Deploying Standalone VMware VM using ESXi Wizard

This section describes how to create a Standalone Host VMware machine on VM ESXi Version 8.0.

To create a VMware VM:
1. Transfer the 7z file containing the VMware Virtual Machine installation package that you received from AudioCodes to your PC (see Transferring Files for instructions on how to transfer files).
2. Login to the VMware virtual machine on which you wish to install OVOC.
3. In the Navigation pane, select Virtual Machines and the right-click Create/Register VM.

Create/Register VM

The New virtual machine wizard opens.

Select Creation Type

4. Select option Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file and then click Next.

OVF and VMDK Files

5. Enter the name of the virtual machine.

Select OVF or OVA

6. Click to browse to the saved location of the OVA file and then click Next.

Select storage

7. Select the relevant Storage Device and then click Next.

Deployment options

8. Accept default settings for Disk provisioning-thin and Power on automatically-enabled and then click Next.

The Ready to complete screen is displayed.

Ready to complete

9. Click Finish.

The new Virtual Machine is displayed.

New Virtual Machine Created