Installing CloudGuard Edge

Users can install CloudGuard Edge as a VM on your ESXi host or KVM with use of a dedicated ISO. CloudGuard Edge image is based on Gaia embedded R80.20.x.

For download information, see sk168204.

Installing CloudGuard Edge on a KVM Host

The Virtual Machine Manager, also known as virt-manager, is a graphical tool for creating and managing guest VMs.

To install CloudGuard Edge as VM on your KVM host, use the ISO image:

  1. Navigate to Virtual Machine Manager > click File > New Virtual Machine.

  2. Select local install media (ISO image or CDROM) and click Forward.

  3. Select the ISO image and click Forward > OS type Linux > Memory and CPU settings.

    Recommended - Set memory (RAM): 2048 and CPUs: 2

  4. Click Forward, select 3 GiB disc > Forward > enter a name for the VM.

  5. Select the checkbox Customize Configuration before install > click Finish.

  6. Users must have a minimum of two network interfaces.

    On the left toolbar, select NIC. Change the Device Model to virtio > click Apply.

    Note - To add a network interface, on the left toolbar click + Add Hardware > Network. Make sure the Device Model is set to virtio > click Finish > Apply.

  7. On the top toolbar click Power on the virtual machine.

After the machine is powered on, you need to follow the First Time Configuration Wizard.

To deploy CloudGuard Edge as VM on your KVM host, use a qcow2 image:

  1. Navigate to Virtual Machine Manager > click File > New Virtual Machine.

  2. Select lmport existing disk image > click Forward.

  3. Browse to the qcow2 image and select OS type Linux > click Forward.

  4. Select Memory and CPU settings.

    We recommend to set the memory (RAM): 2048 and CPUs: 2

  5. Click Forward and enter a name for the VM.

  6. Select the checkbox Customize Configuration before install > click Finish.

  7. Users must have a minimum of two network interfaces.

    From the left toolbar, select NIC. Change the Device Model to virtio > click Apply.

    Note - To add a network interface, on the left toolbar click + Add Hardware > Network. Make sure the Device Model is set to virtio > click Finish > Apply.

  8. From the top toolbar, click Power on the virtual machine.

After the machine is powered on, you need to do the instructions in the First Time Configuration Wizard.

Installing CloudGuard Edge on ESXi Host

The vSphere Client is a graphical tool to create and manage guest VMs on ESXi hosts.

To install CloudGuard Edge on as a VM on your ESXi host with an ISO image:

Step 1: Create the Virtual Machine

  1. Go to vSphere Client click File > New > Virtual Machine.

  2. From the Configuration tab, select Costume > Next.

  3. Enter a name for the Virtual Machine and click Next.

  4. Select resource pool and click Next, and then click Next again.

  5. Select Virtual Machine Version: 8 and click Next.

  6. In Guest Operating System, select Linux and set version as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64-bit) click Next, and then click Next again.

  7. Select the number of virtual sockets (CPUs) > click Next.

  8. Select Memory Size > Next.

    We recommend to set the memory (RAM): 2GB and CPUs: 2

  9. Add the quantity of NICs you want to use (there is a minimum requirement of 2).

  10. Make sure the adapter of each NIC is VMXNET 3 and that each NIC is set to Connect at Power On , click Next.

Step 2: Create a Virtual Disk

  1. For the SCSCI controller, select LSI Logic Parallel, click Next.

  2. Select Create a new virtual disk and click Next.

  3. Select the capacity of the disk size and select the checkbox Thin Provision click Next, and then click Next again.

  4. Click Finish.

Install the ISO on the Virtual Machine that you created.

To install the ISO:

  1. Power on the Virtual Machine you created.

  2. On the top toolbar, click the disk logo that says Connect/disconnect the CD/DVD devices of the virtual machine.

  3. Select CD/DVD driver 1 > Connect to ISO image on local disk.

  4. Select the ISO image.

  5. Use the VM's Console tab to make sure that ISO is connected.

After the ISO is installed, you need to do the steps in First Time Configuration Wizard.

To install CloudGuard Edge on as a VM on your ESXi host with OVF:

  1. Go to vSphere Client click File > Deploy OVF Template.

  2. Browse to the OVF file that you want to deploy and click Next > click Next again.

  3. Enter a name for the Virtual Machine > click Next.

  4. Select the checkbox Thin Provision > click Next.

  5. Click Next > Finish.

After the ISO is installed, you need to do the steps in First Time Configuration Wizard.

Using the First Time Configuration Wizard

Configure the CloudGuard Edge VNF with the First Time Configuration Wizard.

To configure the interface and allow administrator access:

  1. Connect the CloudGuard Edge Console and run:

    set admin-access allowed-ipv4-addresses any

  2. To allow access to the WAN interface, run:

    add internet-connection name WAN interface WAN type static ipv4-address <gw ip-address> subnet-mask <subnet-mask> default-gw <default gw ip-address>

    To allow access to the one of the other interfaces, run:

    1. set interface <interface-name> ipv4-address <ip-address> subnet-mask <subnet-mask>

    2. set interface <interface-name> state on

  3. Connect to the Web-UI (https://<IP-address>:4434) and do the steps in the First Time Configuration Wizard.