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title: "VMware Workstation Installation"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/netmri760/357174504/VMware%20Workstation%20Installation"
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To install the Sandbox VM into a VMware Workstation hypervisor, do the following (these instruction may differ based on the VMware Workstation version):

1. Start VMware Workstation.
2. Choose **File** > **Import** **or** **Export...** The Import Virtual Appliance Wizard appears.
3. Click **Next** and then click **Next** again in the wizard.
4. Choose **Virtual** **Appliance** from the dropdown and click Next.
5. Click on the **File** **System** radio button and click 'Browse...'.
6. Select the .vmx file that was previously unpacked from the exported ZIP file, and click **Open**.
7. Click **Next** and then click **Next** again in the wizard.
8. Choose **Other** **Virtual** **Machin**e and click **Next**.
9. Enter a name and location for the Virtual Machine and click **Next**.
10. Click **Next**.
11. Click **Next** again (the network must be bridged for the VM-based NetMRI Sandbox).
12. Click **Next**.
13. Verify that your settings are correct and click **Finish**.  
After 20-30 minutes (depending on your hardware and network speed), the NetMRI Sandbox Virtual Appliance will complete import to the VMware host.
14. Select the NetMRI Sandbox Virtual Appliance you imported and instruct it to **Power** **On**.
15. Open the console for the Sandbox VM.
16. Enter the following in the Sandbox command line: `./Setup`
17. Follow the steps in the Setup script to perform initial configuration of the Sandbox VM.

> Macro (legacy-content)

By default, when you log in you are placed in the `/sbuse`r folder.

When you finish running the Setup script, return to the shell in the NetMRI instance.

     18. In the virtual NetMRI's administrative shell, run the following command: `sandbox register`

As noted, this establishes the Sandbox VM's network connectivity with the NetMRI VM.

     19. Enter the IP address just configured in Step 17 for the Sandbox VM and press Enter. The setup is complete.