Astaro Security Gateway

Astaro Security Gateway 8

Virtual Appliance Readme
Date: 2010-12-10 08:37 UTC

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Table of Contents
Overview . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important Note on Root Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Installation of Desktop Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing VMware Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing VMware Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation of DatacenterProducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing VMware Server 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring VMware Server 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing ESX 3(i) / vSphere (ESX 4) . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Overview

Overview
Welcome! This Readme is about how to get Astaro Security Gateway V8 (ASG V8) running as a
virtual appliance in any VMware virtualization product.
You can download the ASG Virtual Appliance image from http://www.astaro.com/download/asg.
New customers are requested to fill out the registration form. Already registered users can directly
download the virtualappliances from one of the following locations:
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ftp://ftp.astaro.com/pub/ASG/v8/virtual_appliance/

In addition, Astaro offers a free home use license including all base level components of ASG at no
cost for home users for personal, non-commercial, and non-revenue generating use.
Once Astaro Security Gateway virtual appliance is installed and running, please refer to the ASG V8Administration Guide or the online help for further usage information, both of which are included
in Astaro Security Gateway.

Installation
Have any VMware virtualization product installed. Supported VMware virtualization software is:
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VMware ESX 4

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VMware ESXi 4

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VMware Player

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VMware Workstation

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VMware Server 2.0

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VMware ESX 3

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VMware ESXi 3

If you...