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PMM Server Virtual Appliance Overview

Deploy PMM Server as a pre-configured virtual machine when you need a standalone monitoring solution with minimal setup. The virtual appliance is ideal for environments where container solutions aren’t preferred or for evaluation purposes.

When to choose OVA deployment

  • You prefer traditional VM-based deployments over containers
  • You need a solution that works with existing virtualization infrastructure
  • You want minimal configuration steps for quick evaluation
  • Your environment has limited or no internet connectivity

Terminology

When working with the PMM Server virtual appliance, it’s helpful to understand these terms:

  • Host: The desktop or server machine running the hypervisor
  • Hypervisor: Software (e.g., VirtualBox, VMware) that runs the guest OS as a virtual machine
  • Guest VM: Virtual machine running PMM Server (Oracle Linux 9.3)

OVA file details

Item Value
Download page https://www.percona.com/downloads/pmm/3.1.0/ova
File name pmm-server-3.1.0.ova
VM name pmm-Server-2025-03-31-N (N=build number)

VM specifications

The PMM Server virtual appliance comes pre-configured with these 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)

Note

You can adjust CPU and memory resources after deployment to match your monitoring needs.

System requirements

For optimal performance, we recommend:

  • CPU: 4 cores
  • Memory: 8 GB
  • Disk: 100 GB
  • CPU: 8 cores
  • Memory: 16 GB
  • Disk: 200 GB
  • CPU: 16+ cores
  • Memory: 32+ GB
  • Disk: 500+ GB

Hypervisor compatibility

The PMM Server OVA is compatible with:

  • VMware ESXi 6.0 and later
  • VMware Workstation 12.0 and later
  • VMware Fusion 10.0 and later
  • VirtualBox 6.0 and later

Network requirements

Ensure your network environment allows:

  • Outbound internet access for updates (optional)
  • Access to monitored database instances
  • Access from client browsers to the PMM Server web interface
  • Standard ports: 443 (HTTPS), 80 (HTTP, redirects to HTTPS)

See Network and firewall requirements for full details.

Default users

Username Default password
root percona
admin admin

Security best practice

Always change the default passwords immediately after first login to prevent unauthorized access.

Next steps

After reviewing the requirements: