The following tasks must be performed to configure the core RSA NetWitness Platform component services on a virtual machine (VMs) in the Azure Cloud environment.
- Go to azuremarketplace.microsoft.com and sign in with your credentials.
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Search for RSA.
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Click RSA NetWitness
Platform core service (for example, RSA NetWitness Concentrator) and click Create.
The Create virtual machine wizard opens and displays the Basics tab.
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Enter the values in the following fields:
- Specify a VM Name (for example, Concentrator).
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Select SSD for the VM disk type of the Concentrator or HDD for all other components.
Solid State Disk (SSD) performs better than a Hard Drive (HDD).
- Select Password for Authentication type.
- Enter your credentials (that is User name and Password) and Confirm Password.
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Click OK.
Azure validates the Basic specifications and the 2 Size page is displayed.
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Click on the appropriate VM size (for example, Standard DS14 v2 for the Concentrator) for the service and click Select for a VM Size.
For more information on RSA's recommendations of the VM sizes for each service, see Azure Configuration Recommendations.
Azure validates the Size specifications and the Networking page is displayed.
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Enter the Settings.
- In the Storage field, make sure Use manage disks is set to Yes .
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Under Networking:
- Adjust Virtual network, Subnet and Public IP address according to the requirements of your network.
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Specify a valid Network ecurity group.
For information on Network security groups, see the Microsoft Azure documentation (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-nsg). Refer to Deployment: Network Architecture and Ports (https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-83050) for a comprehensive list of the ports you must set up for all RSA NetWitness
Platform components.
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Click OK.
Azure validates the VM and the Purchase page is displayed.
- Click Purchase to create the core RSA Security Analytics component service (for example, Concentrator) VM in Azure.
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Configure the host VM in RSA NetWitness
Platform 11.5.0.0.
For more information, see Configure Host VMs in NetWitness Platform .
- Repeat steps 1 through 8 inclusive for the rest of the core RSA NetWitness component services.