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VM-Series Deployment Guide

Install a VM-Series firewall on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

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Install a VM-Series firewall on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

To install a VM-Series firewall you must have access to the Open Virtualization Alliance format (OVA) template. Use the auth code you received in your order fulfillment email to register your VM-Series firewall and download the OVA template. The OVA template is a zip archive that contains three types of files:

.mf: OVF manifest file that contains the SHA-1 digests of individual files in the package
.ovf: OVF descriptor file that contains all metadata for the package and its contents
.vmdk: Virtual disk image file that contains the virtualized version of the firewall

Complete the following tasks to install and configure the VM-Series firewall on ESXi.

Plan the Interfaces for the VM-Series for ESXi
Provision the VM-Series Firewall on an ESXi Server
Perform Initial Configuration on the VM-Series on ESXi
(Optional) Add Additional Disk Space to the VM-Series Firewall
Use VMware Tools on the VM-Series Firewall on ESXi and vCloud Air
Use vMotion to Move the VM-Series Firewall Between Hosts
Use the VM-Series CLI to Swap the Management Interface on ESXi

VM-Series on ESXi System Limitations

Plan the Interfaces for the VM-Series for ESXi