DEPLOYING A CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER NODE

The Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Node is a virtual WANrockIT appliance designed for use with an AWS WANrockIT Node instance. Its cost is included in the price of your AWS WANrockIT subscription.

DOWNLOAD

The CSP download is available at:

http://download.4bridgeworks.com/aws/

For help with Downloading your Node follow the guide:

Downloading the Cloud Service Provider Node

For help with deploying your CSP Node follow one of these guides:

Deploying a WANrockIT ESXi Instance Using vSphere Web Client
Deploying a WANrockIT ESXi Node Using vSphere Client

For help with the initial setup of your deployed CSP Node follow this guide:

Initial Setup of your CSP Node

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CSP NODE AND V410 NODE IN ESXI

THE WANROCKIT CSP NODE:

  • 2GB of RAM
  • 2 CPUs with 2 cores per socket
  • 1GB of storage space

THE ESXI HOST:

ESXi versions 5.1, 5.5 and 6.0 are currently supported.

There is a direct relationship between the CPU clock speed and the performance of the acceleration, particularly if you wish to use IPsec on your WAN link:

  • Non IPsec: 1.8GHz or higher for 1Gb link performance.
  • IPsec: Intel Xeon processor recent generation with 3.4GHz or higher for full 1Gb link performance.

VMware’s ESXi can be downloaded from the VMware download page located at:

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads

SUPPORTED FEATURES

Only virtualised network cards are supported. It is preferable to use the VMXNET3 driver to gain the best performance.

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