Install PMM Server on the virtual machine
How to run PMM Server as a virtual machine.
Summary
Download and verify the latest OVF file.
Import it.
Reconfigure network.
Start the VM and get IP.
Log into PMM UI.
(Optional) Change VM root password.
(Optional) Set up SSH.
(Optional) Set up static IP.
Most steps can be done with either a user interface or on the command line, but some steps can only be done in one or the other. Sections are labelled UI for user interface or CLI for command line instructions.
Terminology
Host is the desktop or server machine running the hypervisor.Hypervisor is software (e.g. VirtualBox, VMware) that runs the guest OS as a virtual machine.Guest is the CentOS virtual machine that runs PMM Server.
OVA file details
VM specifications
Component
Value
OS
Oracle Linux 9.3
CPU
1
Base memory
4096 MB
Disks
LVM, 2 physical volumes
Disk 1 (sda)
VMDK (SCSI, 40 GB)
Disk 2 (sdb)
VMDK (SCSI, 400 GB)
Users
Default Username
Default password
rootpercona
adminadmin