You can install the Belden Horizon Data Manager on a virtual machine using VMWare ESXi.

The virtual machine that runs Belden Horizon Data Manager uses the system time of the host environment. To ensure that timestamps of collected data are as universal as possible, we recommend setting the system time of the host environment to the UTC timezone.

The virtual machine that runs Belden Horizon Data Manager uses the same physical network card as the host environment. To ensure that the Belden Horizon Data Manager can communicate with data sources (edge devices) and are accessed through the Web UI, we recommend that you consolidate your network to ensure that communication can be established.

A typical Belden Horizon Data Manager virtual file for ESXi deployment adheres to the following naming convention: <product-2.2.2>.ova.

Login information is as follows:

To use ESXi to install Belden Horizon Data Manager, you will need to do the following.

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You will first need to install the virtual machine that will run Belden Horizon Data Manager.

To install the virtual machine:

1. Start the VMWare application and log in.

2. From the VMWare Navigator pane, click Virtual Machines, and then click Create / Register.

The New virtual machine dialog box appears.

3. Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file.

4. From the Select OVF and VMDK files screen, do the following:

a. Enter a name in the Enter a name for the virtual machine field.

b. Click the Click to select files or drag/drop box, navigate to an OVA file on your hard drive, and then click Open.

c. Click Next. 5. From the Select storage screen, view the information. Select the available datastore and then click Next. In this example, the available datastore is datastore1.

6. From the Deployment options screen, review the options, and then click Next.

7. From the Ready to complete screen, click Finish.

The VMWare ESXi browser includes the new virtual machine.

This will begin the import of the OVA file from Step 4b and then the virtual machine creation. Progress can be viewed in the Recent Tasks bar. A successfully imported message will be shown once complete.

8. Check the Result column in the Recent tasks pane for a Completed successfully link.

9. Double-click the new virtual machine name.

The Navigator pane displays the selected virtual machine name and the Browser pane displays details for the new virtual machine.

10. (Optional) Click Actions to open a dropdown menu and click Edit settings.

Configure Memory / Hard disk 1 / Network Adapter 1 as needed for your particular use case.

Click Save when you have finished configuring your ESXi Virtual Machine.

11. Click the Terminal window. The Terminal window opens.

12. Copy the IP address.

After installing the virtual machine, you can then log in to Belden Horizon Data Manager with a browser.

To log in to BHDM UI:

1. Open a new incognito browser window and paste the IP address into the URL field. The application initializes, and then the Log In screen appears. 2. Log in with the following credentials:

3. Change your password to activate your account, and then click Submit. The Belden Horizon Data Manager application opens.

Verify the contents within the Post-Installation Checklist.