Getting Started with Rafay

Prerequisites

  1. Registered with Rafay and account created

  2. Register with Araali to create an account to:

    • Access the UI dashboard

    • Install araalictl and authorize it

    • Help with generation of Helm values.yaml

Araali UI Login

  1. Open a chrome browser and go to [Araali Console](https://console.araalinetworks.com)

    ![Araali Sign-In](images/updated-araali-console-signin.png “Araali UI Sign-In”)

 

  1. Click Sign Up to register

  2. You are in!!

  3. Now, in the left-hand panel, go to Administration and then Araali Tools. You will use this page to authorize Araalictl

    ![Araali Authorization Dashboard](images/araali-auth-dash.png “Araali Authorization Dashboard”)

Generating Helm values.yaml

__Follow the steps below to generate a values.yaml file to use with Araali Helm chart for your cluster.__

### Setup

  1. Download Araalictl * On Linux

    `console curl -O https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/araalinetworks.cf/araalictl.linux-amd64 `

    • On Mac

      `console curl -O https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/araalinetworks.cf/araalictl.darwin-amd64 `

 

  1. Make it executable `console chmod +x araali* ln -sf araali* araalictl `

  2. Authorize araalictl `console sudo ./araalictl authorize <email-id> `

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  1. Now go to Araali UI >> Administration >> Araali Tools to approve the araalictl session. ![Araalictl Approval](images/araalictl-approve.png “Araalictl Approval”)

### Execution

  1. Check if araalictl is installed

    `console ./araalictl version -v `

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  1. Generate helm values::

    `console ./araalictl fortify-k8s -out=helm > /tmp/values.yaml `

Create Rafay Repository for Araali Helm chart access

Add Araali Helm repository to Rafay - [Create Rafay Araali Helm Registry](https://console.rafay.dev/#/app/repositories)

![Create Araali Helm Repo in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-helm-registry.png “Create Araali Helm Repo in Rafay”)

The Rafay repository will be used in the Araali addon below

Create Rafay AddOn for Araali Firewall

Add Araali addon to Rafay - [Create Rafay Araali AddOn](https://console.rafay.dev/#/app/addons)

  1. Click on New AddOn ![Create Araali AddOn in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-new-addon.png “Create Araali AddOn in Rafay”)

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  1. Click on New Version ![Create Araali AddOn Version in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-new-addon-version.png “Create Araali AddOn Version in Rafay”)

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  1. Upload the previously created values.yaml file `console Chart Name: araali-fw Chart Version: 1.0.0 `

&nbsp; 4. Edit the values.yaml in Rafay to get the runtime clustername from Rafay.

![Edit values.yaml in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-new-addon-edit.png “Edit values.yaml in Rafay”)

The Rafay addon will be used in the Araali Blueprint below

Create Rafay Blueprint that uses Rafay AddOn

Add Araali blueprint to Rafay - [Create Rafay Araali Blueprint](https://console.rafay.dev/#/app/blueprints)

  1. Click on New AddOn ![Create Araali Blueprint in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-new-blueprint.png “Create Araali Blueprint in Rafay”)

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  1. Click on New Version ![Create Araali Blueprint Version in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-new-blueprint-version.png “Create Araali Blueprint Version in Rafay”)

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  1. Use the addon created above in the add AddOn section

This blueprint will be applied to the cluster

Enable Rafay Blueprint on the cluster

Add Araali Blueprint to Rafay - [Create Rafay Araali Blueprint](https://console.rafay.dev/#/app/blueprints>)

  1. Click on the settings wheel icon and select Update Blueprint ![Add Araali Blueprint to cluster](images/rafay-araali-cluster-add-blueprint.png “Add Araali Blueprint to cluster”)

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  1. Pick the Blueprint and Version created in previous step ![Add Araali Blueprint Version to Cluster in Rafay](images/rafay-araali-cluster-save-blueprint.png “Add Araali Blueprint Version to Cluster in Rafay”)

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Once the changes are saved, the Araali add on is __activated in the cluster__. Check for the sync to finish and visit the Araali Dashboard for instant visibility into your cluster.

Araali Dashboard

Go back to the Araali UI and click dashboard. You can see an inventory of your assets covered as well as detailed audits of your communication.

![Araali Dashboard](images/araali-dash.png “Araali Dashboard”)

Uninstalling Araali

Select the default blueprint and apply it to the cluster