This is a VMWare template for a Debian linux server that is a basic honeypot server. Logging is to a basic .log file, and it is possible to edit the script to make exclusions for specific IPs/Ports/Networks/Protocols.
Login to your ESX host or vCenter, and use the OVF Import facility to import the VM.
Ensure the network card is attached to a network with DHCP, or manually configure a static IP address afterwards.
The initial credentials are visible before logon.
Tail the honeypot.log file to check it records things, e.g. ping it and it should record items.
Based on the results of the honeypot testing, add any exclusions to the runhoneypot.sh file using nano.
Some examples are provided in the script.
(Note that these are out of scope)
Install SSH for remote access (add to exclusions?)
Build a script to email changes to the log file.