Installing Edge on Windows

If you access the Internet through a corporate proxy server, please review the tutorial Define network proxy settings.
Note: It is recommended that non-production images are deployed only in a contained development environment.

Procedure

  1. Download and extract the files.
  2. If you do not already have VMware Workstation Pro 14 (or later), you can download a trial version from https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-pro/workstation-pro-evaluation.html.
  3. Right-click the extracted predix_edge_os.ova file and select Open With > VMware Workstation.
  4. When the Import Virtual Machine popup appears, click Import.
  5. Select the newly created VM from the left pane. Click Edit Virtual Machine Settings.
  6. Configure the following settings.
    1. For Memory, Hard Disk and Cores, use the following guideline values:
      Table 1. Minimum and Recommended Virtual Machine Settings
      Setting Minimum Recommended
      Processors/CPUs 1 2
      RAM 1 GB 4 GB
      Hard disk/disk space 8 GB 20 GB*
      * Certain applications will require more than the recommended 20GB, particularly Historian for Linux on Edge. If you are using this application, please consult the Historian requirements for the disk space recommendation for your tag volume.
    2. Click Network Adapter. Select NAT: Used to share the host's IP address.
      Note: Avoid changing the hardware compatibility level.
      The default IP addresses for the VM's first interface are as follows:
      • VM running Edge OS 2.7.0: 169.254.0.2/16
      • VM running Edge OS 2.6.0 and earlier: DHCP
    3. Click OK to save settings.
  7. Click Power on this Virtual Machine to start Edge OS.
  8. For the developer (testing) version of Edge, enter the following credentials:
    1. user: root
    2. password: root (not required for version 2.10.0 or later)