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Quick Details

Recommended Agent: Self-Managed
Supported Agents: Self-Managed
Is Auto-Discovered By: Windows Server Inspector
Can Auto-Discover: N/A
Parent/Child Type Inspector: No
Inspection via: CLI
Data Summary: Here

Overview

See it in Action

Inspector Setup Preparation

Step 1: Check if Hyper-V Powershell Modules are Installed (HyperV Host Only)

Run the following Powershell command in a powershell console window to check if you have the Hyper-V modules installed.

Get-Module -ListAvailable

If the Hyper-V modules are not listed, then run the following command (note that if a restart is required then the command result will have "Restart Needed" set to "Yes".

Add-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V-PowerShell

Finally to test the module is installed and importable run the following command.

Import-Module Hyper-V

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Inspecting Remotely

If you are running the Agent on a server that does not have Hyper-V manager installed, please note that PSRemoting is required to be enabled on the server running Hyper-V manager.

Username and Password are required if you are inspecting a server running Hyper-V manager which is not on the domain. The Username will likely need to be in the format: COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME

To enable PSRemoting use the following powershell command.

Enable-PSRemoting

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ThreatLocker

Liongard has received reports of Threatlocker blocking the Hyper-V inspection. This was identified with the inspector failing with a status message of "Unable to read powershell output file". You may need to add approval or exclusions for the following PowerShell Scripts run by the inspector:

• C:\program files (x86)\liongardinc\liongardagent\jobs*\dist\powershell\extract\extract-hyperv.ps1
• C:\program files (x86)\liongardinc\liongardagent\jobs*\dist\powershell\extract\pre-flightremote.ps1

Liongard Inspector Set up

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Hyper-V Host NOT tied to an Active Directory Domain

If you have a Hyper-V Host not tied to an Active Directory Domain, our best practice is to roll out an additional On-Premises Agent to the server that the Host is installed on. The additional Agent will auto-discover an Inspector for the local Windows server, and once activated, that Inspector will auto-discover a Hyper-V Inspector.

To roll out an additional On-Premises Agent, visit our Agent Documentation.

Activating Auto-Discovered Inspectors

If you have activated your Windows Server Inspector(s), it will auto-discover your Hyper-V Inspectors. Follow the steps below:

Navigate to Admin > Inspectors > Inspector Types > Select Hyper-V > Select the Discovered Systems tab

Here you can Activate your Discovered Hyper-V Inspector(s):

• Select the checkbox to the left of the Inspector(s) that you would like to Activate
• Select the Actions drop down menu above the Discovered Systems table
• Select Activate Launchpoints

Single Inspector Setup

In Liongard, navigate to Admin > Inspectors > Navigate to the Hyper-V Inspector > Select Add System.

Fill in the following information:

• Environment: Select the Environment this System Inspector should be associated to
• Friendly Name: Suggested "Hyper-V [Environment Name]"
• Agent: Select the On-premises Agent installed for this Environment
• Inspector Version: Latest
• Server Name: If running remotely, the fully qualified domain name of the server running Hyper-V manager
• MAC Address: This field is used when Hyper-v is auto-discovered to help provide a unique identifier. It is read-only.
• Username: If the server is not on the domain, the username used to log in to the server running Hyper-V manager
• Password: If required, the password for the user specified above to be able to login to the server running Hyper-V manager if the server is not on the domain.
• Scheduling: The Inspector will default to run once a day at the time the Inspector is set up. Here you can adjust the schedule

Select Save. The Inspector will now be triggered to run within the minute.

Optional: Turn on Flexible Asset/Configuration Auto-Updating

If you would like this Inspector's data to be sent to ConnectWise and/or IT Glue, turn on Flexible Assets/Configurations for this Inspector:

• ConnectWise: Admin > Integrations > ConnectWise > Configuration Types > Confirm the "Configuration Auto-Updating" toggle is enabled
• IT Glue: Admin > Integrations > IT Glue > Flexible Assets > Confirm the "Flexible Asset Auto-Updating" toggle is enabled

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Possible Failures

Often failures are a result of one of the issue listed below.

1. Only Windows 2016/Windows 8 or better is supported.
2. Unable to import the Hyper-V module, please verify the Hyper-V tools are installed on this system.
3. Unable contact server, please verify the server Hostname is correct and network access is available.
4. Unable establish a remote session with the server, please verify the server Hostname is correct and network access is available.

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