A Minion Virtual Appliance is a virtual device that runs the OpenNMS Minion component to collect data from distributed locations and forward them to your OpenNMS server. You can deploy, configure, and manage Minion appliances through the cloud-enabled OpenNMS Portal. See the Minion Appliance Data Sheet for more information.

Minion Virtual Appliance is a subscription-based service. The subscription includes the number of appliances you purchase and the right to access the Portal for one year. For more information, see the pricing page for details.

Log in to the cloud-enabled OpenNMS Portal to deploy, configure, and manage Minion Virtual Appliances.  

Currently, the Minion Virtual Appliance is only available as a virtual device.  

That depends. The Minion Virtual Appliance works with OpenNMS Horizon 29.0+ or OpenNMS Meridian 2021.1.5+. You must upgrade your core if you are running an earlier version.

Each virtual appliance runs one Minion.  

We use Okta for user authentication into the OpenNMS Portal and Appliance Service. The Minion appliance allows only cryptographically signed software to run, which helps defend against unauthorized code, such as malware or unapproved applications. OpenNMS uses Docker Notary technology to sign our Minion software, and Ubuntu Core uses snap [...]