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Deploying a Virtual Appliance from the VM Marketplace

The VM Marketplace provides access to several ready-to-use applications packaged as virtual appliances. From here you can download and deploy an existing a virtual appliance to your device.

  1. Open Virtualization Station.
  2. Go to VM Marketplace.
  3. Identify a VM.
  4. Click Deploy.
  5. Configure the VM settings.

    Setting

    Description

    VM Name

    The name used to identify the VM

    Description

    The description for the VM

    CPU

    The CPU resource available to the VM

    • Click Specify CPU Resources.

      The Specify CPU Resources window appears.

    • Select a method.

      • Shared: The threads can be shared with other services.

      • Dedicated: The current service occupies the threads until you modify the settings.

    • Select a processor.

      Note:

      This setting is available only if your device supports more than one processor.

    • Select the number of cores and threads.

    • Click Apply.

    Important:

    You cannot configure shared and dedicated CPU resources for devices supporting less than four cores and eight threads.

    Memory

    The maximum amount of memory available to the VM

    Enable Memory Sharing

    Improves memory density on the host system by eliminating redundant copies of memory pages

    Start the VM automatically after creation

    Virtualization Station automatically starts the VM after you create it.

    Network

    The network interface used by the VM

    Tip:

    To add a new network interface, click .

    Restrict VM console access

    Blocks all access to the VM console

    Note:

    This option is only available when a VNC password is set.

    Set VNC Password

    Sets a VNC password

    VNC passwords are used to access the desktop for VMs.

    Requirements:

    • Length: 1 - 8 characters

    • Valid characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9

    • Valid special characters: Hyphen (-), Underscore (_), Period (.)
  6. Click OK.

Virtualization Station deploys the VA.