Deploy the ExtraHop Discover Appliance in AWS
The following procedure guides you through the deployment process of the ExtraHop Discover appliance AMI to monitor your Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment.
After you deploy the Discover appliance in AWS, configure remote packet capture (RPCAP) to forward traffic from remote devices to your virtual Discover appliance. For more information, see the Packet Forwarding with RPCAP guide.
System requirements
Your environment must meet the following requirements to deploy a virtual Discover appliance in AWS:
- An AWS account
- Access to the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) of the ExtraHop Discover appliance
- A Discover appliance product key
- An AWS instance type that most closely matches the Discover appliance VM size, as
follows:
Appliance Recommended Instance Type EDA 1000v m4.large (2 vCPU and 8 GB RAM) EDA 2000v m4.xlarge (4 vCPU and 16 GB RAM) EDA 6100v c4.8xlarge (36 vCPU and 60 GB RAM) Note: M5 instance types are not currently supported.
Create the ExtraHop instance in AWS
Before you begin
The Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) of ExtraHop appliances are not publicly shared. Before you can start the deployment procedure, you must send your AWS account ID to support@extrahop.com. Your account ID will be linked to the ExtraHop AMIs.Next steps
- Register your ExtraHop appliance.
- Review the Discover and Command Post-deployment Checklist.
- Configure remote packet capture (RPCAP) to forward traffic from remote devices to your virtual Discover appliance. For more information, see Packet Forwarding with RPCAP.
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