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    • Administration Guide

    Home FortiPresence VM 1.1.0 Administration Guide
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    Pre-requisites

    Pre-requisites

    This table describes the pre-requisites for installing FortiPresence VM.

    Category

    Requirements
    Resources

    VMware ESXi 6.7.0 and above.

    Notes:

    • If using a version above ESXi 6.7.0, modify the required hardware (vmx) in the .ovf installation files for both Infrastructure and Application servers. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746.
      <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-14</vssd:VirtualSystemType>
    • If you are using vSphere web client (on ESXi host of version less than 6.7.0), edit the .ovf files of both VMs and ensure all lines containing nvram are removed. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67724.
      Example
      Remove the following lines from the Application server .ovf.
      <File ovf:href="presence-apps.nvram" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="0"/>
      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="ovf:/file/file2"/>
      Remove the following lines from the Infrastructure server .ovf.
      <File ovf:href="presence-infra.nvram" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="0"/>
      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="ovf:/file/file2"/
    Network

    It is recommended to install both the Infrastructure and Applications servers on the same ESXi host as they need to communicate with each other.

    Note: If the IP addressing mode is changed from DHCP to static, by default, IPv4 forwarding gets disabled. Enable IPv4 forwarding before starting the installation process. See IPv4 Forwarding.

    The Applications server must have internet connectivity for social media and SMS authentications for captive portal.
    FQDNs

    An FQDN is required for GUI access and additionally by FortiPresence Connect to facilitate captive portal social authentication. Navigate to Admin > SSL Certificate to generate a CSR and the certificate should be signed by a CA.

    The FQDNs can be configured on the Application server during initial setup or later using the presence-apps -–basics command.

    Note: Use port 8443 to access the FortiPresence VM GUI.

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    Pre-requisites

    Pre-requisites

    This table describes the pre-requisites for installing FortiPresence VM.

    Category

    Requirements
    Resources

    VMware ESXi 6.7.0 and above.

    Notes:

    • If using a version above ESXi 6.7.0, modify the required hardware (vmx) in the .ovf installation files for both Infrastructure and Application servers. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746.
      <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-14</vssd:VirtualSystemType>
    • If you are using vSphere web client (on ESXi host of version less than 6.7.0), edit the .ovf files of both VMs and ensure all lines containing nvram are removed. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67724.
      Example
      Remove the following lines from the Application server .ovf.
      <File ovf:href="presence-apps.nvram" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="0"/>
      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="ovf:/file/file2"/>
      Remove the following lines from the Infrastructure server .ovf.
      <File ovf:href="presence-infra.nvram" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="0"/>
      <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="ovf:/file/file2"/
    Network

    It is recommended to install both the Infrastructure and Applications servers on the same ESXi host as they need to communicate with each other.

    Note: If the IP addressing mode is changed from DHCP to static, by default, IPv4 forwarding gets disabled. Enable IPv4 forwarding before starting the installation process. See IPv4 Forwarding.

    The Applications server must have internet connectivity for social media and SMS authentications for captive portal.
    FQDNs

    An FQDN is required for GUI access and additionally by FortiPresence Connect to facilitate captive portal social authentication. Navigate to Admin > SSL Certificate to generate a CSR and the certificate should be signed by a CA.

    The FQDNs can be configured on the Application server during initial setup or later using the presence-apps -–basics command.

    Note: Use port 8443 to access the FortiPresence VM GUI.

    Previous
    Next