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WAN Acceleration WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance v1.3 Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance v1.3 Getting Started GuideP/N 232-002399-00 Rev B

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................. 1Activating the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance ............................................................................................................... 2Choosing a Network Deployment Mode ..................................................................................................................... 5Installing the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance using VMware vSphere .......................................................................... 8

Adding a Virtual Hard Disk to the WXA 5000 ........................................................................................................... 15

Introduction

The Dell SonicWALL WXA 5000 is a Virtual Appliance that is installed and run using a VMware platform. Thisgetting started guide details how to activate and install the WXA 5000 in your virtual environment.

RequirementsThe Dell SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance requires:

A Dell SonicWALL E-class NSA, NSA, or TZ series appliance running SonicOS 5.8.1.0 or higherfirmware.

Note: Some WXA features are not supported unless running SonicOS 5.8.1.11 or higher firmware.

An unused interface on the Dell SonicWALL NSA/TZ series appliance configured with a LAN Static IPaddress and a DHCP lease scope. Please refer to the WXA Quick Start Guidefor more information.

A server running VMware ESX or ESXi version 5.0 or higher is recommended.

250 GB hard disk

4GB RAM

A layer 2 network between the ESX Server and the NSA/TZ series appliance. This is required forcommunication between the WXA 5000 on your ESX Server and the NSA/TZ series appliance.

Customers with current service/software support contracts can obtain updated versions of Dell SonicWALLfirmware from the MySonicWALL customer portal atwww.mysonicwall.com.Updated firmware is also availablefor free within 90 days of registering the Dell SonicWALL device on MySonicWALL.
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Activating the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance

You must activate your Dell SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance before first use. Activation is performedusing the NSA/TZ series appliance management interface. When activation is complete, the Dell SonicWALLWXA 5000 Virtual Appliance will be ready to use.

A MySonicWALL account is required for product activation.

If you already have an account, continue to theActivating the Licensesection to activate your WXA 6000license.

If you do not have an account, refer to theCreating a MySonicWALL Accountsection to create aMySonicWALL account.

Creat ing a MySonicWALL Acco unt

Perform the following steps to create a MySonicWALL account:

1. In your web browser, navigate towww.mysonicwall.com.

2. In the login screen, click the Not a registered user? Register Nowlink.

3. Complete the registration form, then click the Register button.

4. Verify the information you entered is correct, then click the Submit button.

5. In the confirmation screen, click the Continue button.

6. Now that your MySonicWALL account is created, continue to theActivating the Licensesection to activateyour WXA 5000 license.
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Act ivat ing the License

To activate your WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance license, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to your NSA/TZ series appliance.

2. Navigate to the System > Licensepage.

3. Click the click herelink to activate, upgrade, or renew services.

The License Management page displays:

4. Enter your MySonicWALL account Email Address orUsername and Password in the appropriate fields, thenclick the Submit button.


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The Manage Services Online list displays:

5. In the WAN Acceleration Software row, click the Activatelink.

The License Management page displays:

6. Enter the Activation Key in the text-field, then click the Submit button.You have successfully activated yourWXA 5000 Virtual Appliance.

7. Before accessing the WAN Acceleration page, navigate to the System > Licensespage and click theSynchronizebutton. This synchronizes the licenses between the License Manager and NSA/TZ appliance.


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Choosing a Network Deployment Mode

Choose a network deployment mode for communication between the Dell SonicWALL WXA 5000 VirtualAppliance on your ESX Server and the Dell SonicWALL NSA or TZ security appliance. The following is a list of

the possible modes: Direct Access Mode

VLAN Trunks Mode

NSA/TZ Trunking Mode

Please clickherefor more information on how to configure your virtual network on your ESX Server.

Direct A ccess Mode

1. Dedicate a spare NIC port on your ESX Server.

2. Create a virtual switch for the dedicated NIC port. Then, create a network label for this switch.

3. Map this network label to the sample network on the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance.

4. Connect an ethernet cable between the spare NIC port of the ESX Server and a dedicated interface onNSA/TZ series appliance.
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VLAN Trunks Mode

1. Assign a VLAN ID to a virtual switch on the ESX Server.

2. Give it a network label for the virtual switch.


4. Allocate an unused interface on the NSA/TZ series appliance.

5. Connect an Ethernet cable between the unused interface on the NSA/TZ series appliance and a port onthe physical switch connected to your ESX Server.

6. Configure access mode for the VLAN ID on the port of the physical switch where the NSA/TZ seriesappliance is connected.

