To install a virtual appliance, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. From vCenter Server, navigate to the host on which you want to install the ABB virtual appliance, right-click, and select Deploy OVF Template.
    Figure 1. vCenter - Deploy VM
  2. Select the location to retrieve the OVF files. You can enter a URL to download and install the OVF package for the Internet or browse to a location from your computer.
    Figure 2. vCenter - Select OVF Template
  3. Click NEXT.
  4. Enter a name for the VM, select a location to install the VM, and click NEXT.
    Figure 3. vCenter - Select VM Name and Location
  5. Select a compatible host and click NEXT.
    Figure 4. vCenter - Select Compute Resource
  6. Review the details and click NEXT.
    Figure 5. vCenter - Review VM Details
  7. Select a storage location (VMware recommends 30 GB or more considering 15 - 20% free space for virtual environments). Select the virtual disk format type as Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed and click NEXT.
    Figure 6. vCenter - Select Storage Location
  8. Select a destination network on the host to deploy the VM and click NEXT.
    Figure 7. vCenter - Select Destination Network
  9. Review the details and click FINISH.
    Figure 8. vCenter - Ready to Complete
  10. You can view the OVF deployment progress in the Recent Tasks window.
    Figure 9. vCenter - Recent Tasks