VMware ESXi deployment

The following sections describe how to deploy a virtual NDR Console appliance on an ESXi host.

You must perform the tasks in the following table in order.

Task	Information	Done
Planning
Verify receipt of onboarding emails from fireeye.com.	License email contains your license key and links to useful resources. Activation Code email contains your activation code and instructions for downloading the NDR Console image.
Ensure that all prerequisites are met.	ESXi prerequisites
Deployment
1. Prepare the virtual machine.	Preparing the virtual machine
2. Install the virtual appliance.	Installing a virtual NDR Console appliance on VMware ESXi
3. Configure the virtual network.	Configuring a virtual Network Detection and Response Console network Important If you need to change virtual machine resources, be sure to do so before you power on the virtual machine the first time and perform the initial configuration.
4. Perform the initial configuration.	Performing the initial NDR Console configuration
5. Apply the activation code and install licenses.	Applying the activation code and installing the license in an ESXi deployment
Verification
Verify that you can access the NDR Console Web UI.	See the NDR Console Product Guide.
After deployment
Complete the configuration.	See the NDR Console Product Guide.