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Install Trellix ESM on a Linux KVM

  • Published on Sep 12, 2026
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To run Trellix ESM in a Linux KVM environment, import the hard drive image from the tarball (.xz) file. The tarball file contains sample configuration files.

Supported disk interfaces: Virtio (preferred), and IDE

Supported network interfaces: Virtio (preferred), and E1000

  1. Get the current tarball (.xz) file from the Trellix download page.

  2. Move the tarball file to the directory where you want the virtual hard drive to reside.

  3. Extract the tarball by running this command:

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    tar –xvf etm_8CPU_11.1.2_20181112172525.qcow2.xz

    To deploy multiple VMs of the same type in the same location, change the name of the virtual hard drive.

    erc_8CPU_11.1.2_20181112172525.qcow2 to, for example, erc_first_one.qcow2, erc_second_one.qcow2.

  4. Create a VM on your KVM hypervisor using:

    (libvirt, qemu-kvm, proxmox, virt-manager, ovirt)

  5. Point the VM image to the existing virtual hard drive (Virtio disk .qcow2 file) where you extracted the tarball.

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