VMware Workstation Installation

To install the Sandbox VM into a VMware Workstation hypervisor, do the following (these instruction may differ based on the VMware Workstation version):

1. Start VMware Workstation.
2. Choose File > Import or Export... The Import Virtual Appliance Wizard appears.
3. Click Next and then click Next again in the wizard.
4. Choose Virtual Appliance from the dropdown and click Next.
5. Click on the File System radio button and click 'Browse...'.
6. Select the .vmx file that was previously unpacked from the exported ZIP file, and click Open.
7. Click Next and then click Next again in the wizard.
8. Choose Other Virtual Machine and click Next.
9. Enter a name and location for the Virtual Machine and click Next.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Next again (the network must be bridged for the VM-based NetMRI Sandbox).
12. Click Next.
13. Verify that your settings are correct and click Finish.
    After 20-30 minutes (depending on your hardware and network speed), the NetMRI Sandbox Virtual Appliance will complete import to the VMware host.
14. Select the NetMRI Sandbox Virtual Appliance you imported and instruct it to Power On.
15. Open the console for the Sandbox VM.
16. Enter the following in the Sandbox command line: ./Setup
17. Follow the steps in the Setup script to perform initial configuration of the Sandbox VM.

1. • Defining the network configuration for the Sandbox;
   • Setting up a management port;
   • Define a more secure password for the admin sbuser account. (The default password is sbuser.)

By default, when you log in you are placed in the /sbuser folder.

When you finish running the Setup script, return to the shell in the NetMRI instance.

     18. In the virtual NetMRI's administrative shell, run the following command: sandbox register

As noted, this establishes the Sandbox VM's network connectivity with the NetMRI VM.

     19. Enter the IP address just configured in Step 17 for the Sandbox VM and press Enter. The setup is complete.