Deploy F5 Distributed Cloud Customer Edge on ProxMox

This guide was written based on Proxmox VE 8.1.3.

1. Under your node (proxmox) in the Network section

   • Ensure there is a bridge connected to the network(s) you want to use

   • vmbr0 will be used in this example

   • vmbr0 on this setup is the outside interface with access to the internet

   

2. Upload the ISO to your proxmox installation

   • local->ISO Images->Upload

   • Select the ISO file and finalize with Upload

   • Once upload completes you should see it within the ISO Images list

   

3. Click Create VM in the top right of the proxmox gui

   • Enter a unused VM ID >100

   • Enter a name for the VM

   • Click Next to move to the OS tab

   • Select the storage location

   • Leave Guest OS set to Linux and 2.6 Kernel

   • Select the CE ISO image that was uploaded

   • Click Next to move to the System tab

   • No changes are needed

   • Click Next to move to the Disks tab

   • Set Disk Size to >45GB (80GB+ for regular operations, 100GB+ recommended for AppStack)

   • Ensure Cache is set to No Cache

   • Click Next to move to the CPU tab

   • CPU Cores should be set to >4

   • Type should be set to host (host virtualization is required vs QEMU emulation types)

   • Click Next to move to the Memory tab

   • Set Memory to >14GB (16GB is recommended)

   Warning

   Less than 14Gb will result in an error registering the CE later in the process

   • Click Next to move to the Network tab

   • Set Bridge to the network bridge device for the outside interface eg. vmbr0

   • Set Model to VirtIO

   • Firewall can be disable otherwise proxmox rules could prevent communication to the VM

   • Click Next to move to the Confirm tab

   • Review choices and click Finish to create the VM

   Note

   If an addition interface (INSIDE) is need it can be added now.

   

4. Select the CE VM choose Console and click Start. From here you can follow the baremetal installation instructions.