Installing jetNEXUS ALB-VA with VMware Workstation
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1. Jet NEXUS Installation Guide ALB VA jetNEXUS Solutions Limited Grove Business Park Cedar Court Waltham Road Maidenhead Berkshire SI6 3LW Phone 0870 382 5050 or International 44 0 1628 820 630 Fax 0870 382 55 20 or International 44 0 1628 820 647 Author jetNEXUS Solutions Limited Reviewed Gary Christie Modified Gary Christie Version 2 4 2 1 current 1428 Created 10 05 2010 Release Date 23 02 2012 fo vmware READY JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly TENACIOUS Copyright 2005 2011 jetNEXUS Inc All Rights Reserved 2005 2011 jetNEXUS Inc All rights reserved jetNEXUS and the jetNEXUS logo are registered trademarks of jetNEXUS Inc jetNEXUS Inc reserves all ownership rights for the jetNEXUS ALB ALB X product line including software and documentation Limitations This document and all of its contents are provided as is jetNEXUS has made efforts to ensure that the information presented herein are correct but makes no warranty express or implied about the accuracy of this information If any material errors or inaccuracies should occur in this document jetNEXUS will if feasible furnish appropriate correctional notices which Users will accept as the sole and exclusive remedy at law or in equity Users of the information in this document acknowledge that jetNEXUS cannot be held liable for any loss injury or damage of any kind present or prospective including without lim2. console GU GRUS Ric E 2J uppat memoLy 2 ies Mm oT Ain ald iJ etNEXUS Accelerator LEKHA LOAD BALANCER You will then be presented with a logon to the jetNEXUS VA Welcome to jetNEAUS r Accelerator Copyright c 26465 2086 jetNEXUS Ltd All Rights Reserved localhost login _ Please refer to the Basic Configuration section for further instructions jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 5 of 20 JeEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly TENACIOUS Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with VMware Player The jetNEXUS Virtual appliance can be easy installed with VMware Player Extract the zipped ALB VA files to your local machine or server You will be presented with several VM files documentation and the jetNEXUS discovery application e Open VMware Player application Click on Open a Virtual Machine e You will need to browse to the location where you have saved your jetNEXUS VM files and click on the VMX file and then Click Open e Your VM will then be shown in the WMWare Player screen you will now need to power this machine on e Right click the VM and click on Play Virtual Machine e Click copied it when prompted This will only happen the first time the VA is booted Your VM will then boot a jetNEXUS boot screen will show on the console p J etNEXUS Accelerator ALLE LEH You will then be presented with a logon to
3. on DHCP Click gt NEXT e Review all the information and check the correct settings then Click gt FINISH e Your VM will begin transferring virtual disk jetNEXUS ALB X and once complete will show under your XenServer e Within your XenCenter client you will now be able to see the new virtual machine e Right click on the VM and click START e Your VM will then boot a jetNEXUS boot screen will show on the console e You will then be presented with a logon to the VM Please refer to the Basic Configuration section below for further instructions jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 7 of 20 TENACIOUS JeEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly Basic Configuration First boot On first boot jetNEXUS will boot and try to obtain an IP address via DHCP If there is no DHCP server present it will boot with its default IP i e 192 168 100 100 On subsequent boots the DHCP client is disabled You have 3 ways to setup the jetNEXUS ALB VA VM Command line configuration jetNEXUS Discovery jetNEXUS Web interface The simplest way to initially configure the ALB VA is via the jetNEXUS Discovery Application The jetNEXUS discovery application will scan the local network looking for ALB s and allow you to perform some basic configuration such as set a management IP default gateway etc jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rig
4. the jetNEXUS VA Welcome to jetNEAUS r Accelerator Copyright c 2665 2046 jetNEXUS Ltd All Rights Reserved localhost login _ Please refer to the Basic Configuration section for further instructions jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 6 of 20 JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly TENACIOUS Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with Citrix XenServer The jetNEXUS Virtual appliance can be easy installed onto a Citrix XenServer Extract the ALB VA file to your local machine or server Open Citrix XenCenter Client e In your XenCenter client select File Import e Browse and select the location where you have saved your files Select the OVF file and Click gt Open gt Next e You will be asked to select the location where the VM will be placed Choose on which XenServer you wish to install and Click gt NEXT e You will be asked to select a storage repository SR to place your virtual disks Select an SR with enough space and Click gt NEXT e You will then be asked to map your virtual network interfaces Both interfaces will say EthO however the bottom interface is Eth1 Select the target network for each interface and Click gt NEXT e DO NOT tick the Use Operating System Fixup Click gt NEXT e You will be asked to choose which network interface to use for the temporary transfer VM Choose the Management interface usually Network O and leave the network settings
