TMWS supports the following environments for the syslog forwarding tool: VMware ESXi 6.5 and 6.7.
Before you begin installing the tool, make sure your device meets the minimum system requirements:
CPU: 2 cores, 2 threads
RAM: 4 GB
Disk size: 50 GB (for installation)
The steps outlined below detail how to install the syslog forwarding tool on a Virtual Machine (VM) of an ESXi server with version 6.7.
The New Virtual Machine screen appears.
If CentOS 7 (64-bit) is not available, select CentOS 4/5 or Later (64-bit).
Specify New hard disk to no less than 50 GB.
Set New CD/DVD Drive to Datastore ISO File.
Select Connect At Power On.
Click BROWSE... and select the uploaded ISO file in CD/DVD Media.
Configure the other options as necessary.
The TMWS syslog forwarding tool installation wizard appears.
The system will reboot automatically.
The password must contain at least 8 characters, including uppercase characters, lowercase characters, numbers, and special characters.
clish
enable
configure network basic
Host name: The host name of the VM
Data interface: The NIC used by the syslog forwarding tool to transmit data
The default value is eth0.
method: Whether to use static or dynamic IP address assignment
Continue to configure the following based on the method you select.
static: IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, IPv4 gateway, preferred DNS, and alternate DNS (optional)
dhcp: Preferred DNS and alternate DNS (optional)
The system will reboot automatically.
<token> is the registration token that you can get on the management console.
If you generate a new registration token on the management console, make sure to use the new token to run the command again.