This section describes how to install and run Swyx in a Hyper-V virtual machine.

Swyx is installed complete with a SQL Server Express in a virtual machine. Alternatively, Swyx can be installed without SQL Express and the database can be run on an existing SQL Server cluster.

Microsoft offers several features to make virtual machines highly available.

For more information, see the vSphere documentation: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/failover-clustering-overview

To enable Hyper-V to monitor not only the VM, but also the Swyx running in it, install the Swyx HealthMonitor service in addition to Swyx. This monitors the Swyx services and operates the Hyper-V application health monitoring interface, and transmits the status via the Hyper-V clock integration services (Heartbeat Integration Services) to Hyper-V. This state information can be used by Microsoft's failover cluster, for example to restart the VM.