# Virtual Appliance

Download Virtual Appliance images from [Storware repository](https://repo.storware.eu/storware/current/virtual-appliance/).

## Prerequisites (Storware Backup & Recovery image)

* [RHV/oVirt/Oracle Linux VM](/70/deployment/installation/virtual-appliance/rhv-ovirt-olvm-virtual-appliance.md)
* [Citrix XenServer/XCP-ng](/70/deployment/installation/virtual-appliance/citrix-hypervisor-or-xcp-ng-virtual-appliance.md)
* [VMware/ESXi](/70/deployment/installation/virtual-appliance/vmware-virtual-appliance.md)
* [Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)](/70/deployment/installation/virtual-appliance/nutanix-virtual-appliance.md)

**Minimum requirements:** 8 vCPU core and 10 GB RAM

**Recommended requirements:** 8 vCPU core and 16GB RAM

For more information, please check [sizing guide](/70/deployment/sizing.md)

### Default login, and password

* Operating system / SSH: login: **root** password: **vPr0tect**
* WebUI: login: **admin** password: **vPr0tect**

## First steps after deployment

After downloading and importing the image to the environment set the IP address:

* run `nmtui`
* `Edit a connection`
* Select network interface, and edit its network settings.

Now you should be able to log in to the web console using the URL:

```
https://STORWARE_HOST
```

where STORWARE\_HOST is the hostname or IP of your Storware Backup & Recovery Server

Increase disk size (in this example to 500G):

```
vdo growPhysical -n /dev/mapper/FileSystem
vdo growLogical -n /dev/mapper/FileSystem --vdoLogicalSize 500G
xfs_growfs /dev/mapper/FileSystem
```

Then go to [Initial configuration](/70/deployment/initial-configuration.md) to add virtualization hosts.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Importing the image will install both the server and node. If You need only the Storware Backup & Recovery node, then You have to stop and disable Storware Backup & Recovery server service.
{% endhint %}

```
systemctl stop vprotect-server
systemctl disable vprotect-server
```

You can register nodes installed manually (RPM/Ansible) to the Storware Backup & Recovery server installed from OVA.

## Credentials

### SSH

user name: root

password: vPr0tect

### WebUI

URL: **<https://IP\\_address>**

user name: admin

password: vPr0tect

### MariaDB

user name: root

password: vPr0tect


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