Proxmox¶

To deploy the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance in Proxmox, follow these steps:

Deploying the KVM virtual appliance

Contact Plixer Technical Support and use the link they provide to download the latest VMware virtual appliance package:
```
curl -k -o PACKAGE_FILENAME.tar.gz https://files.plixer.com/PACKAGE_PATH/PACKAGE_FILENAME.tar.gz
```
Extract the contents of the file and upload the *.vmdk file to a location that can be accessed by Proxmox on the Proxmox server (.e.g., /var/lib/vz/template/).

Convert the vmdk disk image to a Proxmox-compatible format:

qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 FILENAME.vmdk Plixer_Scrutinizer.qcow2

Create a new virtual machine in Proxmox with the following configuration:
- BIOS: OVMF (UEFI)
- SCSI controller: VMware PVSCSI
- Network adapter: E1000
- CPU/memory: Recommended sizing
- Add a new EFI disk with default sizing

Import the disk via the CLI:

qm importdisk 100 /var/lib/vz/template/Plixer_Scrutinizer.qcow2 local -zfs

Attach the imported disk to the virtual machine:
```
qm set 100 -scsi0 local-zfs:vm-101-disk-1
```
Delete the unused disk and start the VM.

After the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance has been deployed, log in using the credentials plixer:scrutinizer via the console and proceed with the basic configuration process.

Note

When attaching the imported disk, verify that its name matches what’s displayed in the GUI.
The syntax in the instructions above should be modified to match the actual VMID and disk numbers used.