# Avaya SDM Client - System Manager ova deployment

Go to home/esxi/applications

add new application

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Select your platform (esxi on our case) and your data store

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Select browse, search your local PC for the system manager ova and click ok, wait until it reach 100% then click submit file

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/sElTZxIbTXFkSMGk-image.png)

Fill out details for System manager, remember to setup root password, scroll down and last option is where you enable root.

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/4RvlXNBhX1OoY1My-image.png)

Setup network parameters and click deploy

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/hOmuo44Zz2DtIjAC-image.png)