Deploy the appliance software in a VMware environment

Set up your virtual environment and deploy the Trellix DLP Network Monitor virtual appliance. Deploy the appliance software from the .ova file you have downloaded.

Tip
For performance optimization, make sure that all virtual appliances in a cluster have the same specifications.

These steps are applicable to VMware vSphere version 6.5. For VMware vSphere version 6.7, the UI terms in these steps vary.

Start the VMware vSphere client and log on to the VMware vCenter Server.
Select File → Deploy OVF Template.
The Deploy OVF Template dialog box appears.
1. In the Source page, click Browse to search the OVA file you downloaded from the Trellix download site and click Open to select the file. Click Next.
2. In the OVF Template Details page, validate the package details and click Next.
3. In the Name and Location page, enter a name for your appliance. Select the data center and folder to deploy your appliance to and click Next.
4. In the Deployment Configuration page, choose a predefined deployment option based on your business need.
  The predefined deployment option allocates the CPUs, memory, and capture disk space and the options are Standard VM, Standard VM - Capture, Small VM, Small VM - Capture, Large VM, and Large VM - Capture.
5. In the Storage page, select a datastore to store the virtual machine files.
6. In the Disk Format page, select the format in which you want to store the virtual disk.
  Note
  Trellix recommends selecting the Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed option for the virtual disk format, although the Trellix DLP Network appliance works with any option. If thin provisioning is selected, make sure that sufficient disk space is available at all times.
7. For Network Mapping, map the networks used in the OVF template (source networks — LAN 1, OOB, and Capture port 1) with the virtual networks (destination networks). Configure the default IP addresses and click Next.
8. Review the summary in the Ready to Complete page and click Finish.
  To turn on the virtual machine, select the Power on after deployment checkbox.
  Note
  The disk size displayed in the Size on Diskfield is the total disk size of all different virtual machine variants that can be deployed and isn't the actual disk size that will be used for the predefined deployment VM variant you have chosen to install. For the actual disk size of the deployed virtual appliance, see System requirements for setting up a virtual appliance.
The deployment task starts and displays a message after the deployment is successful, click Close.
Use the information in Recent Tasks to verify if the virtual machine is created.
The hard disks required to deploy the appliance are created. If you have chosen a deployment option that supports DLP Capture, an additional hard disk is created to store the captured data.
The appliance software is deployed.
Right-click the deployed virtual machine and click Open Console.
The virtual appliance console opens and you can continue with the installation of the appliance.