1. Upload the Cisco Virtual Security Gateway ISO image to the vCenter datastore.
2. From the data center in the vSphere Client menu, choose your ESX host where you want to install the Cisco VSG and choose New Virtual Machine. The Create New Virtual Machine dialog box opens.
3. In the Create New Virtual Machine dialog box, do the following:
4. In the Create New Virtual Machine dialog box, do the following:
5. In the Datastore dialog box, choose your datastore from the Select a datastore. Click Next.
6. In the Virtual Machine Version dialog box, click the Virtual Machine Version. The Guest Operating System dialog box opens.
7. In the Guest Operating System dialog box, do the following:
8. For CPUs, choose 1 socket with 2 cores or 2 sockets each with one core. Click Next.
9. In the Memory dialog box, choose 2 GB memory size and click Next. The Create Network Connectors dialog box opens.
10. In the Create Network Connectors dialog box, do the following:
11. Click Next. The SCSI Controller dialog box opens.
12. Click Next. The Select a Disk dialog box opens.
13. Click Next. The Create a Disk dialog box opens.
14. Click Next. The Advanced Options dialog box opens.
15. Click Next. The Ready to Complete dialog box opens.
16. Review your settings in the Settings for the new virtual machine area.
17. Check the Edit the virtual machine before completion check box and click Continue to open a dialog box with the device details.
18. In the Work pane, choose your New CD/DVD (adding) in the Hardware area.
19. Click Datastore ISO File, and select your ISO file from the drop-down list.
20. In the work pane, check the Connect at power on check box and click Finish.The Summary tab window opens.
21. From the vSphere Client menu, choose your recently installed VM.
22. In the work pane, click Power on the virtual machine.
23. Click the Console tab to view the VM console. Wait for the Install Virtual Firewall and bring up the new image to boot.