warning symbol and select the Network and Sharing Center, once the pop up appears select the Ethernet 19 which will have another pop up. On this pop up select the Properties option which will have another pop-up, on this pop up there will be a list of checkboxes with names, uncheck the Internet Protocol Version 6 and then select and view properties of the Internet Protocol Version 4. Once in the new pop-up/properties section you will be able to add in the IP address, select the Use the follow IP address and enter in the follow IP addresses

1. Client IP you picked before starting the process (looks like 192.168.15.X)
2. Subnet will auto populate and should be 255.255.255.0
3. Default Gateway will always be 192.168.15.1
4. Preferred DNS will be 216.83.147.2
5. Alternate DNS will be 8.8.8.8

Once you have set the IP addresses you can now select okay and close all of the pop ups.

Now you will open the Control Panel and select System, once the System window pop's up you will want to change the computer name using the Change settings in the "Computer name, domain, and working group settings" section. The name you set it to will be the client name. You will need to restart the computer to apply the name change.

Now that the IP address is applied the Hyper-V can be connected to using Remote Desktop, the next step would be creating the SQL Server Database and updating the Web Files and OA.

Creating SQL Server Database

Updating Web Files and OA