Getting started with the NetMRI Virtual appliance consists of the following steps:

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1. Download the .zip archive containing the appropriate OVA/OVF NetMRI virtual appliance template and unzip it into a directory on your computer.
2. Import the unzipped OVA/OVF template using either VMware vSphere Client or VMware vSphere/ESXi Web Client. For more information on the OVA/OVF import into VMware vSphere/vCenter/ESXi environments, refer to VMware documentation. The NetMRI virtual appliance is installed on your ESXi host. Installation may take 10-20 minutes, depending on your hardware and network speed.
3. Continue to Configuring and Registering NetMRI Collectors.

Installing on VMware Workstation 10.x and Later

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1. Download the zip archive containing the appropriate VMX/VMDK NetMRI virtual appliance and unzip it into a directory on your computer.
2. Open the unzipped VMX/VMDK NetMRI virtual appliance in VMware. For more information on running VMX/VMDK virtual appliances on VMware Workstation, refer to VMware documentation. The new VM is displayed in a tab in the VMware Workstation’s main window.
3. Continue to Configuring and Registering NetMRI Collectors.