How to Deploy the Barracuda Email Security Gateway on Amazon Web Services
The Barracuda Email Security Gateway can be deployed as a virtual appliance in the Amazon cloud. To launch a Barracuda Email Security Gateway using Amazon Web Services, follow the steps in this guide to upload the Barracuda Email Security Gateway virtual appliance using your existing Amazon Web Services account. Then, continue with the Barracuda Email Security Gateway Quick Start Guide for Amazon Web Services for licensing and initial configuration of your virtual appliance. Amazon Web Services charges apply. For more information, see Amazon's monthly pricing calculator at http://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/calc5.html.
Create a Persistent Public IP Address for Your Barracuda Email Security Gateway
When an instance of your Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliance is created, a public IP address is associated with the instance. However, this IP address can change if the instance is stopped. To create a persistent IP address, see Configuring an Elastic IP Address for an Instance.
Launch the Barracuda Email Security Gateway Instance on Amazon Web Services
From the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Management Console:
Log into the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.
From the top right corner of the page, select the region for the instance. This is important because some Amazon EC2 resources can be shared between regions.
Click Launch Instance.
On the Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) page, select AWS Marketplace and search for the Barracuda Email Security Gateway AMI. Click the Select button next to the Barracuda Email Security Gateway AMI.
Give a appropriate Name and add/remove the Tags for the instance (if required).
Choose an Instance Type page, and select an instance type from the All Instance types or General purpose table. Click Next: Configure Instance Details to continue.
Do Not Select any Key Pair (login), Proceed without a Key pair.
On the Configure Instance Details page:
Select the appropriate Network from the list and Select the appropriate Subnet from the list, or keep the default subnet.
Click on Edit and add an Appropriate Security Group and Rules.
Choose Select an existing security group to select and assign the security group(s) from the existing list, or choose Create a new security group to create a new group (refer to Creating a Security Group on Amazon Web Services for more information)
At the Configure Storage section, the table displays the storage device settings for the instance.
Check the Summary and enter the Number of instances you want to launch.
Review your settings. When ready, click Launch instance.
Amazon Web Services now provisions the Barracuda Email Security Gateway. Allow a few minutes for the Amazon Web Services Agent and the Barracuda Email Security Gateway virtual machine to boot up.
DO NOT restart the Barracuda Email Security Gateway while it is launching.
Continue with Barracuda Email Security Gateway Quick Start Guide for Amazon Web Services to license and configure your virtual appliance.