Prerequisites

To create and configure Thunder virtual machine on the AWS cloud using CFT templates, you must ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

1. Download A10 CFT Templates from GitHub.
2. Ensure that you have an AWS account with sufficient permissible role. For more information, see Security Policy for AWS User.
3. Access AWS Management Console to create Thunder virtual machine using CFT templates.
4. Sign up here to get Thunder Trial license.
5. Install Python on your machine to execute the ADC Thunder configuration scripts. For more information, see Install Python3.
6. Create the access keys (access key ID and secret access key) if you don't have them already. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/userguide/pstools-appendix-sign-up.html
7. Create an SSH key from AWS Management Console > EC2 Formation > Key Pairs > Create key pair with the following:
   • Name: <your key name>
   • Key pair type: RSA

   • Private key file format: .pem

     Save this SSH key for future use. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/create-key-pairs.html

For any queries, reach out to A10 Networks Support.

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Table 1 provides the list of ACOS versions and modules that support the CFT templates:

Table 1 : Supported ACOS versions

ACOS Version	ADC	CGN	SSLi	TPS
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 6.0.4	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 6.0.3	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 6.0.2	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 6.0.1	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 6.0.0-P2-SP1	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 6.0.0-P1	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 5.2.1-P8	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 5.2.1-P7	√	X	X	X
64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 5.2.1-P6	√	X	X	X