Before you begin Standalone Sentry installation on Microsoft Azure
Before you install Standalone Sentry on Microsoft Azure, ensure the following:
| • | You have a MobileIron EMM deployed. |
| • | Port 443 inbound is open. |
| • | You have a Microsoft Azure account. |
| • | You have made a note of the VHD location. You will need this when you are Installing Standalone Sentry on Microsoft Azure. |
VHD-Location: See the MobileIron Standalone Sentry Release and Upgrade Notes for your release.
| • | You have downloaded the following json files: |
| - | the parameter file, which includes information such as the initial azure user, vhd to be used, the storage account. You will update this file during installation. |
| - | the deployment file with default values required for installation, such as the inbound and outbound rules to allow or disallow incoming and outgoing IP addresses. Do not make any changes to this file. |
See the MobileIron Standalone Sentry Release and Upgrade Notes for the location of these files.
| • | The installation instructions provided use the Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell bash CLI 2.0 commands. If you are using a Mac or PC, the Microsoft Azure command line plugin is downloaded and installed to your Mac or Linux machine. To download the plugin, go to: |
| - | OS X installer: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=252249 |
| - | Linux installer: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=253472 |
| • | If you are using an installer, an understanding of creating a VM on Microsoft Azure. You will be creating a VM for Standalone Sentry in Microsoft Azure using the Azure Resource Manager deployment model using CLI only. |
For Microsoft Azure command line interface (CLI) commands, see
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-command-line-tools/
| • | Minimum memory and CPU requirements for Standalone Sentry: |
|
Item |
Requirement |
|
Configuration size |
Medium configuration |
|
Maximum devices |
< 8000 devices |
|
Memory |
6 GB |
|
Virtual CPUs** |
2 |
|
Memory reservations |
6 GB |
|
Disk |
32 GB |
The Standalone Sentry medium configuration size maps to Standard_D2_v2 VM type offered by Microsoft Azure.
| • | Site-to-site VPN is enabled between MobileIron Core and Microsoft Azure. |