To launch the External Controller high-availability from Azure, perform the following steps:
Click All services and then click Virtual machine scale set under the COMPUTE section.
The Virtual machine scale set blade opens.
Click + Add.
The Create a virtual machine scale set window opens with the Basics tab.
On the Basics tab, enter the following details:
Auto-scale External Controller for High-AvailabilityOption
Definition
Project details
Subscription - The subscription linked with your Azure account is selected by default. If you have multiple subscription accounts, select the subscription account in which you would like to launch the vIPS Controller virtual machine scale set.
Resource group
Create new - You can create a new resource group to be protected.
Select existing - Select the resource group to be protected.
Scale set details
Virtual machine scale ser name - Type a name for the vIPS Controller virtual machine scale set.
Region - Select the region where the vIPS Controller virtual machine must be created.
Availability zone - [Optional] Select the availability zone for providing high availability to the vIPS Controllers. It is recommended to deploy one Controller in one Availability zone and the other Controller in another Availability zone. This way when there is a downtime, one of the Controllers is available.
Instance details
Image - Select the vIPS Controller image to be deployed as a virtual machine scale set.
Size - Select the size of the virtual machine.
Administrator account
Authentication type - Select Password authentication type.
Note
Only password authentication type is supported for Controller.
Username - Enter the user name that must be used for the Controller virtual machine.
Password - Enter a password for logging into the Controller.
Note
Note the password as it is required for final deployment of the Controller which requires you to login to the Controller.
Confirm Password - Retype the Password.
Note
Azure validates the information you enter and a green tick appears against the fields where you enter details.
Click Next: Disks >.
The Disks tab opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Disk options
OS disk type - The Premium SSD type is selected by default. Trellix recommends you use Premium SSD disk type for vIPS Controller for improved performance.
Data disks
You can attach a new disk or an existing disk for your virtual machine.
Advanced
Use managed disks - Select Yes for Azure to manage the disk availability automatically.
Click Next: Networking >.
The Networking tab opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Virtual network
Select the virtual network in which the Controller must be deployed.
Network interafce
Create new nic - You can create a new network interface for the vIPS Controller virtual machine.
Or,
Select existing new network interface for the vIPS Controller virtual machine.
Click Next: Scaling >.
The Scaling tab opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Instance
Intial Instance Count — Enter the number of active instance available in the virtual machine scale set at a time. For External Controller high availability, Trellix recommends you to set this value to 1.
Scaling
Scaling policy — Trellix recommends you to select this option to scale the External Controller scale set based on any capacity or schedule.
Minimum number of VMs— Trellix recommends you to set this value to 1 for External Controller high availability.
Maximum number of VMs — Trellix recommends you to set this value to 1 for External Controller high availability.
Scale out
CPU threshold (%) — Enter the CPU percentage threshold to start the Scale out for autoscale set.
Duration in minutes — Enter the duration for which the samples are collected for the metric when auto scaling.
Number of VMs to increase by — Enter the number of External Controllers to be deployed newly when the autoscale reaches Scale out condition.
Scale in
CPU threshold (%) — Enter the CPU percentage threshold to start the Scale in for autoscale set.
Number of VMs to decrease by — Enter the number of External Controllers to be deleted when the autoscale reaches Scale in condition.
Click Next: Management >.
The Management tab opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Upgrade policy
Upgrade mode — Select the Manual - Existing instance must be manually upgraded upgrade mode.
Click Next: Health >.
The Health tab opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Health
Monitor application health — Select Disable option for monitoring the health status.
Click Next: Advanced >.
The Advanced tab opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Custom Data
Enter the Custom Data for the vIPS controller in the following format:
{ "Primary Manager IP" : "IPS_PRIMARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP", "Secondary Manager IP" : "IPS_SECONDARY_MANAGER_PRIVATE_IP", "Controller Name" : "CONTROLLER_NAME", "Controller Shared Key" : "SHARED_KEY" }Custom data parametersParameters
Description
Primary Manager IPPrivate IP address of the primary Manager
Secondary Manager IPPrivate IP address of the secondary Manager
Controller NameName of the Controller defined in the Manager
Controller Shared KeyShared secret key of the Controller provided in the Manager
Click Next: Tags >.
The Tags tab opens. On this tab, you can categorize resources by applying a tag name and value to multiple resources and resource groups.
Click Next: Review + create >.
The Review + create tab opens. Validate the summary details which contain all the parameters selected. Make sure the validation is passed.
Click Create.
The vIPS Controller virtual machine scale set is created.
Tip
To view the vIPS Controller virtual machine, go to All services, under the Compute section, and click Virtual machines. You are directed to the Virtual machines page where you can view or delete the vIPS Controller virtual machine.
After the vIPS Controller is deployed, go to Devices → <Admin Domain Name> → Global → Device Manager in the Manager and select vIPS Controllers tab to validate successful deployment of the vIPS Controller.
If the vIPS Controller is deployed successfully, a green icon appears next to the Controller name.
