The InsightIQ installation package is available in three compressed file formats. The installation image that you download depends on the environment you use to deploy InsightIQ.
If you install InsightIQ on a Linux computer, download and save the installation script in .sh format.
If you install InsightIQ as a virtual machine and are running VMware ESXi or VMware Workstation 8 or later, download the .ova installation files. Extract the files to a location where the VMware software can access them. Deploy these files as an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template.
If you install InsightIQ as a virtual machine and are not running VMware ESXi or VMware Workstation 8 or later, download the installation files in .zip format. Extract the files to a location where the VMware software can access them.