Considerations for deploying Forcepoint NGFW in the AWS cloud

There are some additional considerations when you deploy Forcepoint NGFW in the AWS cloud.

  • Only the Firewall/VPN role is supported.
  • Only single-node NGFW Engines are supported. NGFW Engine Clusters are not supported.
  • Master NGFW Engines and Virtual Security Engines are not supported.
  • VLAN interfaces and link aggregation are not supported.
  • FIPS mode is not supported.
  • Memory dump diagnostics are not supported.
  • The engine does not limit the number of network interfaces but some types of instances might have limitations.
Note: AWS does not allow the root user to log on to the command line. Instead, you must log on as the aws user and use sudo to gain root permissions.