Installation Files

The Central Management Server should run the same firmware version as the appliances it manages.

• To install on VMware hypervisors, the Open Virtualization Archive (.OVA) file with the following file name format is available for import and deployment to your ESX/ESXi server: ex_sra_vm_12.x.x-xxx.ova.
• To install in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment, use an International Organization for Standardization (.ISO) file such as: 12.x.x-xxx.iso or Virtual Hard Disk (.vhd) file such as: 12.x.x-xxxx.vhd.tgz.
• To install in a KVM environment, use an International Organization for Standardization (.ISO) file such as: 12.x.x-xxx.iso.

• To get the SMA AMI for AWS and Azure:

  Contact SonicWall Sales at https://www.sonicwall.com/customers/contact-sales

  OR

  SonicWall Support at https://www.sonicwall.com/support/contact-support

The 12.x.x indicates the SMA release version and xxx represent a build number.

The same firmware is used for both the CMS and the SMA 8200v. The Central Management feature is enabled during the setup process.

For information on installing the CMS on AWS, Azure, and KVM, refer to the respective SMA 12.4 Getting Started Guides.