Step 1 |
Upload the Cisco Virtual Security Gateway ISO image to the vCenter datastore. |
Step 2 |
From the data center in the vSphere Client menu, choose your ESXi host where you want to install the Cisco VSG and choose New Virtual Machine. For VM requirements, see the Host and VM Requirements. For detailed information about how to create a VM, see the VMware documentation. |
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In the Create New Virtual Machine dialog box, do the following:
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Click Custom to create a virtual machine.
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Click Next.
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Step 4 |
In the Create New Virtual Machine dialog box, do the following:
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In the Name field, add a name for the Cisco VSG. The Cisco VSG name must be a unique name within the inventory folder and should be up to 80 characters.
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In the Inventory Location field, choose your data center and click Next.
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Step 5 |
In the Datastore dialog box, choose your datastore from the Select a datastore and then click Next. |
Step 6 |
In the Virtual Machine Version dialog box, click the Virtual Machine Version.
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Keep the selected virtual machine version. |
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Step 7 |
In the Guest Operating System dialog box, do the following:
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Click the Linux radio button.
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In the Version field, choose Other 2.6x Linux (32-bit) from the drop-down list and click Next.
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Step 8 |
In the CPUs dialog box, choose 1 socket with 2 cores or 2 sockets each with one core, and then click Next. By default, the Cisco VSG virtual machine deployed with OVA has only one1 vCPU. You can choose 2 vCPUs. For an older version of the ESX hosts, you can directly select the number of vCPUs. |
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In the Memory dialog box, choose 2 GB memory size, and then click Next. |
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In the Create Network Connectors dialog box, do the following:
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In the How many NICs do you want to connect? field, choose 3 from the drop-down list.
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In the Network area, choose service, management, and HA port profiles in that sequence for the NIC 1, NIC 2, and NIC 3 from the drop-down list. Choose VMXNET3 for the adapter type for NIC 1. Choose E1000 for the adapter type for NIC 2 and NIC 3.
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Step 11 |
Click Next. The SCSI Controller dialog box opens. The radio button for the default SCSI controller is chosen. |
Step 12 |
Click Next. The Select a Disk dialog box opens. The radio button for the default disk is chosen. |
Step 13 |
Click Next. The Create a Disk dialog box opens. The default virtual disk size and policy is chosen. |
Step 14 |
Click Next. The Advanced Options dialog box opens. The default options are chosen. |
Step 15 |
Click Next. The Ready to Complete dialog box opens. |
Step 16 |
Review your settings in the Settings for the new virtual machine area. |
Step 17 |
Check the Edit the virtual machine before completion check box and click Continue to open a dialog box with the device details. |
Step 18 |
In the Work pane, choose your New CD/DVD (adding) in the Hardware area. |
Step 19 |
Click Datastore ISO File, and select your ISO file from the drop-down list. |
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In the work pane, check the Connect at power on check box and click Finish.The Summary tab window opens. The Create virtual machine status completes. |
Step 21 |
From the vSphere Client menu, choose your recently installed VM. |
Step 22 |
In the work pane, click Power on the virtual machine. |
Step 23 |
Click the Console tab to view the VM console. Wait for the Install Virtual Firewall and bring up the new image to boot. See the Configuring Initial Settings section to configure the initial settings on the Cisco VSG.
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To allocate additional RAM, right-click the VM icon to power off the VM and then choose from the dialog box. After the VM is powered down, edit the configuration settings on the VM for controlling memory resources. |
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