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Virtual ION on VMware Deployment Guide

Deploy Prisma SD-WAN to a VMware Host

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Deploy
Prisma SD-WAN
to a VMware Host

Learn how to deploy

Prisma SD-WAN

to a VMware host.

Prisma SD-WAN

will provide the OVA images for the platforms that were purchased. VFF can be deployed using the OVA images and token keys generated from the portal. VFF is deployed using vCenter Web Client or the ESXi Web Client (ESXi 6.5 and higher). The following workflow(s) are shown using the ESXi Web Client.

From the web client, choose

Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file

and click

Select the OVA file and provide a name for the virtual machine.

Name the VM and place the VM in a desired storage location.

Select a deployment option.

The best practice is to thick provision the disks, although thin provision could also be used.

Configure additional settings.

Add tokens (

ion_key

and

secret_key

) copied from the

License Management

screen on the controller.

At a minimum, assign port 1 (Controller port) to a vSwitch port profile that will be able to communicate with the controller.

The port profile should allow for the VFF to request andobtain a DHCP address. Optionally, you can also assign the other ports to an appropriate vSwitch port profile.

Leave the controller port setting at the default value to obtain an IP address via DHCP.

Port configuration can be set to Static IP, but the VM will need to be accessed and controller port configured via the Device Toolkit to bring up communications to the

Prisma SD-WAN

controller.

(Optional) Configure the other ports as per their specific roles.