Before you install the PCA to a VMware virtual machine, make sure that the virtual machine meets the same hardware and software requirements that are defined for a physical server. The virtual machine requires virtual hardware that is defined for a deployment to a physical server.

1. Review the hardware and software requirements.
   The virtual machine requires the same software and hardware resources as a physical server.
2. Perform the installation.
   The installation process for a virtual machine is the same as if you are installing to a physical server.
3. Disable multi-queue support for the VMware virtual network driver.
   Note: You must disable multi-queue support in the VMware virtual network driver. If multi-queue support is not disabled, the packets that are sent to the PCA might become out of order and result in the CX PCA dropping the packets.
4. Review the post installation checklist.
5. Configure the PCA for your environment.

After completing the installation steps and configuring the PCA, you can start capturing network traffic from your VMware virtual machine.