Taken from Cisco.com documentation right here

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5-3/installation/guide/csacs_book/csacs_vmware.html

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Minimum requirements:

  • 2 CPUs (i3 or above is sufficient)
  • 4GB RAM
  • 60GB minimum Disk Space (Recommended 500GB)
  • Have Cisco ACS installation (.iso)
  • And Virtualization itself (VirtualBox, VMWare Workstation or ESXi)

Install the license to make Cisco ACS fully fuctional (for 90 days if evaluation license wkwk)

https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/Licensing/PrivateRegistrationServlet?DemoKeys=Y

now go to VMWare vSphere Client (if you have a workstation is enough)

There are 4 installation types (I choose number 1)

After installation (it will take a while), the “localhost: ” will show up…type setup

Initial password is default, username ACSAdmin