QuickStart Guide
Installation and Deployments
Virtual Machine Installation (VMWare Workstation Player)
13 min
you can install the belden horizon data manager on a virtual machine using vmware workstation player the virtual machine that runs belden horizon data manager uses the system time of the host environment to ensure that timestamps of collected data are as universal as possible, we recommend setting the system time of the host environment to the utc time zone a typical belden horizon data manager virtual file for esxi deployment adheres to the following naming convention \<product 2 2 2> ova default login credentials refer to the following default login credentials when logging in the first time to different areas of belden horizon data manager (bhdm) terminal user interface login/username belden setup password vgkm3r#7vx bhdm web ui login/username demo password demo bhdm admin console login/username admin password admin keycloak login/username kadmin password kadmin before you begin configure the docker bridge network by default, this installation allocates the subnet 172 17 0 0/16 make sure that this does not conflict with your host environment network configuration tip to reconfigure the docker bridge network, please refer to this https //docs docker com/network/bridge/ set up proxies to access belden horizon data manager behind the company firewall install esxi v6 7 or higher see https //www vmware com/worldwide html for more information obtain a valid ova file from belden to use vmware workstation player to install belden horizon data manager, you will need to do the following step 1 install the virtual machine (vmware workstation player) step 2 launch the virtual machine step 3 log in to the belden horizon data manager (bhdm) ui step 4 verify trial license and register a belden horizon data manager license to jump to a specific section, refer to the table of contents on the right side and click the corresponding step step 1 install the virtual machine (vmware workstation player) you will first need to install the virtual machine that will run belden horizon data manager to install the virtual machine start the vmware application (for example, vmware workstation 15 player) the welcome to vmware workstation 15 player dialog box appears select open a virtual machine from the right pane select the ova file from the file browser, and then click open the import virtual machine dialog box appears from the import virtual machine dialog box, enter the name of the virtual machine in the name field then, enter the storage folder path for which the virtual machine configuration is stored in the storage path field finally, click import the vmware workstation play creates the virtual machine and t he belden horizon data manager device appears in the left pane step 2 launch the virtual machine after installing the virtual machine, you will need to launch the virtual machine containing belden horizon data manager to launch the virtual machine, click play virtual machine in the right pane and n ote down the ip as this is required for log in tip you can change your settings using the terminal user interface (tui) to log in using the terminal window, r efer to the default login credentials section above step 3 log in to the belden horizon data manager (bhdm) ui after launching the virtual machine, you can then login to belden horizon data manager via a browser to log in to bhdm ui open a new incognito browser window and paste the ip address into the url field the application initializes, and then the log in screen appears enter the default credentials refer to the default login credentials section above change your password to activate your account, and then click submit the belden horizon data manager application opens note you must change your password after the first log in step 4 verify trial license and register a belden horizon data manager license after the belden horizon data manager is successfully installed, it will automatically be installed with a trial license to verify the trial license from the navigation panel, select settings the settings pane appears from the settings pane, select licenses from licenses ' available licenses section, view the license list initially, the device operates on a trial license you will eventually need to register a belden horizon data manager license once the trial license expires to register a belden horizon data manager license, see docid\ g7tddloczfocgfdfo7vot