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Installing ESVA 1.7.1.5 on VMware ESX Server

Installation notes for the VMTN virtual appliance ESVA (E.mail Security Virtual Appliance) on ESX server.

1. Download the latest version of ESVA, available here.

2. Copy all the files up to the ESX server. From Windows, use pscp (Putty) available here.

3. SSH into the ESX console and run vmkfstools -i ESVA.vmdk esva.1715.vmdk. This is documented on the VMware site here. This will convert the virtual appliance from Workstation to ESX server disk formats. The new ESX vmdk file is called ESVA.esx-flat.vmdk, so you can safely delete the ESVA-f00x.vmdk files if you want to save space.

4. Create the new virtual machine. Be sure to use BusLogic for the disk type.

5. Follow the Installation Notes to configure ESVA. Be sure to change the root password before you expose this server to the net.

6. Consider installing bind utils (nslookup and host commands). yum -y install bind-utils should do it, convenient for testing behind a firewall / DMZ.

Nothing really changed from ESVA 1.6 as far as the installation instructions go. ESVA is a built-in e.mail anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-phishing appliance.


Posted by John Seaman on July 13, 2007 11:58 PM |

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