Amazon Web Services (AWS) deploy tasks
Deploying to Amazon Web Services includes the following tasks:
Amazon Web Services import tasks
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Download the latest OVA | Download current version of the Access Gateway OVA. | |
Install the AWS Command Line Interface |
Many of the tasks required for AWS can be done at the command line. |
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Determine AWS Region | AWS regions represent geographical locations where virtual machines are housed. | |
Upload Access GatewayOVA |
Uploading the Access Gateway into AWS involves:
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Convert Access Gateway OVA to AWS AMI |
AWS requires AMI rather then OVA files. To convert an OVA to an AMI:
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Perform AWS Specific post installation tasks |
Most virtualization environments require some post installation tasks. For AWS this includes:
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Post deployment tasks
All Access Gateway deployments require a set of common tasks:
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First sign in |
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[Optional but recommended] |
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[Optional] Specify a fixed IP address |
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[Optional] Specify DNS servers |
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[Optional] Specify proxy |
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Determine the IP Address assigned and configure DNS |
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First login to the Access Gateway Admin UI console |
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Initialize Access Gateway |
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Configure an identity provider |
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Configure SAML access to Access Gateway from your Okta tenant |
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Review security best practices |
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Important
When creating a set of Access Gateway nodes for use in a high availability cluster, ensure that nodes are named appropriately.
Also, node names must be resolvable between Access Gateway instances before configuring high availability.
High availability and load balancer tasks
Organizations which are implementing high availability and load balancing will also want to perform the following tasks.
Task | Description | Related Topics |
Configure Load Balancer | Configure a load balancer and related health checks. | Configure Amazon Web Services load balancers |
Improve health checks | Improve load balancer health monitoring by creating apps which return HTTP 200. | Improve AWS load balancer health monitoring |
Manage TLS termination |
Determine where certificates and TLS will be managed. |