Virtual appliance portal

Download a Virtual Test Bed

Virtual appliances are pre-built, ready-to-deploy software-based virtual machines optimized to perform specific tasks. Because they're downloadable, they're an excellent way to try an IT solution before you buy. Using a virtual appliance gives you the chance to really see how a software program or solution actually looks and feels — without having to set up a complex, separate test environment. These appliances provide much greater flexibility than a demo, because you actually can work, hands on, with the real product.

Virtual appliances are typically available as a free download. Some offer full features but only for a limited time. Others are trial versions with some features disabled. Support for virtual appliances and free hypervisors is provided by their respective vendors.

Dell has teamed up with key partners such as VMware, Microsoft, Symantec, F5 Networks, Reflex Systems, Altor Networks, BayScribe, Enterasys, Proofpoint and Certeon to bring you some of the best virtual appliances available. Virtual appliances can run on VMware® ESX Server, Microsoft® Hyper-V™ or Citrix® XenServer® platforms.


Note: Some solutions may not be available for purchase directly from Dell. Please contact your Dell sales representative for details.

  1. Altor Networks VF

    The Altor VF virtual firewall security appliance runs in a virtualized environment, enforcing security policy on a per-virtual-machine basis. Unlike existing firewalls designed for physical networks, this virtual firewall can secure live migration.

  2. Enterasys Secure Networks — Dragon Enterprise Security Suite

    Learn more about an advanced suite of unique threat detection technologies that monitor both networks and hosts — helping mitigate worms and denial-of-service attacks, spyware and a wide array of other malicious activities.

  3. Certeon aCelera Virtual Appliance for Application Acceleration

    Certeon aCelera software delivers acceleration, virtualisation and manageability for remote access to applications throughout a distributed enterprise, and reduces application response time over the WAN without proprietary hardware appliances.