Download and verify OVA file¶

OVF support ending in PMM 3.9.0

OVF/OVA distribution is deprecated starting with PMM 3.7.0 and will be removed in PMM 3.9.0 (expected July 2026). No new OVA images will be published after that release. Migrate to Docker or another supported deployment method before PMM 3.9.0.

Download the Virtual Appliance (OVA) file to deploy PMM Server as a virtual machine.

Supported platforms¶

The PMM Server OVA works with:

Oracle VirtualBox
Other OVF-compatible virtualization platforms

Download options¶

Download from the UIDownload with CLI

To download an OVA file from the UI:

Visit the Percona Downloads page from a web browser.
Make sure PMM 3 is selected, then choose a PMM version and select SERVER - VIRTUAL APPLIANCE OVF.
Click the DOWNLOAD link for pmm-server-3.7.0.ova and note where your browser saves it.
Right-click the link for pmm-server-3.7.0.sha256sum and save it in the same place as the .ova file.

Download the latest PMM Server OVA and checksum files:

# Download the OVA file (replace X.Y.Z with the desired version)
wget https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/pmm/X.Y.Z/ova/PMM-Server-X.Y.Z.ova

# Download the checksum file
wget https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/pmm/X.Y.Z/ova/PMM-Server-X.Y.Z.ova.sha256sum

Verify OVA integrity¶

After downloading, verify the file integrity to ensure it hasn’t been corrupted:

# Navigate to the download location
cd /path/to/download

# Verify the checksum
sha256sum -c PMM-Server-X.Y.Z.ova.sha256sum

You should see output confirming the file is OK: PMM-Server-X.Y.Z.ova: OK

Next steps¶

After downloading the OVA file, Deploy on VirtualBox.