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title: "Deploying NIOS Virtual Appliances"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NVIG/35818012/Deploying%20NIOS%20Virtual%20Appliances"
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This section describes how to deploy the NIOS virtual appliance on VMware using vSphere Client and includes the following topics:

> Macro (children)

NIOS virtual appliances do not operate without a license. To ensure that your VMs operate until you can install permanent license keys, run the `set temp_license` command in the NIOS command line interface for any VM. For information, see the Managing Licenses topic in the *[Infoblox NIOS Documentation](https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NIOS/35400616/NIOS)*.