5. ALB Release Code You will be prompted for the following information IP Address The Management IP Address of the device Network Mask The network Mask of the Device s management IP Configuration Port The configuration port of the secure web interface Gateway The Default gateway Server Ref A name to identify the device In this example we have configured the following details Configure 00 0C 29 40D 92 92 ALB A x Mac Address 00 0C 29 4D 92 92 IF Address 10 0 34 66 Network Mask 255 255 0 0 Config Port 27376 Default Fort Gateway fi 0 0 0 1 Server Ret fiet ExsUS Prod 1 Release Code jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 11 of 20 JEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT IP Address 10 0 34 66 Network Mask 255 255 0 0 Configuration Port 2736 Default Gateway 10 0 0 1 Server Ref jetNEXUS Prod 1 Once you click on the apply button you will be prompted for the password aJ jetNEXUS ALB Access 5 x Please enter the admin password for OO 00 29 22 48 70 jetNEXUS ALBA v 71 WA m Cancel Default password is jetnexus Your Configured device with the new IP Subnet and ServerRef will now show in the discoveryscreen jetNEXUS Accelerating Load Balancer Discovery 7 iol x Actions Help MAC Address IP Address D00C 29 22A6 OD Arara 100 3466 ARR HOO eNOS Frodi OoOO 00 20 48 91 T
6. ENI FETE 10 0077 255 ors 00 10 0 0 Enzo 00 30 46 97 46 48 EEFE 100 0 7 8 255 255 0 0 10 00 68 Atom ee jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 12 of 20 JetNDUs TENACIOUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly su Double click on the ALB you would like to configure and it will load the web admin in a browser Connect to 10 0 10 704 The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trus cy The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a diferent Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or interc server We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue tc Click here to close this webpage ie Continue to this website not recommended More information Please refer to the ALB X User Manual for further details on configuration jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 13 of 20 JetNEXUs jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT Basic Configuration web interface The web interface can be access via the following IP https 192 168 1 100 27376 Certificate Error Navigation Blocked Windows Internet Explorer le https 192 168 1 100 27376 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a ate Certificate Error Navigation Blocked 3 There is a problem with this website s security ce ksskkisdddsiisk
7. Route Default Gateway 10 0 0 1 ethd z4 Setting a Static route Static routes can be added by clicking on the Add Route button Static Routes Ea Remove Route You will need the destination address and mask the gateway and adapter Once the details are filled in click update to action the settings A tick is shown in the Active column when the route is implemented Static Routes EH Add Route Eg Remove Route ty Update Destination Gateway Mask Adapter Active You have now configured the Network tab jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 18 of 20 JEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT Setting the network speed Using the Navigation bar on the left of the web interface go to Setup Hardware This will H Hardware open the tab allowing you to set the Interface speeds The settings on this screen control the network access The defaults are to fix speed at 100 Mbps and full duplex This avoids any issue with certain networking devices that have auto negotiation which re negotiates too frequently The device can support speeds from 10 to 1000 for 1000 this should set to auto auto If this does not work set the exact network hardware values Interfaces a is B ty Update ETH Type Speed Duplex eth 100 Full Duplex eth 100 Full Duplex 00 To change the values click on Speed or Duplex If you have ch
8. anged any of these settings click the update at the top of the screen You have now configured the Hardware tab Please refer to the ALB X User Manual for further details on configuration jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 19 of 20 jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly jetNEXUS Help Troubleshooting Further help can be found on the jetNEXUS websites htto www jetNEXUS com support html http forum jetNEXUS com Contact Us hope you have found this Installation Guide informative but if you need any clarification or further information please do not hesitate to get in contact with jetNEXUS Support E mail support jetnexus com Support 44 0870 382 5529 Phone 44 0870 382 5550 Check out our blog http jetNEXUS blogspot com jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 20 of 20
