# VMWare ESXi Appliance

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**Pre-requisite:**

VMware ESXi 8.0+ and VMware vSphere 8.0+
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1. Download the VMWare Image file from PBI Admin portal.

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2. Login to vSphere Client. Right Click on Data Center to create a new VM using the wizard.

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3. Specify the following:&#x20;
   1. Machine name,&#x20;
   2. Compute resource,&#x20;
   3. Storage,&#x20;
   4. Compatibility (ESXi 8.0 or later)
   5. Guest OS (Linux), OS Version (Other, Linux 64bit)

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Note: For **low to medium** loads, the recommended configuration is:

* 4 vCPUs per 10 users.
* 16 GB memory per 10 users.
* 36 GB of disk space per 10 users.
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4. Click Finish to complete the process.
5. Navigate back to your VM and configure the following
   1. From your datacenter, select your VM datastore and upload the VMWare ESXi vmdk file downloaded from PBI Admin portal in step 1.

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5. Navigate to VM and select Action -> Edit Settings to update the following
   1. Set Network adapter to value as appropriate to your business requirement&#x20;
   2. Under Add New Device -> Select Existing Hard disk -> Select the file you uploaded in step 4.

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6. Navigate back to your VM and start the VM, wait for the VM status to turn to RUNNING.&#x20;
7. Navigate to the private IP of your VM and continue the VM registration process as described in section [Appliances](/landing/pbi-guides/pbi-private-access-administrators-guide/parallels-browser-isolation-interface/appliance.md#adding-vm-image)

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