Extreme AirDefense (AirDefense) can be pre-loaded on an appliance or can run as a virtual machine (VM) on a supported virtual platform. When you install the AirDefense platform on a hypervisor (for example, the Xen Project™ Hypervisor 4.x) it appears that AirDefense has the host hardware‘s processor, memory and resources.
This following sections provide step-by-step instructions on how to install Extreme AirDefense (AirDefense) on a virtual platform.