Installation Checklist
Use this checklist to navigate through the initial installation and configuration of the Forward Appliance. Each step links to the relevant section of this guide.
Checklist
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Deploy each node/virtual machine from the appliance bundle — See the platform-specific provisioning guide (VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, KVM, IBM)
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Verify or edit local node configuration — Node Configuration
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Allocate cluster CIDRs and verify connectivity (off-platform) — Connectivity Requirements
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Identify nodes for cluster installation and verify compute resources (off-platform) — Resource Requirements
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Roll out cluster — Cluster Configuration and Roll-out
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Install Forward Enterprise — Install Forward Enterprise
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Apply security hardening — Bastion Host | Syslog
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Perform post-installation tasks — Post Installation
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Configure external load balancer (multi-node only) — Load Balancer Health Checks
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Log into Forward Enterprise to complete application configuration — Browser Access
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Complete post-installation security configuration (TLS certificate, authentication) — Set the TLS Certificate