# Get Started Pmk Ova

Platform9's Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) provides a ready to use virtual machine for building single and multi-node clusters. The OVA supports either VMware or VirtualBox and has been built to enable users to run clusters locally on their laptop, workstation or scaled to operate on private cloud infrastructure.

## VirtualBox

1. Download the [**VirtualBox OVA**](https://pmkft-assets.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/OVA_Images/Platform9_VirtualBox.ova). <i class="fa-download">:download:</i>
2. Import the OVA into VirtualBox.
3. Once the OVA is running, login using the initial user and password: `ubuntu` /`ubuntu` .
4. Upon login, run this command from the VM command line to prepare the VM with pre-requisites to run as a node for a Kubernetes cluster: `pf9ctl prep-node`.
5. Follow the guide [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/get-started-pmk-ova-virtualbox/README.md) for detailed steps to deploy and configure the OVA.

[Download Oracle VirtualBox OVA](https://pmkft-assets.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/OVA_Images/Platform9_VirtualBox.ova)

## VMware

The VMware OVA leverages 'Template' inputs to streamline the node preparation workflow.

1. Download the [**VMWare OVA**](https://pmkft-assets.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/OVA_Images/Platform9_vmware.ova) <i class="fa-download">:download:</i> and import it into vSphere, Workstation or Fusion.
2. During the import process provide your Platform9 Instance URL, Region, Tenant and Username and password.
3. Once the OVA is running, login using the initial user and password: `ubuntu` /`ubuntu` .
4. Upon login, run this command from the VM command line to prepare the VM with pre-requisites to run as a node for a Kubernetes cluster: `pf9ctl prep-node`.
5. Follow the guide [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/get-started-pmk-ova-vmware/README.md) for detailed steps to deploy and configure the OVA.

[Download VMWare OVA](https://pmkft-assets.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/OVA_Images/Platform9_vmware.ova)


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