Place an order, download the software, then deploy it on the ESXi server.
Enable the nested virtualization on the VMware ESXi server. In an SSH session of ESXi server, add this property to the configuration file at /etc/vmware/config.
vhv.enable = "TRUE"Note
Updating
vhv.enable = "TRUE"in/etc/vmware/configis a global change on ESXi host. This change can be done at VM level from vSphere 5.5 and above version. For vATD, edit VM settings and enable the CPU flag for Hardware Virtualization as Expose hardware assisted virtualization to the guest OS. From ESXi host, it then addsvhv.enable = "TRUE"in VM's vmx file.Disable EVC mode before creating VMs on VMware ESXi.
Deploy vATD always on Sandy Bridge or on updated processor architecture.
Note
vATD is not supported on Haswell, Nehalem, and older version processors. For Example, VM creation fails if vATD is deployed on a processor architecture which is of an older version than Nehalem.
From the ESX Web GUI or VCenter VM settings, enable Expose hardware assisted virtualization to the guest OS.
Note
Power off your VM before you change the VM settings.
Important
Trellix Virtual Intelligent Sandbox does not support Dynamic MAC address. Make sure that you set a static MAC address for your Virtual Intelligent Sandbox.
To upgrade from an existing version of Trellix Virtual Intelligent Sandbox, see the Upgrade the software and Android analyzer VM topic in the product guide. If you upgrade from a trial version of the software, obtain the license key and grant number from the order fulfillment team at licensing@trellix.com again and activate it.
Place a Purchase Order (PO) for Virtual Intelligent Sandbox, and receive an email with your grant number and license key.
Go to Product Downloads with grant number and download the software.
Package name format: vATD-MIO-5_x_x_xx-xxxxx-xxxxx.ova
Deploy the software on an ESXi server.
From a vSphere client, select → .
Click Browse, locate and select the Virtual Intelligent Sandbox software, click Open, then click Next.
Type a name the OVF template, then click Next.
On Disk Format, select Thin Provision, then click Next.
On Network Mapping, select a network, then click Next.
Review the deployment settings, select Power on after deployment, then click Finish.
For multiple Trellix Virtual Intelligent Sandbox instances, deploy the OVA again.