Installing NSM On-Premises on ESXi server using ESXi Client

To install NSM On-Premises on ESXi server using ESXi client

1. Launch the ESXi Client.

2. Click on Virtual Machine > Create/Register VM.

   

3. The New virtual machine window displays. In the Select creation type page,

   1. Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file.

   2. Click NEXT.

      

4. In the Select OVF and VMDK files page,

   1. Enter a name for the virtual machine.

   2. Click on Click to select files or drag/drop.

      unzip the ova file to get three files: vmdk file, nvram file and ovf file and upload the three files instead of single ova file.

   3. Navigate to where you stored the unzipped vmdk file, nvram file and ovf file to select them.

   4. Click Open.

   5. Click NEXT.

      

5. In the Select storage page,

   1. Select datastore (7).

   2. Click NEXT.

      

6. In the Deployment options page,

   1. To setup the Network mappings, select an interface NSM_X0 to access the network.

      This is the same naming convention as a SonicWall firewall. NSM_X1 is considered a WAN interface so the Destination Network should be changed to an externally accessible subnet.

   2. Select the Deployment type.

   3. Select Disk Provisioning as Thick

   4. Click NEXT.

      

7. In Additional settings page,

   1. Click NEXT.

      

8. In Ready to complete page, review all the settings and click FINISH.

   

   The name of the new NSM On-Premises appears in the left pane of the ESXi Client window.

   The deployment will take some time. You can view the summary and details on the Recent tasks tab below the ESXi Client.

   

9. When the deployment is complete, launch the console, refer Connecting to Console.

10. Next, you should use the console to configure the network settings. This establishes your ability to access NSM through a browser. Refer to Configuring NSM Network Settings for details.