SonicWALL Security Virtual Appliance 7.2 User Manual
Email Security Virtual Appliance 7.2 Getting Started Guide
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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.
The SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance provides the following benefits:
• Scalability and Redundancy:
• Multiple virtual machines can be deployed as a single system, enabling
specialization, scalability, and redundancy.
• Operational Ease:
• Users can virtualize their entire environment and deploy multiple machines
within a single server or across multiple servers.
• Product Versatility:
• SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance is compatible with other
SonicWALL Email Security platforms (Windows/Linux) as a stand-alone (AllIn-One), control center, or remote analyzer.
• Security:
• SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance provides an optimized, nontamperable software and hardware architecture.
Note: For SonicWALL Email Security documentation, refer to the SonicWALL Email
Security 7.2 Administrator’s Guide. This and other documentation are
available at:
http://www.sonicwall.com/us/Support.html
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Contents
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This document contains the following sections:
“Before You Begin” on page 3
“Installing SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance” on page 5
“Registration Process” on page 19
• “Supported Platforms” on page 3
• “Hardware Resource Requirements” on page 3
• “Files for Installation” on page 4
• “About Thick Provisioning” on page 6
• “Installing with vSphere” on page 6
“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
• “Creating a MySonicWALL Account” on page 19
• “Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance” on page 20
“Updating the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance” on page 22
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Before You Begin
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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 4.0 Update 1 (Build 208167 and newer)
You can use the following client applications to import the image and configure the virtual
settings:
• VMware vSphere – Provides infrastructure and application services in a
graphical user interface for ESX/ESXi, included with ESX/ESXi. Provides Thick
provisioning when deploying SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance.
• VMware vCenter Server – Centrally manages multiple VMware ESX/ESXi
environments. Provides Thick provisioning when deploying SonicWALL Email
Security Virtual Appliance.
Hardware Resource Requirements
The following hardware resources are the minimum requirements for the
SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance:
• 80 GB Thick provisioned hard disk space
Note that the OVA image for the SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance
specifically allocates 80 GB on the virtual disk and cannot be altered.
•2 GB RAM
• 1 CPU
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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 <http://
www.mysonicwall.com>. 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.
Updater File
For a software update, a file with the following file name format is available from
MySonicWALL:
• es-vmware-updater-x.x.x.xxxx-3440i-der-signed.sh
Note: Do not rename the updater file.
The es-vmware-updater-x.x.x.xxxx-3440i-der-signed.sh file is uploaded to the
Miscellaneous Setting/Upload Patch section of the System >Advanced page on the
appliance management interface of your existing SonicWALL Email Security
deployment.
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Users already running SonicWALL Email Security 200 to 8000 appliances will need to
use the Updater File.
Installing SonicWALL Email Security Virtual Appliance
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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.
You can deploy an OVA file by using the vSphere or vCenter client, which comes with
ESX/ESXi. For vSphere, point a browser to your ESX/ESXi server, and click on
Download vSphere Client.
See the following sections:
• “About Thick Provisioning” on page 6
• “Installing with vSphere” on page 6
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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. Launch vSphere and use it to log on to your ESX/ESXi server.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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