To isolate and segment virtual machine traffic, refer to theVMware Knowledge Base.
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NSA/TZ Trunking Mode

1. Assign a VLAN ID to a virtual switch on the ESX Server.

2. Give it a network label for the virtual switch.


4. Enable trunking on the physical switch port attached to the LAN interface of the NSA/TZ series appliance.

5. Configure a VLAN interface on top of the LAN interface.


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Installing the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance using VMware vSphere

This section details the installation of the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance using the VMware vSphere. Perform thefollowing steps to complete the WXA 5000 installation:

1. Download the WXA 5000 Open Virtual Appliance (OVA).2. Login to your vSphere client.

3. Click File, then selectDeploy OVF Template.

The Deploy OVF Templatepop-up window displays:

4. Specify the location of WXA 5000 OVA file by clicking the Browsebutton.

5. Select the WXA 5000 OVAfile. Then, click the Nextbutton.


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The OVF Template Details display:

6. Verify the product name is wxa5000-1.3.X-X-X-x64, then click the Next button.

The Name and Locationoptions display:

7. Specify a Name and Location for deploying the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance, then click the Next button.


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The Host / Clusteroptions display:

8. Choose a Host or Cluster for running the WXA 5000, then click the Next button.

The Resource Pooloptions display:

9. Select the Resource Pool, then click the Next button.


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The Disk Formatoptions display:

10. Select the Thick Provisioned Format(recommended), then click the Next button.

The Network Mappingoptions display:

11. Select the network you created in the Choosing a Network Deployment Mode section, then click the Nextbutton.


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The Ready to Compete screen displays:

12. Verify the configuration before deploying the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance, then click the Finishbutton.

Please wait while your virtual appliance is being deployed, this may take several minutes.

TheDeployment Completed Successfully pop-upwindow displays when the WXA 5000 deployment iscomplete:


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13. Navigate to the chosen Host/Cluster for WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance and click Power on the virtualmachine.

14. Right click on the VMand select Open Console.


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After the WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance finishes booting up, the following screen displays:

15. Select Show Network Settings, then press the Enterkey.

The DHCP IP address assigned by the NSA/TZ series appliance displays:

The WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance is now operational.

16. Login to the managing NSA/TZ series appliance, and then navigate to the WAN Accelerationscreen. Referto the WXA Users Guidefor detailed instructions on how to configure the WAN Acceleration service.


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Adding a Virtual Hard Disk to the WXA 5000

The Dell SonicWALL WXA 5000 is an Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA). The WXA 5000 has a 250 GB harddisk. The hard disk is partitioned such that most of the space is allocated as a cache partition. The cache partitionholds the TCP and WAFS acceleration databases and the Web Cache objects.

The administrator can increase the size of the cache partition by simply adding a new virtual hard disk to the WXAappliance. The new disk space is then automatically allocated to the cache partition.

The WXA 5000 supports adding only two additional hard disks. The WXA 5000 supports only IDE hard disks, andthe virtual machine ESX only allows up to four IDE devices to be part of the virtual machine. The WXA 5000 built-in hard disk and CD/DVD device account for two IDE devices. So, only two additional IDE devices can be added.

Once a hard disk is added to the WXA 5000, it becomes a permanent part of the WXA 5000. Removing a harddisk that has become part of the partition will result in the WXA 5000 becoming unbootable.

Currently, WXA 5000 only supports the addition of virtual IDE hard disks. The WXA 5000 does not detect anyvirtual SCSI hard disks.

To add a virtual hard disk to a WXA 5000 virtual appliance:

1. In your VMapplication, shutdown the WXA 5000.


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2. Under the VMmenu, click Edit Settings.


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3. In the Hardwarewindow, click the Addbutton.


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4. In the Device Typewindow, select Hard Disk.5. Click the Nextbutton.


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6. In the Select a Diskwindow, select the Create a new virtual diskoption.7. Click the Nextbutton.


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8. In the Create a Diskwindow, in the Capacity panel, from the Disk Sizemenus, select the size and unitsfor the virtual disk.

9. In the Disk Provisioning panel, select the Allocate and commit space on demand (ThinProvisioning) option.

10. Click the Nextbutton.


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11. In the Advanced Optionswindow, in the Virtual Device Nodepanel, select the IDEoption.If this is your first additional hard disk the Virtual Device Nodewill be IDE (0:1),second one will be IDE (1:1), etc.

12. Click the Nextbutton.


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13. In the Ready to Completewindow, click Finish.


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14. In the Hardwarewindow, click the OKbutton.

15. Power on the WXA 5000 virtual appliance.


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While the WXA 5000 is powering up, it adds the new hard disk to its cache partition. This may take a few minutes.The amount of time it takes depends on the size of the hard disk and the number of hard disks added. While theWXA 5000 is adding the new hard disk to its cache partition, it displays its progress in the following screens.


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When finished, the WXA 5000 displays the default console screen.To continue using the WXA 5000 click on any of the options.

_____________________Last updated: 11/21/2014

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