vMX Setup Guide for Megaport MVE
This document is a walkthrough for setting up a virtual MX (vMX) appliance in Megaport MVE. After completing the steps outlined in this document, you will have a virtual MX appliance running in the Megaport Environment that serves as a secure Cloud Gateway to your Cloud Environment.
Meraki Dashboard Configuration
Begin by creating a new Security Appliance network in your organization. If needed, please refer to the guide on creating a new network in the Meraki dashboard.
1. Add license(s) to the Meraki dashboard
To complete the vMX Meraki dashboard configuration, a vMX license must be available for use in your organization.
If your organization has already reached its vMX license limit, you will be unable to create new vMX networks until a vMX network is deleted or additional vMX licensing added.
If you do not have access to a vMX license or require additional vMX licenses, please reach out to your Meraki reseller or sales representative.
2. Create a "Security appliance" network type:
3. Assign vMX type to network
Once you have created the "Security appliance" network and added the appropriate license you will be able to deploy a new vMX to your network by clicking on the 'Add vMX' button.
4. Generate the authentication token
Before generating the token, please verify the firmware is configured for MX 26.1 or above. If the vMX network firmware is set to anything below that, the upgrade will not occur.
After you add the new vMX to your network, navigate to Security & SD-WAN > Monitor > Appliance status and select “Generate authentication token” to generate the token for Megaport Cisco Meraki Specific settings.
5. Copy the newly generated token and save it.
The newly generated token will be used in the "Cisco Meraki-specific" section when creating a new MVE.
The authentication token must be entered into the MVE within one hour of generating it, otherwise a new token must be generated.
Megaport Specific Configuration
For the specific configuration on Megaport, please follow the instructions on the Megaport documentation site.
Creating an MVE with Cisco Meraki
https://docs.megaport.com/mve/cisco/creating-mve-meraki/