Creating the Virtual Image

Use this section to install the virtual image.

VMware Infrastructure Overview
While you can install a Guardium VM on any VMware product, the VMware ESX server is the recommended platform for a virtual solution and is presented here.
VM Installation Overview
To install the IBM Security Guardium VM, follow the steps that are described here. After you install the VM, return to earlier Step 3, Install the IBM Security Guardium image, and earlier Step 4, Initial Setup and Basic Configuration.
Creating a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
Red Hat Virtualization
Install Guardium in a Red Hat Virtualization environment.
vMotion Installation
Guardium can be deployed in various virtualized environments, including a VMware virtual environment. In a vSphere deployment, this virtual environment includes the vMotion feature, which allows live migration of a virtual machine.

Parent topic: Installing your Guardium Data Protection system