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Installing Firefly Perimeter with VMware vSphere Client

Note: The following installation steps were performed by connecting VMware vSphere Client directly to a host.

1. Download and install the VMware vSphere Client available at:

   http://vmware.com.

   You can also download the VMware vSphere Client using the following procedure:

   1. Connect to ESXi server at:

      http://1.2.3.4, where 1.2.3.4 is ESXi server IP address.

   2. Click the hyperlink Download vSphere Client to download the VMware vSphere Client software.
2. On the same computer, download the Firefly Perimeter software package available at:

   https://www.juniper.net/support/downloads/.

3. Start the VMware vSphere Client and log in with your credentials. See Figure 1.

   Figure 1: VMware vSphere Client Login

   
4. Click File > Deploy OVF Template as shown in Figure 2.

   Figure 2: OVF Template

   
5. Click Browse to locate the Firefly Perimeter software package and then click Next.
6. Click Next in the OVF Template Details window, to proceed with the installation. Click Cancel to discard the most recent change.
7. Click Accept > Next in the End User License Agreement window, to proceed with the installation.
8. Change the default Firefly Perimeter VM name appropriately in the Name box and click Next. See Figure 3. It is advisable to keep this name the same as the hostname you intend to give to your VM.

   Figure 3: Changing the Firefly Perimeter Name

   
9. In the Datastore window, do not change the default settings for:
   • Datastore
   • Available Space

   Table 1 lists the two disk formats available to store the virtual disk. You can choose one of the three options listed.

   Note: For detailed information on the two types of disk formats, see http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/ index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc_ 50%2FGUID-4C0F4D73-82F2-4B81-8AA7-1DD752A8A5AC.html.

   Table 1: Disk Formats for Virtual Disk Storage

   Disk Format	Utility
   Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed	A virtual disk provisioning policy where disk space is assigned to the virtual disk when the virtual disk is created. Previously stored data is not erased when the disk space is created. The previous data is erased when the VM is used for the first time.
   Thick Provision Eager Zeroed	A virtual disk provisioning policy that erases the previously stored data completely and then allocates the disk space to the virtual disk. Creation of disks in this format is time consuming.

10. Select your destination network from the list and click Next.
11. Click Finish to complete the installation. See Figure 4.

    Figure 4: Firefly Perimeter Deployment

    

Note: The default Firefly Perimeter VM login ID is root with no password. By default, Firefly Perimeter is assigned a DHCP-based IP address if a DHCP server is available on the network.