Steps to create and start a virtual machine
Make sure that the version of the hypervisor and the hardware resources allocated for the virtual machine satisfy all hardware and software requirements of Kaspersky Web Traffic Security.
Creating and starting a virtual machine involves the following steps:
Use the recommended virtual machine settings from the tables below, depending on your hypervisor type.
This step is required to complete the steps of the Kaspersky Web Traffic Security Setup Wizard.
Virtual machine settings
The tables below list the virtual machine settings depending on your hypervisor. For virtual machine settings that are not listed in the table, use default values.
The tables list the minimum values for the number of CPU cores and the RAM size of the virtual machine that guarantee stable performance of the application. You can specify a larger value if you require higher performance of the virtual machine.
The tables list the minimum values for the hard drive size of the virtual machine that guarantee stable performance of the application. You can specify a greater value if you need a larger database for storing the event log and backup copies of email messages.
The following table lists the settings for a VMware ESXi 6.5 virtual machine (Update 3).
Virtual machine settings for VMware ESXi 6.5 (Update 3)
Parameter |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on |
|---|---|
Compatibility level |
ESXi 6.5 and later (VM version 13) |
Guest operating system |
CentOS 7 (64-bit) |
Boot loader type |
BIOS |
Number of CPU cores |
8 cores (minimum value) |
RAM size |
16 GB (minimum value) |
Memory reservation |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
Hard drive controller type |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
Hard drive size |
At least 200 GB |
Hard drive space allocation method |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
Network adapter type |
VMXNET 3 |
Virtual DVD drive |
Connect the installation ISO file |
The following table lists the settings for a VMware ESXi 6.7 virtual machine (Update 3).
Virtual machine settings for VMware ESXi 6.7 (Update 3)
Parameter |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on CentOS 7.7 |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on Rocky Linux 9.5 |
|---|---|---|
Compatibility level |
ESXi 6.5 and later (VM version 13) |
ESXi 6.7 U2 and later (VM version 15) |
Guest operating system |
CentOS 7 (64-bit) |
Other 4.x or later Linux (64-bit) |
Boot loader type |
BIOS |
UEFI, Secure Boot enabled |
Number of CPU cores |
8 cores (minimum value) |
8 cores (minimum value) |
RAM size |
16 GB (minimum value) |
16 GB (minimum value) |
Memory reservation |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
Hard drive controller type |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
Hard drive size |
At least 200 GB |
At least 200 GB |
Hard drive space allocation method |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
Network adapter type |
VMXNET 3 |
VMXNET 3 |
Virtual DVD drive |
Connect the installation ISO file |
Connect the installation ISO file |
The following table lists the settings for a VMware ESXi 7.0 virtual machine (Update 3).
Virtual machine settings for VMware ESXi 7.0 (Update 3)
Parameter |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on CentOS 7.7 |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on Rocky Linux 9.5 |
|---|---|---|
Compatibility level |
ESXi 6.5 and later (VM version 13) |
ESXi 7.0 U2 (VM version 19) |
Guest operating system |
CentOS 7 (64-bit) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64-bit) |
Boot loader type |
BIOS |
UEFI, Secure Boot enabled |
Number of CPU cores |
8 cores (minimum value) |
8 cores (minimum value) |
RAM size |
16 GB (minimum value) |
16 GB (minimum value) |
Memory reservation |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
Hard drive controller type |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
Hard drive size |
200 GB (minimum value) |
200 GB (minimum value) |
Hard drive space allocation method |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
Network adapter type |
VMXNET 3 |
VMXNET 3 |
Virtual DVD drive |
Connect the installation ISO file |
Connect the installation ISO file |
The following table lists the settings for a VMware ESXi 8.0 virtual machine (Update 3).
Virtual machine settings for VMware ESXi 8.0 (Update 3 and later)
Parameter |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on CentOS 7.7 |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on Rocky Linux 9.5 |
|---|---|---|
Compatibility level |
ESXi 6.5 and later (VM version 13) |
ESXi 8.0 U2 (VM version 21) |
Guest operating system |
CentOS 7 (64-bit) |
Rocky Linux (64-bit) |
Boot loader type |
BIOS |
UEFI, Secure Boot enabled |
Number of CPU cores |
8 cores (minimum value) |
8 cores (minimum value) |
RAM size |
16 GB (minimum value) |
16 GB (minimum value) |
Memory reservation |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
100% of the RAM size (Reserve all guest memory) |
Hard drive controller type |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
VMware Paravirtual SCSI |
Hard drive size |
200 GB (minimum value) |
200 GB (minimum value) |
Hard drive space allocation method |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
To be chosen by the administrator depending on storage type |
Network adapter type |
VMXNET 3 |
VMXNET 3 |
Virtual DVD drive |
Connect the installation ISO file |
Connect the installation ISO file |
The table below lists the settings for a Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 virtual machine.
Virtual machine settings for Microsoft Hyper-V (2016)
Parameter |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on CentOS 7.7 |
|---|---|
Generation of the virtual machine |
Generation 1 |
Secure Boot |
Disabled |
Virtual CPUs |
8 CPUs (minimum value) |
RAM size |
16384 MB (minimum value) |
Memory allocation method |
Static allocation, dynamic allocation disabled |
Hard drive controller type |
Paravirtual SCSI |
Hard drive size |
200 GB (minimum value) |
Hard drive space allocation method |
Fixed |
Virtual DVD drive |
Connect the installation ISO file |
The table below lists the settings for a Microsoft Hyper-V 2019 or 2022 virtual machine.
Virtual machine settings for Microsoft Hyper-V 2019 or 2022
Parameter |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on CentOS 7.7 |
Value for Kaspersky Web Traffic Security on Rocky Linux 9.5 |
|---|---|---|
Generation of the virtual machine |
Generation 1 |
Generation 2 |
Secure Boot |
Disabled |
Enabled, use Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority |
Virtual CPUs |
8 CPUs (minimum value) |
8 CPUs (minimum value) |
RAM size |
16384 MB (minimum value) |
16384 MB (minimum value) |
Memory allocation method |
Static allocation, dynamic allocation disabled |
Static allocation, dynamic allocation disabled |
Hard drive controller type |
Paravirtual SCSI |
Paravirtual SCSI |
Hard drive size |
200 GB (minimum value) |
200 GB (minimum value) |
Hard drive space allocation method |
Fixed |
Fixed |
Virtual DVD drive |
Connect the installation ISO file |
Connect the installation ISO file |