SRA Virtual Appliance

The SRA Virtual Appliance is a virtual machine that runs the SRA series software on a VMware platform. All software components, features, and functionality described in this guide are supported by the SRA Virtual Appliance, except High Availability and SSL Offloading.

Deploying the SRA as a virtual appliance allows leveraging of shared computing resources to optimize utilization, easy migration and reduced capital costs. The SRA Virtual Appliance provides the following benefits:

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Cost savings:
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Multiple virtual machines can run on a single server, reducing hardware costs, power consumption, and maintenance costs.
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Microsoft Windows Server is not required, eliminating the cost of the Windows license.
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Operational ease:
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In a virtual environment, it is easy to commission new servers or decommission old ones, or to bring servers up or down.
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Installation is accomplished by importing a file into the virtual environment, with no need to run an installer.
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Security:
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The SRA Virtual Appliance provides the same hardened operating system that comes with the SRA hardware appliances.

The elements of basic VMware structure must be implemented prior to deploying the SRA Virtual Appliance. For detailed information about deploying the SRA Virtual Appliance, see the Dell SonicWALL SRA Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide, available at: http://www.sonicwall.com/us/support/3893.html