Deploy on ESXi

Prerequisites

• Access to VMware vSphere/vCenter or ESXi.

• The Trellix Wise for Private Cloud OVA for the required Wise model. For details, see System requirements.

• The activation code provided during onboarding. The activation code is required to activate the appliance and enable licensing.

• The Wise appliance model required for your deployment and sufficient CPU, memory, disk, and GPU resources for that model.

• A datastore with sufficient available storage for the appliance.

• A network configured for the appliance.

• Network information required for your environment, including:        

  • Static IP address

  • Subnet mask

  • Gateway

  • DNS

  • Domain

  • HTTP proxy, if required

• An administrator password for SSH access to the appliance, if you plan to set it during deployment.

VMware compatibility requirements:

Deploy the Trellix Wise for Private Cloud appliance on ESXi

1. Sign in to VMware vSphere/vCenter and select the target datacenter or ESXi host.

2. Select Actions > Deploy OVF Template.

3. Select the Trellix Wise for Private Cloud OVA file and select Next.

4. Enter a unique name for the virtual machine and select the target datacenter.

5. Review the deployment details and select the target host.

6. Select the datastore for the appliance. Select Thin Provision and a datastore with sufficient available space.

7. Select the network to connect to the appliance.

8. In the deployment properties, enter the following:

   1. Activation code — Enter the activation code provided during onboarding.If you did not provide the activation code or network settings during VM deployment you must jump start the VM. See step 12 for details.

   2. (optional) Administrator password — Enter the password for administrator SSH access.

9. Review the deployment settings and select Finish.

10. If you are using NVIDIA H200 GPUs, configure GPU passthrough before powering on the virtual machine.

    Note: The NVIDIA driver is included with the Trellix Wise for Private Cloud appliance. You do not need to install the driver separately.

11. Power on the virtual machine.

12. To perform the initial configuration of a virtual appliance:

    1. Log in to the ESXi Host client.

    2. In the left pane, expand Virtual Machines and then select the virtual appliance.

    3. Click the Console tab on the top left of the window.

    4. At the login prompt, enter admin.

    5. At the password prompt, enter admin.

    6. If prompted to change the password, configure a new password using the username admin password <new password> command. You will be logged out. Log in again with the new password.

    7. Select Yes to accept the License Agreement.

13. If you did not enter the activation code initially, the system will prompt you to enter your activation code.

14. You are redirected to the configuration jump-start wizard, where you begin configuring the following settings:

Proceed to deploy Trellix Wise for Private Cloud using your preferred deployment mode. For details, see Select a deployment mode.