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title: Deploying Virtual Appliances on VMware
slug: ps/help/en_us/ics/25x/vadep/deploying-virtual-appliances-on-vmware
createdAt: 2026-09-21T05:29:32.147Z
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- [Supported Platforms Systems](docId\:AC2BCG-chXeCMpFswKlqG)
- [Deploying Virtual Appliances on VMware ESXi Through vCenter Using OVF File](docId\:AC2BCG-chXeCMpFswKlqG)
- [vTPM on ESXi 8.0.x](docId\:AC2BCG-chXeCMpFswKlqG)
- [Limitations](docId\:AC2BCG-chXeCMpFswKlqG)

## Supported Platforms Systems

This section helps you in choosing the instance types that should be deployed with Ivanti Connect Secure.

- ISA4500-V
- ISA6500-V
- ISA8500-V

For more details, see [ISA VA Supported Platforms](docId:5RAgfN8DstZa5LJ7GbVq4).

## Deploying Virtual Appliances on VMware ESXi Through vCenter Using OVF File

ICS needs vTPM to be enabled at the ESXi infrastructure. To enable vTPM, you need VMware vSphere and a key provider, such as Native Key Provider. vTPM and Native Key Provider are licensed for use in all vSphere versions. Supported ESXi version 8.0.x.

:::hint{type="info"}
vTPM is a VMware component, and for the latest documentation, please refer to VMware product documentation.
:::

To deploy Virtual ICS (vICS) from OVF:

1. Select **Compute > vApps > New**, and then select the **Add vAPP From OVF** option.

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2. Select all three files required for deployment of vICS:
   - OVF file - example: ISA-V-VMWARE-ICS-25.1.3.0-\<build-number>-VT-ISA8500-V.ovf
   - NVRAM file - example: ISA-V-VMWARE-ICS-25.1.3.0-\<build-number>-VT-file1.nvram
   - VMDK file - example: ISA-V-VMWARE-ICS-25.1.3.0-\<build-number>-VT-disk1.vmdk
3. Follow the wizard and configure the necessary details as per your requirement. Click **Finish**.

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4. Click **Start&#x20;**&#x74;o power on vICS.

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## vTPM on ESXi 8.0.x

No additional steps are required to add vTPM when the ESXi itself is enabled with vTPM support.

### Prerequisites

- vCenter license
- ESXi 8.0 license and hardware version 20 minimum
- Key Management Server on vCenter
- vTPM requirements as specified by Broadcom: [vTPM Requirements](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/9-0/vsphere-security/securing-virtual-machines-with-virtual-trusted-platform-module/add-a-virtual-trusted-platform-module-to-a-virtual-machine.html)

## Limitations

- Upgrade from any older releases to 25.1.3.0 is not supported for virtual ICS on VMware platform.
- Removing vTPM from virtual ICS can make virtual ICS non recoverable.
- Cloning virtual ICS with replace TPM option is not supported.
- Exporting virtual ICS with vTPM to template is not supported by VMware.