Virtual VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator hosts can be used for both testing and also as part of a CI/CD pipeline to provide tests as an automated procedure, enabling the entire VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator server and applications to be deployed in a controlled manner. It also allows end-to-end testing of edge locations before deploying hosts to the physical devices at that edge location.

The following virtualization platforms can be used to deploy a virtual VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator host:

  • VMware vSphere

  • VMware ESXi

  • VMware Fusion

  • VMware Workstation