Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on KVM

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Learn how to bootstrap the VM-Series firewall on KVM.

Where Can I Use This?	What Do I Need?
VM-Seriesdeployment	VM-Series 10.x or above

You can bootstrap the VM-Series firewall on KVM using an ISO image or a virtual hard disk.

Bootstrap the VM-Series Firewall on KVM with an ISO

Use these instructions to bootstrap the VM-Series firewall on a KVM server using an ISO.

Create an ISO image.
1. Prepare the Bootstrap Package.
2. Create an ISO image. The tool you use to create the image varies based on your client operating system.
3. Upload the ISO image to a location accessible to the KVM host.
Deploy the firewall.
1. Install the VM-Series Firewall on KVM.
  
  By default, the firewall is deployed with two network interfaces— one for management traffic and one data traffic. Make sure that the first ethernet interface on the firewall, which is its management interface, is connected to the virtual switch port-group assigned for device management.
2. Do not power on the firewall.
Attach the bootstrap image to the firewall.
1. In virt-manager, double-click on the VM-Series firewall to open the console.
2. View the VM hardware details by navigating to ViewDetails.
3. Open the Add New Virtual Hardware menu by clicking Add Hardware.
4. Change the device type to IDE CDROM.
5. Click the Select managed or other existing storage radio button and click Browse. Locate the ISO image you created and click Choose Volume.
6. Click Finish to exit the Add New Virtual Hardware menu.
7. Power on the firewall by navigating to Virtual MachineRun. The firewall will begin with the bootstrapping process, which will take several minutes. The status messages on the success or failure of the process will display on the console.
8. Verify Bootstrap Completion.

Use these instructions to bootstrap the VM-Series firewall on a KVM server with a block storage device.

Create the bootstrap package and the virtual hard disk.
1. Create the bootstrap package.
2. Create a new disk image less than 39 GB in size and partition the disk and format the file system as ext3. The tools used to complete this process vary based on your client operating system.
3. Mount the disk image file and copy the prepared bootstrap package to the disk image files.
4. Copy the contents of your bootstrap package to the disk.
5. Unmount the disk image.
6. Upload the disk image file to a location accessible to the KVM host.
Deploy the firewall.
1. Install the VM-Series Firewall on KVM.
2. Do not power on the firewall.
Attach the bootstrap disk image to the firewall.
1. In virt-manager, double click on the VM-Series firewall to open the console.
2. View the VM hardware details be selecting ViewDetails.
3. Open the Add New Virtual Hardware menu by clicking Add Hardware.
4. Select Storage and the select Select or create custom storage.
5. Click the Manage button to open the Choose Storage Volume dialog, and select the disk image file that you previously created.
6. Click Choose Volume.
7. Ensure that the device type is Disk Device and do not change the Bus Type.
8. Click Finish.
9. Power on the firewall. The firewall will begin with the bootstrapping process, which will take several minutes. The status messages on the success or failure of the process will display on the console.
10. Verify Bootstrap Completion.