Installing the virtual appliance by using VMware

Use the provided .iso image to install the virtual appliance.

Procedure

  1. Create a new virtual machine with your VMware ESX or vSphere.
    Note:
    • The instructions for creating a virtual machine might differ depending on your VMware ESX or vSphere version. See the VMware documentation that suits your version for specific instructions.
    • Ensure that the virtual machine has enough disk space that is allocated to store the configuration and log file data for the appliance. Allocate at least 100 GB of disk space for the appliance.
    • Specify Virtual Machine Version 7 or later as your virtual machine version.
    • Specify Linux as the guest operating system and Other 2.6x Linux (64-bit) as the guest operating system version.
    • The memory size has influence over how many WebSEAL instances can be created and how many sessions can be active at a single point in time. The minimum memory size is 4096 MB.
    • The appliance needs four to six virtual network adapters. The first two network adapters serve as management interfaces. The rest of the network adapters serve as application interfaces. Four network adapters can be configured by using the wizard. Additional network adapters can be added upon completion of the wizard. Each network adapter must be of the type E1000 or VMXNET 3.
    • For SCSI controller, select LSI Logic Parallel.
    • For Virtual Device Node, select SCSI (0:0).
  2. Configure the virtual machine to boot from the supplied .iso file and then start the virtual machine. The installer executes automatically.
  3. Select the language to be used during the installation by entering the number that corresponds to the language that you want to use.
  4. Enter YES to proceed with the installation. Alternatively if you do not want to proceed with the installation, enter NO to move to the reboot prompt.
  5. Examine the installation messages to ensure that the installation was successful. After the installation process is complete, unmount the installation media and then press the Enter key to reboot the appliance.
  6. When the reboot operation is complete, you can start the console-based appliance setup wizard by logging on as the admin user with a password of admin. Alternatively, the Appliance Setup wizard can be accessed through the local management interface.