Downloading the SSH Key File
You must copy the vSRX OVA image to the Policy Enforcer virtual machine (VM) before adding the NSX Manager.
Use the Upload Image page to download the SSH key file and copy the vSRX OVA file to the Policy Enforcer VM by using the SFTP command with the downloaded SSH key. You must perform this as a first step before adding the NSX Manager.
To download the SSH key:
Copying vSRX OVA Image File to Policy Enforcer from Linux Machines
To copy the vSRX OVA file to a Policy Enforcer VM from a Linux machine:
Copy the downloaded SSH key file to the same directory where the vSRX OVA image file is saved.
Navigate to the directory path where vSRX OVA and SSH key files are located.
Run the
chmod 600 <<SSHKEYFILE>>command to change the permission of the SSH key file.Run the following commands:
sftp -o “IdentityFile=<<SSHKEYFILE>>" nsxmicro@<<pe_ipaddress>>cd publishput <<VSRX OVA FILE>>The vSRX OVA file will be copied to the Policy Enforcer VM after sometime.
After the vSRX OVA file is copied, you can add the NSX Manager and register its services in the Security Director.
Copying vSRX OVA Image File to Policy Enforcer from MAC Machines
To copy the vSRX OVA file to a Policy Enforcer VM from a MAC machine:
Copy the downloaded SSH key file to the same directory where the vSRX OVA image file is saved.
Navigate to the directory path where vSRX OVA and SSH key files are located.
Run the
chmod 600 <<SSHKEYFILE>>command to change the permission of the SSH key file.Run the following commands:
sftp –i sshkey nsxmicro@<pe_ip>cd publishput *<<VSRX OVA FILE>>The vSRX OVA file will be copied to the Policy Enforcer VM after sometime.
After the vSRX OVA file is copied, you can add the NSX Manager and register its services in the Security Director.
