Installing FortiAnalyzer-BigData Hosts with VMware vSphere

Once the Security Event Manager Controller is fully installed, the rest of the FortiAnalyzer-BigData host VMs can be network booted by the Controller with the following steps.

To install FortiAnalyzer-BigData-VM Hosts with VMware vSphere:

1. On vSphere Client web console, create a new VM within the same network as the Security Event Manager Controller using the following configuration:
   1. Select compatibility.
      1. From the Compatible with dropdown, select ESXi 6.7 and later.

         

      2. Click NEXT.
   2. Select a guest OS.
      1. Refer to Minimum system requirements.

         

      2. Click NEXT.
   3. Customize hardware.
      1. Refer to Minimum system requirements.

         Use the same VM hardware configurations as the Controller VM.

         FortiAnalyzer-BigData-VM hosts require three disks and two network interfaces. For the first New Network, select the same Internal network as the Controller’s. For the second New Network select the same External network as the Controller’s. Leave other hardware configurations as default (CD/DVD Drive, Video card, etc.).

         

      2. Click NEXT.
2. Finish creating the VM from the New Virtual Machine wizard.
3. Once the VM is created, power on the VM.

   This will allow the Security Event Manager Controller to install software on the host.

4. Assign the Blade ID.
   1. To let Security Event Manager Controller assign Blade ID on the host automatically:
      1. Wait for the installation to complete before launching another one. The blade ID and IP for the host will be automatically assigned by Security Event Manager Controller.

         

   2. To manually assign host blade ID through bootloader:
      1. Upon entering the first reboot after powering up VM for installation, press the Tab key within 10 seconds of the following prompt to display the action options.

         

      2. Type bootloader to enter the bootloader's main page.

         

      3. Select option 5). Set Blade ID and specify the desired value.

         

         The Blade ID is updated.

         

      4. After the Blade ID is specified, select option 0). Reboot to reboot the host and wait for installation to complete.
5. Repeat the above steps to power on the rest of the VMs.

   A FortiAnalyzer-BigData cluster requires at least 6 VMs including the Controller.