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Illumio Core 21.5 Install, Configure, Upgrade

Prepare for PCE Installation

Before installing the PCE software, review the prerequisites and planning checklist.

PCE Planning Checklist

Use this checklist to plan your PCE installation. Details for each task are described in following sections.

Prerequisite

See Section

  • Capacity sizing for CPUs, RAM, and storage device size and IOPS

PCE Capacity Planning

  • PCE storage device partitions

PCE Storage Device Partitions

  • Verify PCE reserved port ranges (for MNCs; does not apply in an SNC)

Port Ranges for Cluster Communication

  • Load balancer setup

Load Balancer Requirements

  • IP address for the PCE

PCE IP Address

  • DNS domain name setup

DNS Requirements

  • Mail software

SMTP Requirements

  • TLS setup, including SSL certificate types and settings

  • Validate and configure the TLS certificate (Optional)

(Optional) Validate and Configure TLS Certificate either before or after configuring the PCE

  • (Optional) SAML IdP

SAML IdP

  • OS package dependencies, libraries, NTP, iptables, UTF-8, Trusted CA, syslog, process and file limits, and kernel parameters

OS Setup and Package Dependencies

  • Your full organization name

About Your Organization Name and ID

  • VEN installation, including planning and prerequisites

VEN Installation and Upgrade Guide

Note

See the Knowledge Base article: Can you install a VEN on the workloads running the Illumio PCE?. You need to log in to view this article.