Note: You should update any bookmarks to point to https://kb.filewave.com We will be working on links from FW Central/Anywhere that still come to this Atlassian site over the next couple of releases and then phasing out this site entirely in Jan 2024.

Importing FileWave OVF (VMware Workstation)

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1. Open VMware Workstation. Click "Open a Virtual Machine".

2. Browse your machine for the unzipped OVA/OVF from FileWave and click “Open”.

3. Name the Virtual Machine and select a storage location. Click “Import”.

Note: You may receive a message that the import failed because OVF specification conformance. Clicking "Retry" will resolve that and continue the import.

4. Once the OVF has imported successfully, turn it on to ensure that it starts successfully.

5. That's it! The rest of the configuration will take place within FileWave Admin.

Note: You should update any bookmarks to point to https://kb.filewave.com We will be working on links from FW Central/Anywhere that still come to this Atlassian site over the next couple of releases and then phasing out this site entirely in Jan 2024.