User Guide: AMF Security Controller version 1.8.0

Installing AT-SESC

Installation > Installing AT-SESC

Virtual Machine System Requirements
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 (Hypervisor)
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 (Hypervisor)
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5 (Hypervisor)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

To install the SDN Controller (AT-SESC) on your server, take the following steps:

Note
When you install AT-SESC on a virtual machine, please refer to "Virtual Machine System Requirements" at the end of this section.
  1. Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the server.
  2. Power on the server and the monitor, then insert the AT-SESC installation media into a DVD drive on the server.
    Note
    Refer to your server's documentation for instructions on how to set it up to boot from a DVD.
    The AT-SESC Installation Media does not support UEFI boot. Make sure that the server is using the legacy BIOS for system startup.
  3. On the following screen, select "Install AT-SESC" and press Enter.
    Note
    Pressing Enter begins the installation process, which erases all the data on your server's hard drive.

    Selecting "Start Recovery Mode" here lets you go into the recovery mode, where you can perform operations such as deleting system configuration files or reconfigure IP address. Please refer to Recovery Mode in Appendix for details.

  4. Installation process begins and the screen shows its progress.

  5. The following screen asks you which interface to use for management traffic.
    It lists all available interfaces on the server.

    Choose a management interface and select "OK".
    Note
    You can configure other non-management interfaces once the installation process is complete.
    If you select "Cancel" here, the system restarts without configuring any interfaces.

    The system also restarts if no interface is available.

  6. The next screen lets you assign an IP address to the management interface.

    Enter an IP address for the management interface and select "OK".
    Selecting "Cancel" here takes you back to the interface selection screen.
    Note
    If you enter an address in a wrong format, you are brought back to the interface selection screen.
    Note
    Please make sure that the specified IP address is not being used by any other device. If you reboot the server with the configured IP address which is being used by another device, you are locked out of the AT-SESC's GUI because the management interface is disabled due to the duplicate address. In such cases, you have to start over the whole installation process. Alternatively, you can reboot the server and go into the recovery mode to reconfigure the management IP address.
  7. The next screen asks you to enter a subnet mask for the management interface.

    Enter a subnet mask and select "OK".
    Selecting "Cancel" here takes you back to the interface selection screen.
    Note
    If you enter an address in a wrong format, you are brought back to the interface selection screen.
  8. The next screen asks you to enter a default gateway address.

    Enter a default gateway address and select "OK".
    Selecting "Cancel" here takes you back to the interface selection screen.

    Note
    If you enter an address in a wrong format, you are brought back to the interface selection screen.
  9. The next screen asks you a primary DNS server address.

    Enter a primary DNS server address and select "OK".
    Selecting "Cancel" here takes you back to the interface selection screen.

    Note
    If you enter an address in a wrong format, you are brought back to the interface selection screen.
  10. The next screen asks you a secondary DNS server address.

    Enter a secondary DNS server address and select "OK".
    Selecting "Cancel" here takes you back to the interface selection screen.

    Note
    If you enter an address in a wrong format, you are brought back to the interface selection screen.
  11. The next screen shows you a summary of the configurations which you have chosen.

    If you are okay with those configurations, select "Correct".
    If you want to change some configurations, select "Modify" to go back to the interface selection screen.

  12. The installation process is complete with the following screen.
    Eject the AT-SESC installation media, and then press Enter to reboot the server.


  13. The server restarts and boots into AT-SESC operating system.
    Hereafter, you can configure and manage AT-SESC through its web interface by using a web browser on your management PC. Therefore the server no longer needs the keyboard and the monitor.

    Note
    Make sure that the server running AT-SESC is installed in a secure location.


Virtual Machine System Requirements

When you install AT-SESC on a virtualization platform, you have to prepare a virtual machine which meets the following system requirements.

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 (Hypervisor)


VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 (Hypervisor)


VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5 (Hypervisor)


Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V


Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V



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