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    Install Virtual Private Edge (VPE)

    Install Virtual Private Edge (VPE)

    Netskope VPE can be installed on VMware ESX 6.5 or later and Linux KVM.

    Supported Cloud platform: AWS. Cloud platforms not listed in this article are not supported.

    You can download the image for Netskope VPE from the Netskope UI (Settings > Security Cloud Platform > On-Premises Infrastructure). To learn more, view Download VPE Image.

    Install the Virtual Private Edge on VMware ESX 6.5 or later

    1. Download the Netskope ESX OVA zip file from the Netskope UI (Settings > Security Cloud Platform > On-Premises Infrastructure).
    2. Unzip the file. The folder contains an OVF file, VMDK file, and the md5sum values of the OVF and VMDK files.
    Before installing the appliance, you must verify that:
    – OVF and VMDK files are present in the same folder.
    – Checksum of the OVF file matches the md5sum value in the OVF md5sum text file.
    – Checksum of the VMDF file matches the md5sum value in the VMDF md5sum text file.

    The following are the system requirements:

    • 16 CPUs
    • 32 GB of memory
    • 200 GB of storage

    To install the VMware Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) using the vSphere client:

    1. Log in to vCenter.
    2. When logged in, go to File > OVF Template.
      DeployTemplate.png
    3. Click Browse and locate the .ovf file, and then click Open and then Next. Click Browse and locate the .ovf file, and then click Open and Next.
      LocateOVA.png
    4. Review the details and ensure the proper OVA has been selected, and then click Next.
      ReviewDetails.png
    5. Give the Log Parser VA a unique name and click Next.
      NameForwarder.png
    6. Select a storage location and click Next.
      OVFstorage.png
    7. Select the appropriate data store, change disk format to Thin Provision, and click Next.
      ChangeDiskFormat.png
    8. Map the Network Adapter to the appropriate network for your given infrastructure and click Next.
      • Network Adapter 1 (or eth0) is the egress/proxy interface that is called dp2 in the VA.
      • Network Adapter 2 (or eth1) is the client side interface that is called dp1.
      • Network Adapter 3 (or eth2) is the management interface.
      MapNetwork.png
    9. Validate the configuration and click Finish to deploy it.
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    The appliance is configured to use DHCP on the default dp2 interface. Depending on your use case, you can choose to configure a static IP on dp2 and configure additional interfaces. For more information, see Configure the Interfaces.

    Install the Virtual  Private Edge on Linux KVM

    Ensure that the KVM host is set up correctly for deploying virtual machines. Make sure that you have also installed the packages virt-manager, virt-viewer, virtinst, libvirt-bin on the KVM host.

    You can use the following two methods:

    • Install the Virtual Appliance using virt-install

    • Install the Virtual Appliance using virt-manager GUI

    Install the Virtual Appliance using virt-install

    1. Download the Netskope Virtual Appliance qcow2 image to the KVM host.
    2. Run the following virt-install command on the host OS with the command options. Make sure that you set the network type and source as per your host configuration. Also set the correct path to the qcow2 image.
      virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --ram=32768 --vcpus=8 --name=NS-VA --virt-type=kvm --disk path=/images/va.qcow2,device=disk,bus=ide,format=qcow2 --network type=direct,source=br0.420,model=virtio --network type=direct,source=br0.420,model=virtio --network type=direct,source=br0.420,model=virtio --import

      The virt-viewer console will pop-up once the virtual machine is installed.

    3. Use the virt-viewer console to configure the virtual appliance.

    The appliance is configured to use DHCP on the default dp2 interface. Depending on your use case, you can choose to configure a static IP on dp2 and configure additional interfaces. For more information, see Configure the Interfaces.

    Install the Virtual Appliance using the virt-manager UI

    1. Download the Netskope Virtual Appliance qcow2 image to the KVM host.
    2. Run the virt-manager command on the host OS.
    3. In the Virtual Machine Manager GUI, click on Create a new virtual machine icon. 
      virtual_machine_manager_GUI.png
    4. Select Import existing disk image option and click Forward.
      new_virual_machine.png
    5. Select the Virtual Appliance qcow2 image that was downloaded earlier.
    6. Select OS type as Linux and Version as Ubuntu 16.04. Click Forward.
    7. Set the memory and CPU settings for the virtual appliance and click Forward.
      virtual_machine_memory.png
    8. Providea Name for the virtual appliance, and select Customize this configuration before install to change the parameters before you create and launch the VM. Click Finish. 
      virtal_machine_name.png
    9. In the VM configuration window, click Add Hardware. Select Network and configure the network settings.
    10. Follow step 9 to add another Network interface to the VM.
    11. Click Begin Installation to install the virtual machine.
    12. Use the virt-viewer console to configure the virtual appliance.

    The appliance is configured to use DHCP on the default dp2 interface. Depending on your use case, you can choose to configure a static IP on dp2 and configure additional interfaces. For more information, see Configure the Interfaces.

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