

At the window for your new VM, click the Play button to power on the virtual machine.Increase the disk size to at least 200GB depending on your use case. Select your desired network adapter configuration. This will be the sniffing (monitor) interface. Increase processors and memory based on the Hardware Requirements section. Give the VM a name and click the Save button. Click Legacy BIOS and then click Continue.

Click Linux, click CentOS 7 64-bit, then click Continue. Click Use another disc or disc image., select our ISO image, click Open, then click Continue. Click Install from disc or image and click Continue.

Customize hardware and increase Memory and Processors based on the Hardware Requirements section.Specify disk size (minimum 200GB), store as single file, click Next.Specify virtual machine name and click Next.Choose Linux, CentOS 7 64-Bit and click Next.Installer disc image file > SO ISO file path > Click Next.Select Typical installation > Click Next.From the VMware main window, select File > New Virtual Machine.Follow the steps below to create a VM in VMware Workstation Pro for our Security Onion ISO image: VMware Workstation is available for many different host operating systems, including Windows and several popular Linux distros.
