• SonicOS NSv 7
• Introducing the NSv Series
  • Feature Support Information
  • Node Counts Per Platform
  • Installation File / Supported Platforms
  • Hardware Compatibility
  • Support for SR-IOV
  • Support for vMotion
  • Support for One-Arm Mode
  • Support for Tap Mode
  • Product Matrix and Requirements
  • Backup and Recovery Information
  • Best Practices and Recommendations
  • High Availability Configurations
  • Exporting and Importing Firewall Configurations
  • Upgrading from SonicOS 6.5
  • Upgrading to a Higher Capacity NSv Model
  • Creating a MySonicWall Account
• Installing SonicOS on the NSv Series
  • Obtaining the OVA from MySonicWall
  • Installing the NSv Virtual Machine
  • Viewing and Editing Virtual Machine Settings
  • Troubleshooting Installation Configuration
    • Insufficient Memory Assignment
    • Incompatible CPU
    • Incorrect CPU Configuration
    • Insufficient Resources at Time of Configuration
    • Incorrect Network Adapter Configuration
    • Incorrect Number of Network Adapters
    • Insufficient Memory When Jumbo Frames Enabled
• Licensing and Registering Your NSv
  • Registering the NSv Virtual Machine with SonicOS
• SonicOS Management
  • Managing SonicOS on the NSv Series
  • Using System Diagnostics
• Using the Virtual Console and SafeMode
  • Using the ESXi Remote Console to Configure the WAN or LAN Interfaces
  • Navigating the NSv Management Console
    • System Info
    • Management Network or Network Interfaces
    • Test Management Network
    • Diagnostics
    • NTP Server
    • Lockdown Mode
      • Temporary Lockdown Mode
    • System Update
    • Reboot | Shutdown
    • About
    • Logs
  • Configuring SR-IOV
  • Using SafeMode on the NSv
    • Enabling SafeMode
    • Disabling SafeMode
    • Configuring the Management Network in SafeMode
      • Configuring Interface Settings
      • Disabling an Interface
    • Installing a New SonicOS Version in SafeMode
    • Downloading Logs in SafeMode
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Installing the NSv Virtual Machine

SonicWall NSv Series is installed by deploying an OVA file to your ESXi server. Each OVA file contains the software components needed. Deploy the OVA file by using the vSphere or vCenter client, which are available with ESXi.

The elements of VMware must already be in place and the administrator must be familiar with the basics of deploying a virtual machine on the ESXi server.

Step 14 has some important information about selecting your networks. Even if you do not need all these step-by-step instructions, be sure to follow the instructions in Step 14 to avoid connectivity issues after the deployment.

To perform a fresh installation on the NSv Series

1. Download the NSv Series OVA file from MySonicWall to a computer with vSphere / vCenter access.

2. Access vSphere or vCenter and log on to your ESXi server.

3. Navigate to the location where you want to install the virtual machine, and select the folder.

4. To begin the import process, click Actions and select Deploy OVF Template.

   

5. In the Select template screen, select Local file:

   • Local file – Click Browse and navigate to the NSv Series OVA file that you previously downloaded.

     

6. Click Next.

7. In the Select name and location screen, type a descriptive name for the NSv virtual machine into the Name field, and then select the location for it from the ESXi folder structure.

   

8. Click Next.

9. In the Select a resource screen, click Next to accept the default resource for the selected folder, or select a different resource and then click Next. Wait while the resource is validated. This is the resource pool where you want to deploy the template.

   

10. In the Review details screen, verify the template details and then click Next.

    

11. In the Accept license agreements screen, read the agreement, click Accept and then click Next.

    

12. In the Select storage screen, first select a datastore from the table. This is the location where you want to store the virtual machine files.

    

13. Leave the default settings for the datastore provisioning and click Next. The default is Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed.

14. In the Select networks screen, first sort the list of interfaces by clicking the Source Network column heading. Then select the vSwitch networks that are mapped to the NSv virtual machine interfaces. The source networks are the NSv virtual machine interfaces (X0, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7), and the destination networks are the vSwitch ports of your existing vSwitch network configuration. If your vSwitch networks are not fully configured, you can further adjust the interface/vSwitch port pairs after the import.

    The ESXi vSwitch configuration should have the option for MAC address changes enabled for the vSwitch ports connected to the NSv.

    For advanced configurations (DVS), consult the ESXi documentation on vSwitch configuration.

    Typically, the NSv Series is deployed between your internal network and a network with internet access,

    and therefore you map the source X0 to your LAN network (vSwitch port), and map the source X1 to the

    WAN network (vSwitch port) with connectivity to the internet.

    SONICOS_X1 (the default WAN Interface) is set to DHCP by default, with HTTPS management enabled for the NSv Series, as this configuration eases deployments in virtual/cloud environments.

    System defaults for the X0 and X1 interfaces are:

    • X0 – Default LAN – 192.168.168.168

    • X1 – Default WAN – DHCP addressing, with HTTPS and Ping management enabled

    Configuration settings imported from physical firewalls to the NSv Series are not supported.

    

    

15. Click Next.

16. In the Ready to complete screen, review the settings and click Finish to create the NSv virtual machine. To change a setting, click Back to navigate back through the screens to make a change.

    

    The name of the new NSv virtual machine appears in the left pane of the vSphere or vCenter window when complete.

The next step is to power on your NSv virtual machine in the vSphere or vCenter interface. See Viewing and Editing Virtual Machine Settings for more information about powering on your NSv and related topics.

After your NSv virtual machine is powered on, the next step is to register it on MySonicWall. See Registering the NSv Virtual Machine with SonicOS for more information about registering your NSv.

Other related topics are:

• Managing SonicOS on the NSv Series

• Using System Diagnostics

• Using the Virtual Console and SafeMode