SonicWall® Secure Mobile Access 12.1 Central Management Server with Global High Availability Administration Guide Contents About this Guide . .5 Guide Conventions . 6 Part 1. CMS Configuration Introduction to CMS . .8 Overview . 8 CMS Deployment Options . 10 What’s New in This Release . 10 Global High Availability . 10 Capture Advanced Threat Protection . 10 New User Licensing Options . 10 What’s Deprecated in This Release . 11 GMS Deprecation . 11 Central Management Server . 11 Central Management Console . 12 Managed Appliances . 12 Licensing CMS . 12 Central User Licenses . 13 Global Traffic Optimizer . 13 FIPS and CMS . 13 Getting Started in Five Steps . 14 Installing and Configuring the Central Management Server . .15 Overview . 15 Supported Platforms for CMS with Global HA . 15 Hardware Resource Requirements . 16 Installation Files . 16 Setting Up a CMS . 16 Configuring Appliances for Central Management . .22 Overview . 22 Firmware Compatibility with the CMS . 22 Enabling Central Management and Registering an SMA Appliance with the CMS . 22 Previously Configured Appliances . 24 Using the Management Console Menus . .25 Overview . 25 Management Server . 25 Dashboard . 26 Alerts . 29 Configure . 33 Monitor . 39 Maintain . 39 SMA 12.1 Central Management Server with Global High Availability Administration Guide 2 Contents Managed Appliances . 40 Add/Remove . 41 Configure . 43 Monitor for Managed Appliances . 46 Maintain for Managed Appliances . 49 Central User Licensing . .50 Overview . 50 How Central User Licenses Work . 50 Central Spike User Licenses . 51 Central Email Licenses . 52 Perpetual Pooled Licenses . 52 Enabling Central User Licensing . 53 Getting Started with Central User Licensing . 53 Setting Up CMS to Use Central User Licenses . 54 Setting up CMS for Centralized Appliance Configuration and Management . 57 Resetting a CMS License . 57 Global High Availability . .58 High Availability of the VPN Service . ..