Deploy Tenable Core in VMware

To deploy Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center as a VMware virtual machine, you must download the Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center .ova file and deploy it on a hypervisor.

Before you begin:

VMware Version Support
VMware vCenter: Tenable supports versions 7 and 8. The SOAP API is supported on versions 7 and 8, and the REST API is supported on versions 7.0.3 and later.
VMware vSphere: Tenable supports versions 7 and 8. The SOAP API is supported on versions 7 and 8, and the REST API is not supported.

To deploy Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center as a VMware virtual machine:

  1. Download the Tenable Core Tenable.sc VMware Image file from the Tenable Downloads page.

  2. Open your VMware virtual machine in the hypervisor.
  3. Import the Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center VMware .ova file from your computer to your virtual machine. For information about how to import a .ova file to your virtual machine, see VMware documentation.
  4. In the setup prompt, configure the virtual machine to meet your organization's storage needs and requirements, and those described in  System and License Requirements.
  5. Launch your Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center instance.

    The virtual machine boot process appears in a terminal window.

    Note: The boot process may take several minutes to complete.

    When the virtual machine boot process finishes, the Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center deployment is complete .

What to do next:

  • Continue getting started with Tenable Core + Tenable Security Center, as described in Get Started.