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title: "Requirements"
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The Microsoft Windows Server 2019 or 2022 that will be hosting the vNIOS virtual appliance must have the Hyper-V role already installed and operating. Use the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager to install the vNIOS virtual appliance on the Microsoft server.

The following are required before you install the vNIOS virtual appliance on a Microsoft Windows server:

The vNIOS software package. You can download the vNIOS software from the Infoblox Technical Support site. To download the software, you must have a valid login account on the Infoblox support site. Register your product at <span style="color: #0000ff">*[https://support.infoblox.com](https://support.infoblox.com)*</span> if you do not already have an account. The vNIOS software package consists of the following:

- You must uncompress the *.vhd.gz file before using it.
- Make sure that you configure two virtual hard disks (.vhd and .vhdx) when you deploy reporting instances on the IB-V805, IB-V1405, and IB-V2205 appliances. For more information, see the *[Deploying vNIOS Reporting Instances](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NMHIG/pages/35753668)* section.