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How to host the Manager on virtualization platforms

  • Published on Sep 24, 2026
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VMWare ESXi

VMware ESXi server requirements for the Windows Operating System

Component

Supported

Virtualization software

  • ESXi 7.0 Update 3

  • ESXi 8.0 Update 3

Note

Hyperthreading should be available.



The following are the system requirements for hosting 11.1 Linux-based Manager/Central Manager on a VMware platform:

Important

From the 11.1 Update 10 release, MLOS is not supported.

VMware ESXi server requirements for MLOS and Trellix OS

Component

Supported

Virtualization software

  • ESXi 7.0 Update 3

  • ESXi 8.0 Update 3

Note

Hyperthreading should be available.



Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)

The following are the system requirements for hosting 11.1 Linux-based Manager/Central Manager on KVM:

Important

From the 11.1 Update 10 release, MLOS is not supported.

KVM server requirements for MLOS and Trellix OS

Component

Supported

Virtualization software

KVM 2.12.0



Nutanix AHV Platform

Nutanix server requirements for the Windows Operating System

Component

Supported

AOS version

6.8.1 (20230302.101026)

NCC Version

5.1.1

LCM Version

3.1.1



Important

From the 11.1 Update 10 release, MLOS is not supported.

Nutanix server requirements for MLOS and Trellix OS

Component

Supported

AOS version

6.8.1 (20230302.101026)

NCC Version

5.1.1

LCM Version

3.1.1



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