Allied Telesis C613-04170-00 AMF Plus Cloud Installation Guide

Allied Telesis C613-04170-00 AMF Plus Cloud

Product Information

Specifications

• Product Name: AMF Plus Cloud on Microsoft Hyper-V

• Description: A scalable cloud-based network management platform supporting Allied Telesis switching, firewall, and wireless products, as well as third-party devices.

• Recommended System Requirements for Microsoft
  Hyper-V:

• Physical Machine:

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K Processor (6 cores 3.70 GHz) or higher
  • Memory: 32GB or more
  • Storage: 32GB or more
  • Network interfaces: 1-12
  • Host OS: Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016

• Virtual Machine:

  • CPU: 2 or more (maximum of 64)
  • Memory: 1024MB
  • Storage: One virtual disk, sized between 8GB and 2TB
  • Network interfaces: 1 or more (maximum of 8)

Product Usage Instructions

Procedure Overview

1. Prepare the image file
   Download the ISO image file of the product to your Hyper-V host.

2. Create the virtual machine
   Create a virtual machine on the Hyper-V host to run the product.

3. Configure the virtual switch
   Create a virtual switch on the Hyper-V host and set up a virtual network.

4. Configure virtual machine settings
   Change the settings of the created virtual machine for the product.

5. Install the software
   Boot the virtual machine from the installation ISO image file and install the product.

Detailed Steps

• Prepare the Image File
  Download or copy the ISO image file to your Hyper-V host. The file name format is vaa-X.Y.Z-A.B.iso.

Create the Virtual Machine

1. Start Hyper-V Manager from the Start menu.
2. If the Hyper-V host name is not displayed in the left pane, add it by right-clicking on Hyper-V Manager and selecting Connect to Server.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Q: Can AMF Plus Cloud work on Windows 7?
  A: No, AMF Plus Cloud is compatible with Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2016 as per the system requirements.

AMF Plus Cloud on Microsoft Hyper-V Installation Guide
Installation Guide

Introduction

• AMF Plus Cloud is a scalable cloud-based network management platform. It supports Allied Telesis switching, firewall, and wireless products, as well as a wide range of third-party devices.
• This installation guide enables you to install and configure AMF Plus Cloud in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment.
• Microsoft Hyper V recommended system requirements
• The recommended system requirements for the Hyper-V environment are as follows:

Physical Machine – the recommended requirements for physical servers that provide a Hyper-V environment:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K Processor (6 cores 3.70 GHz) or higher
• Memory: 32GB or more
• Storage: 32GB or more
• Network interfaces: 1-12
• Host OS
• Windows 10
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016

Virtual Machine – the recommended requirements for allocating resources to the Hyper-V Virtual Machine:

• CPU: 2 or more (maximum of 64)
• Memory: 1024MB
• Storage: One virtual disk, sized between 8GB and 2TB
• Network interfaces: 1 or more (maximum of 8)

Related documents
For details about the AMF Plus Cloud system requirements, please refer to the AMF Plus Cloud Datasheet.
For more information about AMF Plus Cloud, refer to the AMF Plus Cloud documentation.

Procedure overview

The general procedure for setting up this product on Hyper-V is as follows:

1. Prepare the image file
   Download the ISO image file of this product to your Hyper-V host.

2. Create the virtual machine
   Create a virtual machine on the Hyper-V host to run this product.

3. Configure the virtual switch
   Create a virtual switch on the Hyper-V host and set up a virtual network.

4. Configure virtual machine settings
   Change the settings of the created virtual machine for this product.

5. Install the software

   • Boot the virtual machine from the installation ISO image file and install this product.
   • Prepare the image file
   • Download or copy the ISO image file to your Hyper-V host.
   • Image files are distributed with names in the following format. The “X.Y.Z-A.B” section contains the version.
   • ISO image file:
     vaa-X.Y.Z-A.B.iso

Create the virtual machine

Create the virtual machine required to run this product on the Hyper-V host.

1. Start Hyper-V Manager from the Start menu.

2. If the Hyper-V host name (local server name) you are working on is not displayed in the left pane of the Hyper-V Manager window, add it using the following procedure.
   If the local server name is displayed, proceed to step 3.

   • Right-click Hyper-V Manager in the left pane and select Connect to Server from the context menu.
   • In the Select Computer dialog, select Local Computer and click OK.

3. Right-click the local server name displayed in the left pane and select New > Virtual Machine from the context menu.

4. When the Before You Begin screen of the New Virtual Machine Wizard appears, click Next.

5. On the Specify Name and Location screen, enter the name of the virtual machine in the Name field and click Next.
   You can leave the default storage location for the virtual machine.

6. On the Specify Generation screen, select Generation 1 and click Next.

7. On the Assign Memory screen, enter the amount of memory to be allocated in the Startup memory field and click Next. See the Microsoft Hyper V recommended system requirements section for recommended system requirements.
   Do not check “Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine”.

8. On the Configure Networking screen, leave the Connection field set to Not Connected and click Next. You will configure the network later.

9. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen, select Create a virtual hard disk. Specify the Name, enter the space to be allocated in the Size field, and click Next. See the Microsoft Hyper V recommended system requirements section for recommended system requirements. Leave the Location as default.

10. The Installation Options screen will be displayed. Select Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM and select the ISO of this product in the Image file (.iso) field. Specify the image file and click Next.

11. Review the summary on the Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard screen. If there are no problems, click Finish to close the wizard screen.

12. The creation of the virtual machine is now complete.
    The created virtual machine will now be displayed in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager.

