User's Guide

Table Of Contents
Extreme AirDefense on Virtual Platform
Prerequisites on page 354
Installing Extreme AirDefense 10.0 on VMware on page 355
Install Extreme AirDefense on Xen Hypervisor on page 364
Extreme AirDefense (AirDefense) can be pre-loaded on an appliance or can run as a virtual machine
(VM) on a supported virtual platform. When you install the AirDefense platform on a hypervisor (for
example, the Xen Project™ Hypervisor 4.x) it appears that AirDefense has the host hardware’s
processor, memory and resources.
This following sections provide step-by-step instructions on how to install Extreme AirDefense
(AirDefense) on a virtual platform.
Prerequisites
AirDefense can be installed on a appliance or as a Virtual Machine.
You can install AirDefense as a VM on the following virtual platforms:
VMware® vSphere 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 (ESXi)
Xen Hypervisor 4.1.2 and higher
Required Files
The following files are required for installation:
To Install On VMware
To install AirDefense as a VM on VMware, download the file QAD-VM-adsp-9-2-0-09.ova and use
it to install AirDefense on VMware.
You can also use the AirDefense ISO file for large installations. For more information contact GTAC. For
more information on how to contact GTAC, see Getting Help on page 18.
To Install On Xen Hypervisor
To install AirDefense as a VM on Xen Hypervisor, download the files AD-VM-adsp-9-2-0-09-
dvd.gz and AD-VM-adsp-9-2-0-09-dvd.xm.
Note
Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) is no longer supported.
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