1 System Requirement

1.1 Hardware requirement

Recommend hardware specification

Sangfor aServer comes with recommend hardware specification; following hardware checklist is targeted for third party server.

Minimal hardware specification:

1.2 Software Requirement

BIOS setting Compulsory Enable Intel VT-x

Enable CPU Hardware to support Virtualization Technology

Intel VT-x setting must be enabled before proceed to install Sangfor aCloud

Optional

Disable Power Saving Mode

Fully utilized all the CPU performance to improve VM performance

Sync BIOS Time

Invalid BIOS time may cause the license expiration

Restore on AC/Power Loss

Boot up automatically after a power outage

Select UEFI / Legacy Boot

Select Legacy Boot for normal use because it has better compatibility Select UEFI Boot when the system storage is more than 2 TB

1.3 Create Bootable ISO Firmware

1           Download Sangfor aCloud Latest Firmware

Download Sangfor aCloud bootable firmware from following website. http://community.sangfor.com/plugin.php?id=service:download&action=view&fid=47#/12/all

2           Create a bootable USB flash drive/DVD drives

Tools needed:

UltraISO Software

• Can be download at http://filehippo.com/download_ultra_iso/
• Used to make create bootable USB drive with Sangfor aCloud firmware ISO
• Install with USB flash drive
• USB flash drive must have minimum size of 8GB

Install with DVD

• aServer or third party server must have DVD drive
• DVD must have minimum size of 7GB
• DVD must be new and blank without any usage

1.4 Create Bootable ISO Firmware

1. Write ISO to USB flash drive
   • Install UltraISO
   • Launch UltraISO by open Sangfor aCloud
   • Note: If UltraISO does not execute after open Sangfor aCloud ISO, please manually start UltraISO and open Sangfor aCloud ISO
2. Make sure Sangfor aCloud ISO is loaded (aCloud-8.8R1_EN)
3. Write Sangfor ISO to USB (Bootable > Write Disk Image)
   
4. Select write method as “USB-HDD+ and press “Write”

Note: Write process will overwrite and erase content of selected drive, kindly make sure correct Disk Drive is selected.

2 Install aCloud firmware with USB drive

1. Power on Server and boot from USB
   Press F12 to enter boot device manager, select boot device as USB drive.
2. Select “Install Sangfor aClound on this machine”
   
3. Select “Sangfor aCloud Installer”
   
4. Accept “Sangfor term and condition”
   
5. Select Server internal drive to install Sangfor firmware
   
6. Format the internal drive
   
7. Optional: Disk speed testing
   
8. Network Configuration (ETH0 is Management Interface)
   
   Note: If the displayed Ethernet interfaces does not match the exact NIC card of third party server, kindly contact Sangfor technical to troubleshoot NIC driver issue.
9. Configure static IP for ETH0 (Management Interface)
   
10. Installation completed
    
11. Remove bootable USB before reboot the server
    
    Note: If bootable USB not removed, it may cause boot to USB again after reboot. Sangfor aCloud firmware is install successfully if see following interface

Now can access to Sangfor aCloud management web console with ETH0 (Management interface) with IP shown in console.

Default login Username: admin Password:admin

3 Initialize aCloud cluster

3.1 Activate acloud license

1. Plug in Sangfor USB license key into cluster node, click to enter “Licensing”
   
2. Click on “Edit License Key File” - “Import License Key File” and browse for “.lic” file
3. Click ok and check the authorization
   

3.2 Configure aCloud cluster IP

Cluster IP is used to manage virtual machine resource even after master node is disconnected. “System – Cluster Settings – Cluster IP”

Note:

Cluster IP and Nodes NIC IP cannot configured as same IP, else it will cause IP conflict.

3.2.1 Adding aCloud node

“Nodes – Add New Node”, then select node that need to join cluster. Enter respective node password and wait until green mark status. Press “complete” to execute node adding task.

3.3 Initialize Sangfor aCloud virtual storage

Refer on following document for Sangfor aCloud 5.8.8R1 deployment guides. http://community.sangfor.com/plugin.php?id=sangfor_databases:index&mod=viewdatabase&tid=2202

3.4 VXLAN configuration

After aCloud is deployed, you need to configure VXLAN interface of aCloud nodes.

If the aCloud contain only 2 nodes, can direct join both interface with single Ethernet cable.

Note: VXLAN interface can be configured as link aggregation.

Setup both IP in the same segment and subnet mask to make sure the connection is success.

Enable Jumbo frame only if the switch support this mode (It will increase the MTU value to 1600 and reduce fragmentation)

3.5 Configure edge network of VM

Drag and drop new Edge interface and configure its associated interface as connected in physical port.

From diagram it show new edge port with configured outbound interface of eth1.

3.6 Health check

We always recommend performing the health check after initialize the Sangfor aCloud. It will reduce risk and impact before the Sangfor aCloud put in the production.