vSRX

  • 1.  vSRX installation on AWS

    Posted 09-19-2018 15:22

    I am trying to deploy vSRX on AWS and each time i try to deploy it it fails Instacne status check. If i understand this correclty it requires cloud init, does anyone have a smple of the cloud init conifg that needs to be put in user data? I am surprised it is not well documented. 



  • 2.  RE: vSRX installation on AWS

     
    Posted 09-19-2018 22:20

    Cloud-init is not mandatory to deploy a VSRX instance on AWS.

    Can you try following the steps outilied in the deployment guide (https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/vsrx/information-products/pathway-pages/security-vsrx-aws-guide-pwp.html).



  • 3.  RE: vSRX installation on AWS

    Posted 09-20-2018 06:26

    Hi, thank you for your response. I did try to follow the same guide but each time I deploy the instance comes up without reacahbility (please see the attached screenshot). I am deploying the following version of vSRX Next Generation Firewall :

     

     

    Product Details
    Sold by Juniper Networks
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    Latest Version 17.4R1-S1
    Base Operating System Linux/Unix, Other 17.4R1-S1
    Delivery Method 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
    License Agreement End User License Agreement
    On Marketplace Since 2/12/17
    AWS Services Required Amazon EBS, Amazon EC2

     

     

     



  • 4.  RE: vSRX installation on AWS
    Best Answer

    Posted 09-20-2018 06:54

    This is a silly one; patience is everything, looks like I was not waiting enough time for the instance to come up. It does fail the AWS check at first but I guess it needs more time to boot up and finish up auto configuration. I left the instance for over 30 minutes and now I can reach it, the AWS network status check also changed to green. It is all good now.