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Questions about VMware OVF virtual installer files

intrusus

Community,

I have some questions regarding the OVF files you can download as part of the official virtual XG VMware installer, there are:

  • sf_virtualbox.ovf (for Oracle Virtualbox, that's clear)
  • sf_virtual_vm7.ovf
  • sf_virtual_vm8_paravirtual.ovf
  • sf_virtual_vm8.ovf
  • sf_virtual.mf (metadata file of the sf_virtual.ovf package)
  • sf_virtual.ovf

and two .vmdk disk files:

  • sf_virtual-disk1.vmdk
  • sf_virtual-disk2.vmdk

There is an old community thread with the same question, but never got answered in detail by Sophos or some experienced users. As I want to learn and improve my knowledge, I have to ask:

  1. Where is the difference between the sf_virtual_vmX.ovf files and sf_virtual.ovf file? 
  2. Why is the documentation so outdated and shows ESXi version 5.x in the screenshots?
  3. Is Sophos recommending using the VMware OVF files to install a virtual XG appliance? If so, why?
  4. The hardware version of the appliance provided by the OVF files seems a bit old (ESXi 4.x VM). Is this normal?

I hope you can help me out here! Slight smile

Happy holidays Santa



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  • +1

    You can use the ovf but you do not have to. Actually you have to setup the OVF after importing it anyway. 

    There are certain things, which have to be configurated after import: For example you should switch the NIC type in VMware to vmxnet3 Adapter. There is a issue with the E1000 adapters. 

    You need at least 2 DISKs in XG to get running. One for the configuration partition (the small one) the other for the reporting and databases. 

    The documentation of VMware will be updated. Its a matter of requests and load of the colleagues in the documentation team. 

  • 0 in reply to LuCar Toni

    Hi Luca,

    thx for your answer!

    I actually use VMXNET3 for all VMs, since this adapter is designed for performance. I was just not sure if you've included the VMware tools in your image. Thanks for the tip.

    Can you provide an answer about the vm8 and vm7 OVFs? What is the deal with them? :D 

    Kind regards and a happy new year!

  • 0 in reply to intrusus

    As far as i know, those are old files for people using the old VMware versions. But actually not needed anymore. 

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