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Secure Web version 2.0 is available as a virtual appliance in Open Virtualization Format (OVF). This image is optimized for VMware environments.

The virtual appliance is based on Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS. The image supplied is a 32bit machine.

We also keep available the Vmware image of version 1.8. This image, however, will not be updated anymore. In order to deploy the latest 1.8 release, please download the image and proceed with the upgrade instructions to install the latest patch level.

What is OVF?

Open Virtualization Format (OVF), is a platform independent, efficient, extensible, and open packaging and distribution format for virtual machines.

OVF enables efficient, flexible, and secure distribution of enterprise software, facilitating the mobility of virtual machines and giving customers vendor and platform independence. Customers can deploy an OVF formatted virtual machine on the virtualization platform of their choice.

How does VMDK compare to OVF?

VMDK is a file format that only encodes a single virtual disk from a virtual machine. A VMDK does not contain information about the virtual hardware of a machine, such as the CPU, memory, disk, and network information. A virtual machine may include multiple virtual disks or VMDKs. An administrator who wishes to deploy a virtual disk must then configure all of this information, often manually, using incomplete documentation.

The OVF format, on the other hand, provides a complete specification of the virtual machine. This includes the full list of required virtual disks plus the required virtual hardware configuration, including CPU, memory, networking, and storage. An administrator can quickly provision this virtual machine into virtual infrastructure with little or no manual intervention. In addition, the OVF is a standards-based, portable format that allows the user to deploy this virtual machine in any hypervisor that supports OVF.

Upgrade Notice

In the case you are running a virtual machine based on an image version 1.8 or prior, your image can be upgraded using the standard methods supplied by the Ubuntu package management system. Furthermore you can install also the appliance modules, migrating your virtual machine to a fully featured virtual appliance.

Please contact our support team (support@cyan-networks.com). We will help you with this process.

Converting OVF

It is possible to convert OVF to VMDK using two different methods:

1) VMware OVF Tool 1.0

VMware OVF Tool is a command line utility that supports importing and exporting of OVF packages for a wide variety of VMware platforms, including VMware Workstation, VMware Server 2.0, vSphere 4.1, and earlier versions of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.

It is FREE and you can download it or directly from the VMware website at the following address:

http://www.vmware.com/downloads/download.do?downloadGroup=OVF-TOOL-2-0-1

2) VMware Converter Standalone 4.0.1 built 161434

To convert OVF to VMware products using the GUI VMware provides VMware Converter Standalone. It is FREE and you can download it directly from VMware website at the following address:

http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vcenter_converte r_standalone/4_0

Be sure to download VMware Converter Standalone 4.0.1 built 161434 and NOT any newer or older version as will not work!

Converting Secure Web OVF using the VMware OVFTool

1. Install OVFTool on a windows machine

2. Open a DOS command prompt (Start->Run ‘cmd’ and press OK)

3. Go to OVFTool install folder (default is %Program Files%\VMware\VMware OVF Tool)

4a. To convert Secure Web OVF to a VMware Infrastructure VM use the following syntax:

ovftool --datastore=datastore1 "pathtoovf\Secure_Web.ovf" vi://0.0.0.0/

Where: ‘datatsore1’ is the name of the datastore to import Secure Web to ‘0.0.0.0’ is the ip address of your esx (esxi, or virtual center) server

You will be prompted for username/password of the server you are connecting to.

4b. To convert Secure Web OVF to a VMware Workstation VM use the following syntax:

ovftool "pathtoovf\Secure_Web.ovf" "pathtodestvm\Secure_Web.vmx"

Please Note that ‘pathtodestvm’ must exist!

Refer to the VMWare OVFTool User Guide for any further information and option.

Converting Secure Web using VMware Converter

1. Install Converter on a windows machine

2. Select Convert Machine

3. Select source type as "Virtual Appliance"

4. Browse to the .ovf file and select that as source image

6. If you choose VMware Infrastructure VM, provide IP address and credentials of your ESX/vCenter Server

7. Give your VM a name and proceed straight forward with the wizard.

Refer to the VMWare Converter How to Guide for any further information.

Compatibility

With the tools above Secure Web OVF can successfully be deployed on:

Production Use:

• VMware vSphere (ESX 3.5, 4.x)
• VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.x
• VMware ESXi 4 free edition

Evaluation use:

• VMware Workstation 6.x , 7.x
• VMware Player 2.x, 3.x

Note: Secure Web VMware appliance has already VMware Tool installed. Avoid and decline any VMware tools upgrade/installation your hypervisor may suggest.

Download

To use the VMware image you must be running one of the products from www.vmware.com like VMware Server, VMware ESX Server or VMware Player. Refer to the link below to retrieve any of the products from Vmware Inc.

Configuration

Once Secure Web appliance is successfully deployed, verify that the Virtual Machine Networking is correctly configured and connected to your network subnet. In non ESX scenarios, the network card should be bridged.

There is no need to edit/configure other VM settings.

Upgrade

The VMware image includes a pre-installed Ubuntu Server 8.04. In order to upgrade the Secure Web installation you need to login to the host and open a command shell (see the VMware image comments to find the login information). Then follow the steps as described in the Debian / Ubuntu upgrade instructions .

Troubleshooting

Cannot import Secure Web OVF into ESX server with OVFTool

Check twice your command syntax, pay attention at the datastore name (verify it with the VI Client), and be sure to use correct slashes (/) in your syntax when specifying vi://ipadress/ Check your destination ESX/vCenter username and password.

Virtual Infastructure 3.5 embedded OVF Wizard Import fails

Secure Web OVF is packed with ovftool version 1.0. Older version of Vmware products only support version 0.9, that's the reason for the error. For example the VI Client for ESXi 3.5 only supports the preliminary OVF 0.9 standard. vSphere Client for ESXi 4 for supports OVF 1.0 and is backwards compatible, so packages in the 0.9 format can still be imported. If you wish to import an OVF 1.0 package to an ESXi 3.5 host, you either need to use the OVF Tool 1.0 or VMware Converter 4.0.1.