Import to VMware ESXi

NV3 was tested on ESXi version 8.0U3e, although it should work without problems on any other ESXi version which is supported by the manufacturer.

Prerequisites

Requirements for virtal machine are listed here.

Import of the image

  1. Download image from here.

  2. Log in to the ESXi Host Client. From the top menu, click *Create/Register VM*, then select the middle option *Deploy a virtual michine from…*. Click the NEXT button.

  1. Set the VM name and upload the NACVIEW .ova file.

  1. Select the appropriate VM Network, set the *Disk provisioning* parameter to Thin.

  1. Click the IMPORT button. If the message ‘A required disk image was missing’ appears, ignore it.

  1. If I left the *Power on automatically* setting selected, NACVIEW will start after the VM import is complete.