What type of Hyper V does CISCO support for ESA?

[balaji-rajendran]

What type of Hyper V does CISCO support for ESA?

[Ken Stieers]

Generation 2.
https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/security/content_security/virtual_appliances/Cisco_Content_Security_Virtual_Appliance_Install_Guide.pdf
Page 6

[balaji-rajendran]

In Page 6 they mentioned Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 is supported, but it is not clear whether support standard edition or datacenter edition, also they did not mentioned whether support 2019 and above version. Need some clarity on this.

[balaji-rajendran]

Thank you @Ken Stieers I did saw that, but we do have Windows Server 2022 does CISCO Support hosting Virtual ESA on those hyper V ?

[Udupi Krishna.]

Cisco vESA support is proven and tested to work with Hyper-V 2019 alone. The documentation doesn't explicitly state Windows Server 2022 because its not officially qualified for support. Even if anyone manages to run, there is unlikely chance of getting support on such platforms.

[wajidhassan]

Cisco ESA (Email Security Appliance) supports Microsoft Hyper-V Generation 2, as noted in the official installation guide. While Hyper-V Server 2019 is explicitly mentioned, support for Windows Server 2022 or editions like Standard vs. Datacenter isn’t clearly documented. It's best to confirm with Cisco TAC for clarity on newer versions or editions.