Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.
SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.2 Getting Started Guide This Getting Started Guide contains installation procedures and configuration guidelines for deploying the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance on a server on your network. The SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance includes a software appliance, which has been pre-installed and pre-configured for VMware environments, and allows for the secure and easy deployment of SonicWALL Email Security solution within a virtual environment.
Contents This document contains the following sections: 1 “Before You Begin” on page 3 • • • 2 “Installing SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance” on page 5 • • “About Thick Provisioning” on page 6 “Installing with vSphere” on page 6 3 “Performing Basic Tasks and Host Configuration” on page 11 • “Powering the Virtual Appliance On or Off” on page 14 • “Configuring Host Settings on the Console” on page 14 • “Configuring Settings on the Appliance Web Interface” on page 16 4 “Registration Process” o
1 Before You Begin This section contains the following subsections: • “Supported Platforms” on page 3 • “Hardware Resource Requirements” on page 3 • “Files for Installation” on page 4 Supported Platforms The elements of basic VMware structure must be implemented prior to deploying the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance. SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance runs on the following VMware platforms: • ESXi 4.0 Update 1 (Build 208167 and newer) • ESX 4.
Files for Installation You will use different files for a fresh installation than when updating to a newer version. New Deployment Files SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance is available for download from . For a fresh install, the Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) file with the following file name format is available for import and deployment to your ESX/ESXi server: • es_vm_x.x.x.xxxx.ova Note: Do not rename the OVA files.
2 Installing SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance is installed by deploying an OVA file to your ESX/ESXi server. Each OVA file contains all software components related to SonicWALL Email Security . You can deploy the OVA files as needed for your SonicWALL Email Security environment. SonicWALL Email Security can be configured for a single server or in a distributed environment on multiple servers.
About Thick Provisioning Thick provisioning occurs when an OVA file is deployed on your ESX/ESXi server. This type of provisioning pre-allocates all the hard disk space for the virtual appliance. Installing with vSphere To perform a fresh install of the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance using the vSphere client, perform the following steps: 1. Download the es_vm_7.2.x.xxxx.ova file from MySonicWALL to a system that is accessible to your ESX/ESXi server. Note: Do not rename the OVA files. 2.
3. From the Home screen, click the Inventory icon to display the virtual appliances running on your ESX/ESXi server. Click on the SonicWALL Email Security appliance you wish to deploy. 4. To begin the import process, click File and select Deploy OVF Template. 5. In the Source screen of the Deploy OVF Template window, select Deploy from file, then click Browse. SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.
6. Set the Files of type to Ova files (*.ova). Select the OVA file to import. Then, click Open. When the selected OVA file appears in the Deploy from file field, click Next. 7. In the OVF Template Details screen, verify the information about the selected file. To make a change, click the Source link to return to the Source screen and select a different file. To continue, click Next. 8. Enter a description name for the virtual appliance in the Name field. Click Next.
9. In the Ready to Complete screen, review and verify the displayed information. To begin the deployment with these settings, click Finish. Otherwise, click Back to navigate back through the screens to make a change. The Deploying box displays the progress. 10. In the Deployment Completed Successfully dialog box, click Close. SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.
The name of the new SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance appears in the left pane of the vSphere window. • • Page 10 To power on the virtual appliance and perform required host configuration, see “Performing Basic Tasks and Host Configuration” on page 11. To register the SonicWALL Email Security appliance, see “Registration Process” on page 19.
3 Performing Basic Tasks and Host Configuration This section describes how to power on and configure basic settings on the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance, including virtual hardware settings and networking settings. The following tasks are required to configure your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance before registering it: 1. Power on the virtual appliance. See “Powering the Virtual Appliance On or Off” on page 14. 2.
Viewing Settings Summary When the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance is selected in the left pane, the Summary tab of the vSphere interface displays pertinent information such as memory, powered on/off state, hard disk storage usage, network subnet settings, and other settings. Note: This page might incorrectly indicate that VMware Tools are not installed. A short list of commands is also provided on this page, including Power On and Edit Settings.
Editing Virtual Machine Settings You can use the vSphere client to edit settings for the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance, including memory, CPUs, descriptive name, datastore, and resource allocation. To edit virtual machine settings: 1. In the vSphere client, right-click the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance in the left navigation pane and select Edit Settings from the right-click menu. 2.
Powering the Virtual Appliance On or Off There are multiple ways to power the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance on or off. To power the virtual appliance on (or off): 1. Do one of the following: • Right-click the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance in the left pane and navigate to Power > Power On (or Power > Power Off) in the right-click menu.
2. When the console window opens, click inside the window, type admin at the Login: prompt and press Enter, and then type password at the Password: prompt and press Enter. The SNWLCLI> prompt is displayed. Note: The mouse pointer disappears when you click in the console window. To release it, press Ctrl+Alt. 3. Configure the local IP address for the virtual appliance with the command: interface eth0 4. Configure the DNS with the command: dns --nameserver 5.
Configuring Settings on the Appliance Web Interface After configuring the IP address and default route settings on the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance console, the next steps are to configure host name, network, and time settings in the appliance management interface. Perform the following steps to complete host configuration for the virtual appliance: 1. Launch a browser and enter the URL of the virtual appliance. 2.
When you have finished configuring these system settings, click Apply Changes to continue. SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.
4. A dialog box warns you that the virtual appliance will reboot. Click OK. Note: If you modified the DNS settings, the services on the appliance will restart when the changes are applied, causing a momentary connectivity loss to the Web server. Your browser will be redirected to the appliance management interface login page. If you modified the Time settings, the virtual appliance will reboot. Use your browser to reconnect to the appliance management interface.
4 Registration Process The SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance must be registered before use. This section contains the following subsections: • “Creating a MySonicWALL Account” on page 19 • “Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance” on page 20 Creating a MySonicWALL Account A MySonicWALL account is required for product registration. If you already have an account, continue to the Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance section.
Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance You must register your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance before first use. Registration is performed using the appliance management interface. When registration is completed, SonicWALL Email Security will be licensed on your virtual appliance. To register your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance, perform the following steps: 1. Log in to your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance. The System > License Management page displays.
3. The Administration section displays. Enter the Serial Number, Authentication Code, and Friendly Name for your SonicWALL appliance. Click Submit to finish the registration process. 4. You have successfully registered your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance. Click Continue to view the Manage Licenses screen or continue configuring other settings within the appliance. SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.
5 Updating the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance The System > Advanced page of the appliance interface is used to update the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance to a newer build or version. To update the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance, perform the following steps: 1. Download the updater file from MySonicWALL. The file name is in the format: es-vmware-updater-x.x.x.xxxx-3440i-der-signed.sh Note: Do not rename the updater file. 2.
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