Requirements

• VMware ESXi ver. 6.5.0 installed on server.

• Vcenter vSphere Web Client ver. 6.5.0.

• Define on server a user and password for client login

Login

• Type the IP address of the installed server and use the user credentials as defined.

Uploading MCM files to the VM Datastore

• Unpack the MCM9000 VM RAR file to a local folder on your computer.

• On your vSphere Web GUI navigate to your Datastore by pressing “Ctrl + Alt + 4”

• On the op right side press the “upload a file to the Datastore” and upload both files extracted from the RAR file.

** Please Note**

• Do not modify the name of the files before or after uploading it to the Datastore

• Note that after uploading will be done you will see only “mcm9000.vmdk” on the datastore.

Creating a new VM

Start the new VM process

• On your VMware VSphere Web Client press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” to view the Hosts & Clusters list.

• Chose the Host you wish to use to deploy the machine.

• Click the “create a new virtual machine” to start the process Or, right-click the server and choose “New Virtual Machine”.

Setting up the environment

• Choose “Create a new virtual machine” and press Next.

• Give the VM a name, such as “MCM9000 SN#1234.

• Choose the folder you wish the machine will be located and press Next.

• Chose the ESXi host you wish to deploy the MCM and press Next.

• Choose your datastore you wish to use and press Next.

• Choose “Compatible with ESXi 6.5 and later”.

• Choose the following:

➢ Guest OS Family: Linux

➢ Guest OS Version: Other 3.x Linux (64-bit)

Set the hardware customization as following:

• CPU – chose the max CPU of the host.

• Memory – chose the max Memory of the host.

• Remove CD, DVD, Floppy drive.

• Remove the Default Hard Drive.

Use the New Device option to add the MCM9000 VMDK by clicking on

• New device → Select → Existing Hard Drive