9. ges will be highlighted with a red triangle above them then click on the update button to commit your changes Description Web Console Green Side jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 15 of 20 JeEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT You also have to complete the Server Ref naming your appliance information Appliance Basic setup Server Ref ALB DNS Server Failover Enabled Failover Enabled I Failover Timer mSecs 10000 Advanced Network Setting Server Nagle D Client Nagle C Once completed click on the Update button at the bottom right of the page jetNEXUS Example In this example we have configured the details below and we are using a one armed configuration Green side only Server Ref jetNEXUS Prod 1 IP Address 10 0 34 66 Network Mask 255 255 0 0 DNS Server 10 0 1 2 Here we have set the IP address and subnet mask Adapter IP Address Subnet Mask Description ethd 10 0 34 66 250 259 0 0 Green Side jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 16 of 20 TENACIOUS JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly Now set the serve ref appliance name and enter your DNS server Appliance Basic setup Server Ref jetNEXUS Prod 1 DNS Server 10 0 1 2 Failover Enabled Failover Enabled _ Failover Timer mSecs 10000 Failover enabled when ticked enables the failover controls this a
10. hts Reserved Page 8 of 20 JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT jetNEXUS Command line configuration Many of the configuration settings can be made via the jetNEXUS command line interface However for initial configurations it may be useful to change some of the basic network setting via the CLI Welcome to jetNEAUsS r Accelerator Copyright ci 2HH5 2HH0 jetNEAUS Ltd 11 Rights Reserved localhost lo Log into the console with the following credentials Username admin Password jetnexus Then run the following command ormand set 7 LG 2 150 You can check your changes by running the show command for example show greenside IP If you need to change the default gateway you need to run the following command In this example it will change it to 192 168 10 1 Be careful when changing the gateway remotely as if you get it wrong you may have a long drive Command route add default gw 1924 1668 1H 1_ To exit this CLI type exit Please refer to the ALB X User Manual for further configuration details jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 9 of 20 JetNDUs NACIOUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly jetNEXUS Discovery jetNEXUS Discovery is designed to make the initial configuration of the jetNEXUS ALB easy The application can be installed onto a desktop and will scan the local network for jetNEXUS devices Once found essential i
11. iskiniaiinis The security certificate presented by this website was not issue The security certificate presented by this website was issued fol The server requires 4 Username Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool yg and Password Poet User name f We recommend that you close this webpage and do not aswar d Remember my password Click here to close this webpage x Continue to this website not recommended concel_ More information You will be challenged for a username and password Username admin Password jetnexus jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 14 of 20 JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT Setting the IP address The first item to configure when setting up jetNEXUS ALB is the basic networking Using the Navigation bar on the left of the web interface go to Setup Appliance This will A z oa open the lt a tab allowing you to set the IP Address for the unit You can now set the network properties Adapter Details Ee Add Adapter Eg Remove Adapter fy Update Adapter IP Address Subnet Mask Description 192 166 1 100 Fla ie cs Bites ca Green Side Double click on the IP Address box amp Subnet mask to enter the IP and subnet each section will turn blue allowing you to add IP and subnet information IP Address Subnet Mask Pika ba Wie ba Weica va Your chan
12. itation any direct special incidental or consequential damages including without limitation lost profits and loss of damage to goodwill whether suffered by recipient or third party or from any action or inaction whether or not negligent in the compiling or in delivering or communicating or publishing this document Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners VMware is a registered trademark of VMware Inc in the United States and other countries All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 2 of 20 JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly TENAGIOUS jetNEXUS Introduction 1 Scope 2 Recommended VMware Configuration for ALB VA a Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with ESX ESXI b Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with VMware Workstation c Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with VMware Player d Installing jetnexus ALB VA with Citrix XenServer 3 Basic Configuration 4 First Boot 5 jetNEXUS command line configuration 6 jetNEXUS Discovery 7 jetNEXUS web interface 8 jetNEXUS Help Scope The aim of the document is to provide assistance with the implementation of the Accelerating Load Balancer Virtual Appliance here in referred to as the ALBX VA into a virt
