Duplicate SG 135 Configuration Using a Virtual Machine

Question

Our SG 135 bricked itself after performing an update and a restart. So I am scrambling to put in a temporary fix while I go the RMA process to replace the SG 135. 
 I have an older server with 2 NICs however, on the SG 135 there were 4 NICs in use. Will this work? 
 - load VMware ESXi 5.5 onto the old server - config ESXi to use both NICs using VMXNET3 - install a VM using ASG 9.4, configure the VM to have 4 virtual NICs - restore the most current UTM configuration from the backup - connect one NIC to the ISP and the second NIC to a VLAN enabled smart switch 
 
 Thanks, David

DavidHudson · Answer

Update - It worked... beyond my expectations. 
 Went with ESXi 6.0 Enabled All VLANs on the ESXi host Configured 8 VMXNET3 NICs for the ASG VM Connected one physical NIC to the ISP router and the other to the smart switch 
 The ASG LAN and WAN ports fired up! Needed a temp license from Sophos which they were great in helping with. Then the email began to flow again. 
 On the smart switch, remaining connections needed some config changes to manage the VLANs plus in the UTM, I added a VLAN to a separate subnet that connects to another external connection. 
 I have to say, I am impressed with how the ESXi virtual switch handled the network connections. 
 The replacement SG 135 has arrived and I am prepping it to get in place later this afternoon. 
 Nice to know I have a backup solution if it happens again.