vGateway Deployment

Deploy the vGateway Template

1. If deploying within EEC, log in to your portal.
   1. Select the VDC you wish to deploy to
   2. Select New VM
   3. Enter the appropriate name, select the Edge Filer template, enter the pertinent network information, and click OK.
      
2. If deploying on your infrastructure, download the OVA and deploy
   1. https://download.expedient.com/ctera/vGateway-7.2.2100.14.ova
      1. Username: expedient 
      2. Password: publ1c
3. Configure the appropriate vCPU, vRAM, and SSD VMDK resources
   1. The template will be deployed with 4 vCPU and 8GB of vRAM by default
   2. No cache drive will be deployed by default. Manually add a drive of the desired size.

Configure the vGateway

1. Power On the new vGateway and open a VM Console
2. Login to the vGateway
3. Configure the Network Adapter
   1. Select 1. Network Settings
   2. Select Static IP Mode or DHCP Mode
   3. Configure the IP and select OK
       
   4. Confirm the configuration and select OK
4. Select 2 Restart to reboot the filer and select OK to confirm
5. You can now access the filer via a web browser at https://<IP Address>
6. Accept the certificate warnings and proceed to the configuration page
7. Configure the Local Administrator account on the filer and select Save
   1. Username:    admin
   2. Password:     random
   3. Email:            Email to Receive Alerts
      
8. Name the filer and click Next.
    
9. Enter the Portal Address and select Next
   1. This value will be portalname.efs.expedient.cloud
       
   2. The portalname value is unique to your deployment and will be static across your environment.
10. Sign In to the portal by entering the Portal Service Account and clicking Next.
    
11. Select Next through the licensing screen
    
12. Ensure that the Gateway Mode is set to Caching and select Next
     
13. Verify the appropriate drive has been detected as the Cache Drive and select Next
    
14. Verify the storage recommendations and select Next
    
15. If you wish to have the filer joined to a domain, enter the appropriate information and select Next. Otherwise, select Skip
    1. The filer will be joined as a computer to the domain, and this account must have permission to join objects to the domain
       TIP: If this step fails, you might need to allow inbound and outbound traffic in Windows Firewall.
16. Select Finish to complete the Gateway Setup
    
17. Reconfigure the Default Shares
    1. Select Share, then Shares
       
    2. Select Public and then select Remove Share and confirm the deletion
       
    3. If you are using Windows ACLs, the default Admin Share must be reconfigured
       1. Select Cloud and then choose Edit Share
           
       2. Keep the default selection and select Next on the first and second menus
       3. Reconfigure the Sharing Protocols
          1. Windows File Sharing:    Windows ACL Emulation Mode
          2. Block Extensions:             None
          3. Client-Side Caching:        Disabled
          4. FTP:                                  Disabled
          5. Search:                             Disabled
             
       4. Select Next
       5. Leave NFS disabled and select Next
       6. Configure the share permissions
          1. Remove the Everyone permission set with the trash can icon
          2. Add the Domain Administrator or similar client administrator group into the permissions set
          3. This share is used only for Administration and should be locked down to this user set
              
       7. Select Finish
18. Check that the vGateway has synced with Portal
    1. Select Cloud Drive, then Cloud Drive
    2. Verify All Synced is shown; you may need to Unsuspend or Refresh
       
19. Repeat steps 1-18 as required for additional vGateway deployments
20. Consult the vGateway Advanced Configuration section and the documentation contained within for different vGateway configurations that may be required