Cisco Secure Workload Software Appliance Deployment Guide

End-to-End workflow

Updated: October 31, 2025

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Overview

This section outlines the end-to-end workflow for deploying the Secure Workload Software Appliance in VMware vSphere.

The workflow illustrates a high-level visual summary of each key step in the deployment process.

Table 1. Deployment Steps
Workflow Steps	Description
Prepare for Deployment	Prepare the datacenter, configure storage, and networks.
Deploy the Infrastructure Management in VMware vSphere	Download the Infrastructure Management Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) package available from Cisco.com and deploy the OVA using the VMware vSphere web interface.
Deploy the Secure Workload Cluster	Deploy the Secure Workload cluster through the Infrastructure Management interface.
Install Secure Workload Software Appliance	Deploy the Secure Workload software Appliance through the Infrastructure Management interface.

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