SonicOS 7 NSv Getting Started Guide for AWS

Deploying NSv from AWS GovCloud Console

To deploy NSv from the console, follow these steps

  1. Log into the AWS GovCloud console.

    1. Go to the AWS management console at https://aws.amazon.com.

    2. Log into the AWS management console.

    3. From the Services menu select EC2.

  2. Create a VPC

    The virtual machine can be deployed on a new or existing VPC.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose Your VPCs, Create VPC.

  4. Under Resources to create, choose VPC and more.Refer to the AWS documentation on how to create a VPC at: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/what-is-amazon-vpc.html.

  5. Follow these steps to launch the SonicWall NSv:

    1. From the EC2 Dashboard select Launch Instance.

    2. From the menu click AWS Marketplace and enter SonicWall NSv into the Search box.

    3. Click Select next to the SonicWall NSv (Firewall/Security/VPM/Router)-BYOL.

    4. Select the Instance Type corresponding to the SonicWall NSv model you require.

      For guidance, refer to Product Matrix and Requirements and Supported NSv Series Models on AWS. Choose instance size from the table displayed:

      NSv Models and Image Types
      SonicWall NSv Model NSv EC2 Instance Type
      NSv 270 c5.large
      NSv 470 c5.xlarge
      NSv 870 c5.2xlarge
    5. Click Configure Instance Details. From the Network drop-down menu select a VPC to deploy the virtual machine on. Select the subnet that is to be the public or WAN interface (X1) of the virtual machine.

    6. To add additional Elastic Network Interfaces click Add Device.

      New row appears for ENI eth1 select the Subnet drop-down menu.

    7. Accept the default storage options by clicking Add Storage.

    8. Click Add tags. Add metadata to the instance configuration to assist in identifying the SonicWall NSv instance.

    9. Click Configure Security Group. At minimum, allow SSH and HTTPS from a predefined source.

    10. Click Review and Launch. Review the instance details.

    11. Click Launch. You are prompted to select either Key-Pair or Create a new key pair. Ensure you have access to the key pair.

    12. Click Launch Instances to deploy the SonicWall NSv instance. Deployment takes few minutes. You can monitor the progress by viewing the instance in the EC2 Dashboard.

  6. Disable source/destination checking:

    1. Select Network interfaces on the Networking tab.

    2. Choose the interface ID to go to the network interfaces page.

    3. Select Choose Actions, Networking, Change source/destination check.

    4. Clear the Enable , and click Save.

  7. To assign an Elastic IP, follow these steps:

    1. From the EC2 Dashboard left menu select Elastic IPs.

    2. Right-click on a free Elastic IP and select Associate Elastic IPs. If no Elastic IPs are available, then click Allocate new address.

    3. Choose the Resource type and Network Interface.

      From the Network Interface drop-down menu, choose the first ENI (eth0) connected to the SonicWall NSv Instance. That is the ENI connected to the public subnet. Refer to Instance details page to help identify the ENI.

    4. Click Associate. This IP address can now be used to connect to the SonicWall NSv web management interface.

  8. Connect to the virtual machine web management interface:

    1. Now that you have associated an Elastic IP to the SonicWall NSv instance, you are able to connect to the web management interface by entering the IP address into your browser.

    2. Enter the username admin and the password.

After installing and configuring the network settings for your NSv Series virtual machine, you can log into SonicOS management and register it in your MySonicWall account. See Registering the NSv Virtual Machine as BYOL from SonicOS.

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