HX appliances can be deployed on VMware ESXi servers or on Windows Hyper-V servers.
VMWare ESXi requirements
To use VMware ESXi for an Endpoint Security (HX) virtual deployment, the following VMware resources are required:
VMware ESXi host version 6.0 or later. Earlier ESXi versions are not supported.
VMware vSphere Client
VMware VCenter Server (recommended). When you use vSphere Client to add your virtual appliances to vCenter Server, the Deploy OVG Template wizard provides an easy way to enter your activation code. Otherwise, you must type it in the virtual appliance console, because you cannot paste into this console.
VMXNET 3 network drivers
Link aggregation enabled on ESXi host
Standard virtual switch created for the monitoring ports of the virtual appliances, and attached to a physical network adapter on the ESXi server.
Windows Hyper-V requirements
To use Windows Hyper-V for Endpoint Security (HX) virtual deployments, the following Windows Hyper-V resources are required:
Windows Server 2016 Standard or Windows Server 2019 Standard
VMMS (Virtual Machine Management Service)/Hyper-V Manager version 10.0.14393 or later. Endpoint Security (HX) server version 4.9 supports Hyper-V Manager 2019 (version 10.0.17763.1).
Standard virtual switch, connected to an external network and shared by the operating system