You can manually deploy the Trellix DLP Network Prevent virtual appliance in Nutanix environment.
Tip
For performance optimization, make sure that all virtual appliances in a cluster have the same specifications.
These steps are applicable to Nutanix AVH version 6.5.
Download the Trellix-PS-<version_number>.iso file and save the file on your local system.
Steps to create a Standard VM. You can use the same steps with appropriate VM size to create other types of VM.
Log in to the Nutanix Prism Central web console with administrator privileges.
Add an appliance image file
Go to Main Menu → Images and click Add Image. Click + Add File and browse to select the .iso file downloaded on your system.
In the Image Source section, Image file and Type (ISO) are selected by default. Add the image source with these default options and click Next.
In the Select Location section, the Placement Method is selected as Place image directly on clusters, by default. Proceed with these default options and click Save.
After the import of image file is successful, the newly created appliance image is shown in the list of images.
Create a Virtual Machine for deploying the appliance
Use these recommended values to configure the CPU, memory, and disks needed to create an appliance:
CPU
Memory
Disk1 in GB
Disk2 in GB
Disk3 in GB
Disk4 in GB
Standard VM
4
32
10
300
4
—
Standard VM - Capture
4
32
10
300
4
4000
Small VM*
1
4
10
150
4
—
Small VM - Capture*
1
4
10
150
4
500
Large VM
16
64
10
300
4
—
Large VM - Capture
16
64
10
300
4
8000
Note
* Use the Small VM and Small VM - Capture options only for evaluation purposes.
Go to Main Menu → VMs and click Create VM.
Configuration — To configure the VM, enter a name for the virtual machine. For the VM Properties, enter the values for CPU and Memory as needed. Click Next.
Resources — Add all needed disks, CD ROM, and attach the appliance to the subnet. For example, to create a Standard VM appliance, attach 3 disks (10 GB, 300 GB, 4 GB) using the Attach Disk option in the same order. Click Attach Disk and select the Type as Disk, Operation as Allocate on Storage Container, and the Bus Type as SCSI. Click Save.
To use the capture feature, add the fourth disk of size 4000 GB.
To create a CD-ROM, click Attach Disk again. Select the Type as CD-ROM, Operation as Clone from Image, and select the image that was added as an image in Step 2. Click Save.
Create two networks to connect the appliance to the configured switch in your network. Click Attach to Subnet and select the switch in Subnet. Click Save.
Boot Configuration is selected as Legacy BIOS Mode, by default, continue with the default selection and click Next.
Management — Continue with the default options and click Next.
Review — Verify the appliance configuration details and click Create VM.
After the virtual appliance is successfully created, it is shown in the list of VMs.
Click the deployed virtual machine, and then click More → Power on to turn on the appliance.
Click Launch Console.
The virtual appliance console opens and you can continue with the installation of the appliance. For more information about installing the appliance software, see Install the appliance software in Nutanix environment.