Configure the virtual switch
Next, configure the virtual switch.

1. Right-click the Hyper-V host name (local server name) displayed in the left pane of Hyper-V Manager and select Virtual Switch Manager from the context menu.

   • When configuring your virtual switch, you can select from one of the following switch types:
   • External virtual switch – Connects to a wired, physical network by binding to a physical network adapter.
   • Internal virtual switch – Connects to a network that can be used only by the virtual machines running on the host that has the virtual switch, and between the host and the virtual machines.
   • Private virtual switch – Connects to a network that can be used only by the virtual machines running on the host that has the virtual switch, but doesn’t provide networking between the host and the virtual machines.
   • In the following configuration example, we are using an internal switch.

2.  If the virtual switch containing the name of the network adapter used in this product is displayed in Virtual Switch on the left pane, select it and change the settings below.
   If not, select New virtual network switch to create a new virtual switch and configure the settings as shown below.

   • Enter an appropriate virtual switch name in the Name field.
   • Under Connection type, select the appropriate option for the connection destination of the virtual switch.
   • If you select External network, select the network adapter from the drop-down list.
   • After configuring the virtual switch, click OK to close the Virtual Switch Manager screen.

Configure virtual machine settings

Next, configure the settings for the new virtual machine.

1. Right-click the virtual machine in the Virtual Machines pane and select Settings from the context menu.

2. By default, Hyper-V virtual machines automatically synchronize with the time of the Hyper-V host. You can disable automatic synchronization so that the virtual machine can synchronize its own time. To do this, go to Management > Integration Services in the left pane, uncheck Time synchronization under Services, and click Apply.

3. Select Hardware > BIOS in the left pane and confirm that CD is at the top of the Startup order displayed.
   If CD is not at the top, change the order with the buttons on the right and click Apply.

4. Select Hardware > Processors in the left pane. Enter the number of virtual CPUs to be allocated in Number of virtual processors, and click Apply. See the Microsoft Hyper V recommended system requirements section for recommended system requirements.

5. Select Network Adapters in the left pane to display the Network Adapters screen.
   At first, Virtual switch is set to Not connected. Select the virtual switch name created in the virtual switch settings from the drop-down list and click Apply.

Using multiple VLANs on a virtual network adapter

If you want to use multiple tagged VLANs on a virtual network adapter, you can configure the settings in PowerShell, a command line interface for Windows management.
Note: If you use multiple VLANs, do not configure VLAN settings from Hyper-V Manager. The Hyper- V Manager GUI does not support configuring multiple VLANs, and configurations made in PowerShell will be overwritten without warning.

1. Start Windows PowerShell from the Start menu.

2. Execute the following command on PowerShell.
   Set-VMNetworkAdapterVlan -VMName -Trunk -AllowedVlanIdList <vlan-id- range> -NativeVlanId

   • : The virtual machine name.
   • : The VLAN ID range of tagged VLANs, separated by hyphens (e.g.; “1001-1100”). : The VLAN ID of the untagged VLAN (native VLAN).

   • An example command is shown below:

3.  In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine in the Virtual Machines pane and select  Settings from the context menu.

4. Select Network Adapter > Advanced Features in the left pane. Under MAC address, check the Enable MAC address spoofing check-box, and click the OK button.
   This setting prevents Hyper-V from discarding packets from AMF containers with MAC addresses that are different from the virtual machine’s MAC address when using multi-tenant mode.

Install the software

After creating the virtual machine, start the virtual machine from the installation ISO image that has already been configured, and install this product on the virtual machine.

1. To start the device, right-click the virtual machine in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager, and select Start from the context menu. This will start the virtual machine from the installation ISO image of this product.
2. Right-click the virtual machine you created in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager, and select Connect from the context menu.
3. The console screen of this product is displayed, and after the startup message, the login prompt is displayed.
4.  Log in with username manager and password friend.
   • awplus login: manager
   • Password: friend
   • Note: The password text is not actually displayed.
5. The following prompt will be displayed, press the Y key to start the installation, and when completed, the command prompt will be displayed.
   • The system has been booted from removable media. Bootup has successfully completed.
   • Install this release to disk? (y/n): y Installing release… OK
   • AlliedWare Plus (TM) 5.5.3 xx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx
   • awplus>
6. This completes the installation.

Basic operation of this product

This section covers basic operation methods, such as starting and stopping this product, accessing the console, and upgrading or downgrading the firmware.
Starting the product
To start the device, right-click the virtual machine in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager, and select Start from the context menu.

• Stop the product
  To stop the device, right-click the virtual machine in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager, and select Shut Down from the context menu.

Accessing the console

To access the console:

1.  Right-click the virtual machine of this product in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager, and select Connect from the context menu.
2.  A virtual machine window opens and the console screen is displayed.
   The device can also be started and stopped by selecting Start or Shutdown from the Operation menu of the virtual machine window.

Firmware update

To update the firmware of this product, after you have prepared a new ISO image file, follow the steps below.

1. If the virtual machine of this product is running, stop the machine as described in the “Stop the product” section.

2.  Right-click the virtual machine of this product in the Virtual Machines pane of Hyper-V Manager, and select Settings from the context menu.

3.  Select Hardware > IDE Controller 1 > DVD Drive on the left pane, then specify the new ISO image file in the Image file displayed and click OK to open the virtual machine settings screen. Close.
   Note: Firmware downgrades are not supported. For Image File, specify an ISO image file that is newer than the version currently in use.

4. Start this product according to the procedure in “Starting the product”.

5. The product will start with the new version. This completes updating the firmware of this product.

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