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title: "Deploying the BloxOne Host using VMware vCenter"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuideBloxOne/664371786/Deploying%20the%20BloxOne%20Host%20using%20VMware%20vCenter"
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Once the image file has been downloaded, you are ready to proceed with deploying it in your VMware environment. In this guide, this is demonstrated using a recent vCenter. (See Supported Platforms)

1. **Login** to vCenter using an account that has the required privileges to deploy a new VM.
2. **Right-click** on your vCenter server and select **Deploy OVF Template** (it can deploy OVF or OVA’s).

![image](media://1e5617fc-a213-4b24-a18d-54983b03511b)

3. Click **Browse**, locate and then select the **BloxOne_OnPrem_VMWare file**. Click **Next**.

![image](media://210376ed-02ea-4ad7-a681-065a8cee906e)

4. Set the name for the BloxOne Host and select the datacenter or folder where the VM should be deployed in. Click **Next**.

![image](media://4f74250f-2938-471d-afeb-0108bf03c0eb)

5. Select the **resource** where the BloxOne host should be deployed. Click **Next**.

![image](media://6fa7f9a7-2dd3-455b-bc83-e596791acbfc)

6. Review the details and click **Next**.

![image](media://14af16d2-5d75-4432-a8cd-2980803d11e5)

7. Set the storage as required (we use Thin Provision, your local policies may differ). Click **Next**.

![image](media://99183865-95b7-4161-ba39-fe51b668707d)

8. **Select** the network for the BloxOne Host and click **Next**.

![image](media://8626ee75-789e-457f-8807-6f5387a1a545)

9. **Update** the properties as required.  Those marked with * are currently required for a successful deployment.  Additionally, NTP Servers are recommended, with VLAN ID’s as required.

![image](media://060dd1e4-b0de-4a1c-b5e0-880e538b2d83)

Properties:

Join Token* (Previously copied from the CSP portal)  
HTTPS Proxy  
IPv4 Address*  
IPv4 Netmask*  
IPv4 Gateway*  
IPv4 VLAN ID  
IPv6 Address (not currently in use)  
IPv6 CIDR (not currently in use)  
IPv6 Gateway (not currently in use)  
IPv6 VLAN ID (not currently in use)  
Nameservers(s)*  
NTP servers(s).  
Docker IP address and netmask. 

10.  Review the configuration data. Click **Finish**.

![image](media://14a208bf-0538-4beb-a037-80aed335e80f)

11. Verify that the BloxOne Host has been successfully deployed, and if necessary, complete any required configuration updates and then power it on. It may take 10-15 minutes before the host is visible on CSP.

![image](media://b80ea10c-bc28-42f6-996a-133ce1719441)

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- The following screenshot shows the BloxOne host after power on.

![image](media://c4b949be-8663-4209-9df2-fdbe8405c78d)