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Deployment Guide
Feb-2017 rev. a
vxAG/KVM Installation using Prism
Web Console on
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Download Array vxAG image to your local system ....................................................................... 2
2. Installing the vxAG with VMware vSphere Web Client ................................................... 3
2.1 vxAG VM installation with Prism Web Console .................................................................................. 3
2.2 Installation review from the Nutanix Prism ......................................................................................... 8
2.3 Basic vxAG Network Setup and licensing .......................…………………………………….12
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1 Introduction
The Array Networks vxAG is the virtual appliance version of Array‟s APV Series Application
Delivery Controller. It runs on popular hypervisors and public cloud virtualized environments.
The vxAG provides all the features and functions of a hardware-based APV appliance.
To run vxAG on a virtualized environment with a compatible hypervisor, following are the
minimal resources required:
• vCPU: 2 x vCPU (can be licensed for 2 and 4)
• Memory: minimum 2 GB available for vxAG
• Storage: minimum 40 GB of available hard drive space for vxAG
For more information, see the vxAG Administration Guide.
1.1 Download the vxAG Image to your Local System
There are multiple Array Networks vxAG images for different releases and hypervisors. For the
best one for your virtualized environment, please email: [email protected] to check
with Array Networks support and they will pass you a download link.
Transfer the vxAG image to the Nutanix file system to use for installation on the KVM hypervisor.
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2 Installing the vxAG for KVM Environment
For the KVM based virtualized environment, Nutanix suggests using the Prism Web console
in a supported browser to install and manage the virtual image. Following is the installation
process for vxAG assuming a Nutanix cluster (NOS 4.0 version and above) with the Nutanix
AHV hypervisor in the virtualized environment.
The vxAG is managed the same as other VMs that are managed by the Prism Web console.
Also, the network information is needed to make the installation operational. Following are
the basic network IPs and other information that are needed:
The Nutanix file system access for image upload
The Nutanix Prism URL for WebUI access ________________
The vxAG IP address and mask: _______________ _________________
The vxAG default gateway: ___________________
2.1 vxAG VM installation with Prism Web Console
Following are the steps to use the Prism Web Console to install vxAG for the KVM
hypervisor.
1. From your client machine (Windows 8), start the IE browser (as the Web Client) and
enter the Prism Web Console URL (https://<url>/) to access the Prism Web Console.
Enter User Name and Password, and then click the Login button.
Note: Depending on the https certificate for Prism, a warning popup may appear. Click
„OK‟ to continue the login process.
It is expected that the vxAG image is already uploaded to the Nutanix container in untar
format. The size of the untar image may be 40 GB, so please be patient with the first-time
untar and image upload process.
1. The Prism Web Console home page will be displayed after login. To install the
new VM from the local filesystem, click the VM menu next to the Home button.
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2. Click “Create VM” from the Prism Web Console from the right top menu.
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3. Enter the VM installation details for the vxAG in the Create VM Window.
Next you will need to define some VM parameters, such as memory and CPU. Fill in the
form as appropriate for your VM.
Note : Ensure that the existing CD-ROM is deleted before making the boot disk for vxAG.
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Next, click on New Disk. The dialog box below opens up. Assuming you already have
the image file on the Nutanix cluster, choose clone from NDFS file, bus type=IDE and
the path for the image as a boot disk.
After the disk is created, you will now need to add NIC/interfacs. If this is the first VM you
have created, and you haven‟t yet defined any networks, you will need to define a
network to which to attach the VM. Click on “New NIC”, then you will see the dialog box
below.
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Please ensure that the KVM virtual machine has 2 NIC/interfaces defined at minimum.
An inline VPN will have two different network interfaces as shown in the screen shot
below. One NIC will be public facing and the other NIC will connect to the internal
network.
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A one-interface VPN solution will have both the NIC/interfaces assigned to same VLAN as
shown below.
Once the vxAG is installed, power on the VM and launch the console. A successful boot
will provide a login prompt after few minutes as below.
2.2 Installation Review from the Nutanix Prism
Once the vxAG is installed, use the Prism Web Console to verify the installation. Login to the
Prism client from a browser and follow the steps below:
1. Login to the Prism Web Console from a browser.
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After logging in to the Prism Web Console you will be presented with the home
dashboard as below. Choose the dropdown list beside the Home button and select the
VM menu.
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2. From the Prism Web Console navigate to the VM list. Verify the vxAG VM status and
associated alerts if any from the dashboard
Once the setup is completed, the only process remaining is to add a license for trial or permanent usage.
2.3 Basic vxAG Network Setup and licensing
Once the vxAG is installed as a VM and is running, the Prism Web Console provides access to
the vxAG console. After accessing the vxAG console, you will need to enter the basic network
information for network access. To do so:
1. From the Prism Web Console, click Launch Console from the VM dashboard.
2. Log into the vxAG console with the default access credentials:
Array Networks Login (AN): array
Password: admin
Note: Once you are logged in, for a vxAG without a license, the warning "INVALID LICENSE
KEY!" will be displayed.
To enter the basic network setup, you will need to get into configuration mode.
3. Enter Enable Mode by typing "en/[ENTER]" and [ENTER] for the Enable password
prompt. Now you can enter Configure Mode. Type "config terminal" and [ENTER]. The
prompt should change to AN(config)#. Then enter the basic network configuration and
turn on WebUI access or as applicable for your network setup. It is preferred to use an
IE 9+ browser for console access via the Prism Web Console.
AN(config)# ip address port1 10.1.231.44 255.255.0.0
AN(config)# ip route default 10.1.1.2
AN(config)# webui on
AN(config)# write memory
AN(config)# exit
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4. Once you have the basic network setup, the vxAG will be accessible by SSH and WebUI.
For example, to access the vxAG WebUI, enter https://<IP>:8888 as the URL. Use the
same default credential information as the CLI console access to log-in.
Account: array
Password: admin
Enable Password: [none]
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5. To acquire a vxAG license (new or updated), please email the vxAG serial number (the
output of "show version") to [email protected] or license-
With the serial number, an Array support engineer will be able grant you a vxAG license
and email you back.
To acquire the vxAG serial number; from console, type a “show version” CLI command.
Copy-paste the output (or save in a notepad), then email it to Array support.
WebUI Option: Copy the version info from Webui->Admin tools->System management-
>System info-> version.
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6. Once you get the license, you can enter the vxAG Configure Mode and enter the license
with the CLI "system license <license>" command.
WebUI Option: the license can be imported from webui->admin tools->system
management -> license.
Click „import with validation‟ after applying the license in the license code test box.
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After successfully importing the license, the WebUI page will reflect the new license
validation and functions.
With the license applied, the vxAG is fully installed on the virtualized environment and
ready to be used.
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