Start the VM to begin the installation of RHEL 8. Creating a Generation 2 VM will avoid the use of legacy hardware emulation. Change Template to Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority. The option, Enable Secure Boot should be checked. Select the RHEL 8 VM, and select Settings. Next, you will need to change the secure boot settings. iso file you downloaded earlier is selected as the image file.
2 or more virtual CPUs are recommended.Network is connected to the default virtual switch or another virtual switch that has external connectivity.Generation 2 to support newer virtualization features.If you don't have the default switch, or prefer a different network configuration, create a new virtual switch and make sure it is attached to the external network.Ĭreate a new VM with the following criteria: Recent versions of Windows have a default switch already created that will give the VM access to the network via NAT. Launch Hyper-V manager to create the RHEL 8 VM.īefore creating the VM, you may need to create a virtual switch.