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> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ Use of VMware Player is not recommended on a production instance of the NetMRI virtual appliance. VMware Player should only be used for testing purposes.

1. Download the .zip archive containing the appropriate VMX/VMDK NetMRI virtual appliance and unzip it into a directory on your computer.
2. Start VMware Player.
3. Click **Open**.
4. Select the VMX file and then click **Open**.
5. The Player will import and run your virtual appliance.
6. Complete the installation as described in [*<span style="color: #3e3f40">Configuring the NetMRI Virtual Appliance</span>*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OCDeployGuide/pages/143034282).

# Installing All Other Versions

1. In your VMware application, click **File** > **Open**.
2. Browse to the directory where you unzipped your virtual appliance.
3. Open the VMX file.
4. Work through the Setup Wizard.
5. Complete the installation as described in [*<span style="color: #ff6600">Configuring the NetMRI Virtual Appliance</span>*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OCDeployGuide/pages/143034282).