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It seems like the new landing page has no simple "get the tool" button. I think it is temporary until they redesign the page and make a simpler way to download. but for now if the download link works for you; use it and update to the latest build. ... View more

seems that the official OVA was built for virtual hardware version 12 or higher since the ovf file has "<vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-12</vssd:VirtualSystemType>"  see KB article https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746   ESX 6.0 is still supported by VMWare until March 12th, 2020  see VMWare announcment: https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/support/product-lifecycle-matrix.pdf  ... View more

if you look for my post above in this thread on 9-12-2018, I shared an OVA that was made for ESX 5.5 (HW Version 10) or higher. See this article for more detail on the VMWare Hardware Version compatibilty: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2007240   ... View more

The hash is already part of the OVA. and Ova is a tar of .ovf, .vmdk, and .mf. the .mf is a plain text file that contain the hashes of the .ovf and .vmdk files, so it is internally validated. hence, the OVA is so much better than an OVF that requires manual hash validation. VMWare will warn you if you launch a corrupt OVA, but will not warn you if you try to launch a corrupt OVF/VMDK .   ... View more

I needed a version that could run on ESX 5.5, based on this KB: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746 , I needed HwVersion 10.   so I took Tobias' OVA and downgraded the Virtual Hardware Version to 10, while I was at it I updated Expedition to 1.0.104 and BPA to 3.2.0. This OVA should work with later version of ESX as well.   https://paloaltonetworks.box.com/s/mb3z1v50sw1c914z0q05gqm7y80b8w2x   Please test and let me know if any issues. I tested it on ESX 5.5 Update 3b build 3248547 (2015-12-08).   Expedition boots up with DHCP Client, so to get your currently assigned IP, log into the Console with Username: expedition Password: paloalto and use ifconfig to see your current IP.   then browse to https://<current IP> , and log in with Username: admin Password: paloalto   You should update it periodically. So just: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install expedition-beta   ... View more