Deploy the OVA File to Hypervisor – VMWare ESXi 6
In this section we are going to deploy the downloaded NetScaler firmware onto our hypervisor (VMWare).
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| Connect and authenticate to your VMWare ESX web console |  
Note: In this example we are connecting to VMWare ESXi 6.0 with a private IP of 192.168.1.1. The default URL is http://192.168.1.1/ui |
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| Click Virtual Machines
Click Create / Register VM |
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| Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA File
Click the section labelled ‘Click to select files or drag/drop’ |
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| Select both the OVF and the VMDK files from the firmware file downloaded from citrix, then click Next |  |
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| Select an appropriate storage location for your hypervisor to deploy the NetScaler VM |  |
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| Choose the network mappings and disk provisioning best for you | 
Note: Disk provisioning is set to thin in this example only to save on local hypervisor disk space. |
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| Click Finish on summary page |  |
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| Click on the VM in the VMWare list |  |
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| Authenticate to the VMWare console prompt with your VMware username and password |  |
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| Click on the Console button to get access to the VM console |  |
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| Success!
The NetScaler has booted and is operational |
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If you want to learn more about Citrix NetScaler check out our online NetScaler course at www.mastersof.cloud