13. llows the appliance acts as a as part of a High Availability cluster When you have more than one jetNEXUS ALB and require high availability failover tick this box However this will be discussed in more detail later on in this guide Failover Enabled Failover Enabled I Failover Timer mSecs 10000 Server Nagle and Client Nagle can be enabled to pace connections where content is small These options are not enabled as default and should only enable on older slower networks Advanced Network Setting Server Nagle D Client Nagle 7 This is not required for HTTP communications but can be beneficial with some protocols on a Layer 4 channel fy Update Once all information has been entered please use both update buttons You have now configured the Appliance tab jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 17 of 20 JeEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly SUPPORT Setting the Default Route Using the Navigation bar on the left of the web interface go to Setup Network this will Netwo ona open the F tab allowing you to add the Gateway and Static routing information On this screen we configure a default gateway and routing you must set a Gateway IP Address Default Route Default Gateway Po m iy Update In this example we have configured the Gateway IP of 10 0 0 1 on eth O once you have configured your gateway click the update button Default
14. nformation such as an initial management IP address can be easily assigned How to use Discovery Copy the jetNEXUS application onto your desktop and run the installation After the installation is complete double click on the Discovery Icon to launch the jetNEXUS discovery application Discover _v3_5 6x 6 jetMESUS Accelerator Discovery jetMESUS Ltd The jetNEXUS Accelerating Load Balancer Discovery will then open showing you a list of jetNEXUS appliances in your network 2 jetNEXUS Accelerating Load Balancer Discovery l ioj x Actions Help biii MAC Address Config Port _ IP Address NetMask Gateway ServetRef_ eee F5 Ascan AIO 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 test alb wa F O 0 ALEMA ERETTE ra ae 7 O0 00 29 BE 86 04 27376 Lonrigure 00 00 29 F 5 08 83 2Parh Connect Fa Reboot Factory Defaults Power OFF Copyright 2005 2009 jetWEXUS Ltd All Rights Reserved ft jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 10 of 20 JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly Right click on the on device you would like to configure and select configure A message box like the following below will then pop up Configure 00 0C 29 4D 92 92 ALB 4 x Mac Address 00 0C 29 4D 92 92 IP Address fi 92 168 100 100 Network Wask 255 255 255 0 Config Fort 27376 Default Fort Gateway Server Ret jietNEXUS
15. phere client you will now be able to see the new virtual machine Right click on the VM and go to Power then Power On Your VM will then boot a jetNEXUS boot screen will show on the console GU GRUS FANIE Kk Z252 uggar memoL p LJ etNEXUS Accelerator ALLELE HKHA J LOAD BALANCER You will then be presented with a logon to the VM Welcome to jetNEXUS r Accelerator Copyright c 2hB5 2H4H6 jetNEAUS Ltd All Rights Reserved localhost login _ Please refer to the Basic Configuration section below for further instructions jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 4 of 20 JeEtNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly TENACIOUS Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with VMware Workstation The jetNEXUS Virtual appliance can be easy installed with VMware Workstation Extract the zipped ALB VA files to your local machine or server You will be presented with several VM files documentation and the jetNEXUS discovery application Open VMware workstation application go to File Open You will need to browse to the location where you have saved your jetNEXUS VM files and click on the VMX file and then click on open Your VM will then be shown in the workstation screen you will now need to power this machine on You will then need to power on the virtual machine Right click the VM and click on Power On Your VM will then boot a jetNEXUS boot screen will show on the
16. ual network environment It aims to give an overview of setting up the basic service but is not intended as a full user manual Recommended VMware configuration for ALB VA The ALB X VA is suitable for VMware ESX Server VMware Workstation amp VMware Player For the ALB X VA we would recommend a minimum of 512MB up to 4GB of allocated memory and 4GB of disk space When caching is required 1GB to 2GB memory is ideal jetNEXUS ALB ALB X User Manual Copyright 2010 jetNEXUS Limited All Rights Reserved Page 3 of 20 JetNEXUS jetNEXUS Makes Applications Fly TENACIOUS Installing jetNEXUS ALB VA with ESX ESXi Server The jetNEXUS Virtual appliance can be easy installed onto an ESX or ESXi server Extract the ALB VA file to your local machine or server Open VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client or VSphere Client depending on what version of ESX you are using In your VSphere client select File Deploy OVF Template e Browse and select the location where you have saved your files Select the OVF file and Click gt NEXT e You will be asked to name the appliance Type and name and Click gt NEXT e You will be asked to select a datastore your Virtual Machine will run from Select a datastore with enough space and Click gt NEXT e You will be told information about the product Size VM size Click gt NEXT e Click gt NEXT your VM is then Ready to be installed once the files have been copied to the Datastore Within your VS
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