Software and Hardware Requirements
Minimum system requirements for the HC virtualization module. Consult HC support for details.
Software
Windows (Hyper-V)
- Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008 and 2012 R2 Standard x64 Edition or above with Hyper-V role. Hyper-V Server 2008 is also supported. We recommend Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008 and 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition which allows unlimited number of virtual machines without additional licensing. You may lease Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008 and 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition with Hyper-V from your data center or dedicated server providers.
- It is recommended to have a clean install of x64 edition of Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008 and 2012 R2 to be able to use the Hyper-V technology.
- HC10 Windows License
- HC Virtualization Module License
Software
VMware ESXi
- Windows 2019/2016/2012/2008 Server with HC10 (This is the control server where HC10 and VMware-viclient & VMware-VIX API will be installed). Download VMware-viclient from VMware and VMware-VIX API from https://downloads.hostingcontroller.com/utilities/VMware-vix-1.11.0-471780.zip.
- HC10 Windows License
- HC Virtualization Module License
Hardware
Windows (Hyper-V)
- 64-bit system with hardware-assisted virtualization enabled (AMD processor with AMD-V technology or Intel processor with Intel-VT technology) and data execution prevention (DEP) is required.
Hardware
VMware ESXi
- VMware ESXi compatible server. This is the machine which will be used to provision VPS. However HC software itself will not be installed on this server. Intel Xeon 56xx Series or Intel Xeon 75xx Series.
- Windows 2019/2016/2012/2008 Server with HC10 (This is the control server where HC10 and VMware-viclient & VMware-VIX API will be installed). Download VMware-viclient from VMware and VMware-VIX API from https://downloads.hostingcontroller.com/utilities/VMware-vix-1.11.0-471780.zip.