VA Installation on Linux Without VirtualBox (CLI-Based Setup)

[shsakshi (SAKSHI SHARMA)]

Could someone please guide me through the detailed steps to install the VA on a Linux server without using VirtualBox?

Specifically, I’d like to understand how and where to deploy the VA image, and whether VirtualBox is mandatory for this setup.

I prefer a CLI-based installation and configuration approach rather than a GUI.

[sagr0812 (Satheesh Ganesan)]

@shsakshi :Kindly refer to the post below. However, I’m not sure if it will be helpful for you.

Configuring Sailpoint VA in Virtual Box

What is VirtualBox? VirtualBox is an open-source virtualization platform developed by Oracle that allows you to run multiple operating systems (OS) simultaneously on a single machine. It is a versatile and lightweight alternative to commercial hypervisors like VMware Workstation or Microsoft Hyper-V. One of VirtualBox’s significant advantages is its ability to run on a wide range of hardware, including less powerful machines, making it ideal for personal and educational use. This blog will foc…

[shsakshi (SAKSHI SHARMA)]

Hi @sagr0812

I would like to know a way to accomplish this without using VirtualBox, using a purely CLI approach.

[sagr0812 (Satheesh Ganesan)]

These two videos aren’t specifically about VA, but they provide a helpful overview of how to use the CLI thanks.

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Getting started with the SailPoint CLI

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[suraj_gorle]

Hi @shsakshi ,

I do not think Virtual Appliance can be deployed as a command line interface Linux setup even though it uses Docker internally.

From my understanding the Identity Security Cloud Virtual Appliance is provided as a packaged virtual machine image, like OVA for VMware or VHD, for Azure not something you install manually from scratch.

Inside the Virtual Appliance:

• It runs a Linux operating system

• It includes Docker containers

• It comes with SailPoint managed services and configurations

Even though Docker is part of Virtual Appliance setup:

• SailPoint does not provide Docker images for independent deployment

• The Identity Security Cloud Virtual Appliance depends on orchestration, certificates and a secure bootstrap process

• There are built-in security hardening measures and trust configurations tied to the Identity Security Cloud Virtual Appliance image

• Registration with the Identity Security Cloud relies on preinstalled agents and configuration scripts

overall Virtual Appliance is not really designed to be deployed as a plain command line interface based Linux environment it is meant to be used as a fully managed prebuilt Virtual Appliance. If anyone has better idea/suggestions feel free to add.

Thank you.

[shsakshi (SAKSHI SHARMA)]

Hi @suraj_gorle

Thank you for the explanation, really appreciate it!