Getting Started, Converting the OVF for VirtualBox

VirtualBox will import directly from an OVF/OVA file so you can just start up VirtualBox and select "Import Appliance..."

On the Import Virtual Appliance window that will display, choose the location of where the FirstWave NMIS OVA was downloaded to. Click Next.

You will then be prompted to review the Appliance settings. Click Finish here.

The import process may take a couple of minutes to complete. Once imported, we recommend you change the following settings:

Network Adapter from NAT to Bridged

1. If you find that the virtual machine's network adapter is set to NAT, you will need to change this to Bridged Adapter. Click on the Virtual Machine in Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, then click Settings.
2. Click on Network, then in Adapter 1 change the "Attached to" dropdown option to Bridged.

Notes

VirtualBox Documentation

If you have any trouble the VirtualBox documentation is here: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#ovf

Automatic time synchronization

In some cases the system may log you out repeatedly due to the OVA by default having Automatic time synchronization enabled. To avoid this issue, you will need to:

1. Shutdown the virtual machine.
2. Click on Settings, then System.
3. Check the "Enable Hardware Clock in UTC time" checkbox and click OK.