The following procedure is for VMware.

Procedure

  1. Click Virtual machines and then click Create / Register VM.
  2. On the Select creation type screen, click Create a new virtual machine and then click Next.
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  3. On the Select a name and guest OS screen, configure the settings.
    1. For Name, type New Virtual Machine.
    2. For Compatibility, select ESXi 7.0 U1 virtual machine.
    3. For Guest OS family, select Linux.
    4. For Guest OS version, select CentOS 7 (64-bit).
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  4. Click Next.
  5. On the Select storage screen, select the destination storage where the virtual machine resides and click Next.
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  6. Configure the settings on the Customize settings screen.
    1. For CPU, select the virtual CPU amount based on the throughput of your Virtual Deep Discovery Email Inspector license.
      • For 300K messages per day, select at least 3 virtual CPUs.
      • For 700K messages per day, select at least 6 virtual CPUs.
    2. For Memory, set the amount of memory based on the throughput of your Virtual Deep Discovery Email Inspector license.
      • For 300K messages per day, set at least 10 GB of memory for the virtual machine.
      • For 700K messages per day, select at least 16 GB of memory for the virtual machine.
    3. For Hard disk, set the amount of disk space based on the throughput of your Virtual Deep Discovery Email Inspector license.
      • For 300K messages per day, set at least 500 GB of disk space for the virtual machine.
      • For 700K messages per day, select at least 1 TB of disk space for the virtual machine.
    4. For Network, configure the amount of NICs based on the function of your Virtual Deep Discovery Email Inspector license.
      • If Deep Discovery Email Inspector is set in MTA or BCC mode, configure at least 1 NIC.
      • If SPAN/TAP mode is enabled, configure at least 3 NICs with one each for the management and data networks.
        1. Set the VMware ESXi server VM Network as the Deep Discovery Email Inspector Management Network (NIC 1).
        2. Set the Data port group as the Deep Discovery Email Inspector Data Network (NIC 2).
        3. For Adapter Type, select VMXNET 3.
  7. Click Next.
  8. On the Ready to complete screen, review the settings and click Finish.
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