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3 | 3 | // SKIPCOMMITS 2025-09-19 |
4 | 4 | include::global_attr.adoc[] |
5 | 5 | = Installation of the virtual appliance |
6 | | -:revdate: 2025-07-23 |
7 | 6 | :title: Installation of the virtual appliance |
8 | 7 | :description: You can set up the virtual {CMK} Appliance within VirtualBox, Hyper-V, Proxmox or VMware ESXi. Read here what to keep in mind in each case. |
9 | 8 | :experimental: |
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56 | 55 | Download the OVA file for the initial installation of the virtual appliance. |
57 | 56 |
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58 | 57 |
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59 | | -[#install_virtualbox] |
60 | | -== Installation in VirtualBox |
61 | | - |
62 | | -=== Prerequisites |
63 | | - |
64 | | -For the following steps, you will need a functioning VirtualBox installation in addition to the OVA file. |
65 | | -It does not matter on which system VirtualBox is running. |
66 | | - |
67 | | - |
68 | | -=== Importing the appliance |
69 | | - |
70 | | -Start the import of the OVA file via [.guihint]#File > Import Appliance# and select the OVA file. |
71 | | -You will then see all of the settings for the virtual machine -- and you can leave these as they are for now. |
72 | | -You can, of course, modify values at this point or later, for example, to assign additional resources to the machine. |
73 | | - |
74 | | -*Important:* In the appliance settings, you should always select the [.guihint]#Generate new MAC addresses for all network adapters# option under [.guihint]#MAC Address Policy#. |
75 | | -Otherwise, there will be problems if more than one appliance with the same MAC address is running on the network. |
76 | | - |
77 | | -[{image-border}] |
78 | | -image::virt1_virtualbox_import.png[] |
79 | | - |
80 | | -You can now import the appliance. |
81 | | - |
82 | | -Following the import, you will still need to carry out one more step: |
83 | | -Call up the network configuration for the virtual machine. |
84 | | -The mode here is set to [.guihint]#Bridged Adapter#: |
85 | | -The virtual network adapter is thereby connected to an adapter on your host -- and of course these will vary. |
86 | | -If in doubt, simply exit the configuration without changing it by pressing [.guihint]#OK# -- VirtualBox will then automatically fill in the missing adapter name with your default adapter. |
87 | | - |
88 | | -image::virt1_virtualbox_network.png[width=90%] |
89 | | - |
90 | | -You have now completed the VirtualBox-specific steps. |
91 | | - |
92 | | - |
93 | 58 | [#install_esxi] |
94 | 59 | == Installation in VMware ESXi |
95 | 60 |
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281 | 246 |
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282 | 247 | You have now completed the Proxmox-specific steps. |
283 | 248 | Your appliance is now ready to start and you can begin with its xref:appliance_usage#basic_config[basic configuration]. |
| 249 | + |
| 250 | + |
| 251 | +[#testing_purposes] |
| 252 | +== Installation for testing purposes |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +The following environments should not be used productively. |
| 255 | +We provide these installation instructions solely for the purpose of creating a (possibly limited) test instance of {CMK}. |
| 256 | + |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | +[#install_virtualbox] |
| 259 | +=== Installation in VirtualBox |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | + |
| 262 | +==== Prerequisites |
| 263 | + |
| 264 | +For the following steps, you will need a functioning VirtualBox installation in addition to the OVA file. |
| 265 | +It does not matter on which system VirtualBox is running. |
| 266 | + |
| 267 | +==== Importing the appliance |
| 268 | + |
| 269 | +Start the import of the OVA file via [.guihint]#File > Import Appliance# and select the OVA file. |
| 270 | +You will then see all of the settings for the virtual machine -- and you can leave these as they are for now. |
| 271 | +You can, of course, modify values at this point or later, for example, to assign additional resources to the machine. |
| 272 | + |
| 273 | +*Important:* In the appliance settings, you should always select the [.guihint]#Generate new MAC addresses for all network adapters# option under [.guihint]#MAC Address Policy#. |
| 274 | +Otherwise, there will be problems if more than one appliance with the same MAC address is running on the network. |
| 275 | + |
| 276 | +[{image-border}] |
| 277 | +image::virt1_virtualbox_import.png[] |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | +You can now import the appliance. |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +Following the import, you will still need to carry out one more step: |
| 282 | +Call up the network configuration for the virtual machine. |
| 283 | +The mode here is set to [.guihint]#Bridged Adapter#: |
| 284 | +The virtual network adapter is thereby connected to an adapter on your host -- and of course these will vary. |
| 285 | +If in doubt, simply exit the configuration without changing it by pressing [.guihint]#OK# -- VirtualBox will then automatically fill in the missing adapter name with your default adapter. |
| 286 | + |
| 287 | +image::virt1_virtualbox_network.png[width=90%] |
| 288 | + |
| 289 | +You have now completed the VirtualBox-specific steps. |
| 290 | +Your test appliance is now ready to start and you can begin with its xref:appliance_usage#basic_config[basic configuration]. |
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