The 8.7.0 OVA ships with a hardened Linux kernel and a reduced attack surface. All unnecessary network services are disabled by default. Additionally, TLS 1.3 is now the minimum required protocol for all API endpoints, retiring legacy ciphers that were present in 8.6.x.

Here is a practical walkthrough for deploying orchestrator-8.7.0.ova into your vCenter environment.

Deploying the virtual appliance can be accomplished via the vSphere Client graphical user interface or programmatic command-line tools like VMware ovftool . Method A: Using the vSphere Client GUI

Optimized for larger enterprises managing hundreds or thousands of EdgeConnect appliances.