When you first log in to the web console on a new Resiliency Manager, a Getting Started wizard helps you to set up a basic Resiliency Platform configuration.
The following table shows the steps involved in getting started with the first Resiliency Manager and creating a new resiliency domain.
The procedure for adding a Resiliency Manager to an existing resiliency domain is covered in a separate topic.
See Adding a Resiliency Manager to an existing resiliency domain
Prerequisites:
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The basic configuration includes the Resiliency Manager and Infrastructure Management Server (IMS).
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If the IMS is on a separate virtual appliance from the Resiliency Manager, ensure that you have the fully qualified host name and login credentials for the IMS virtual appliance. Optionally, you can add the IMS later.
Table: Getting Started wizard
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1. Set up Resiliency Manager |
Specify the data center location of the Resiliency Manager, the data center friendly name, and the Resiliency Manager name. Default entries are shown if the Resiliency Manager has external Internet access to determine the geographical location. Click Confirm & Continue. |
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2. Create or Join a Resiliency Domain |
For a new Resiliency Platform deployment, select the option to create a resiliency domain and supply a name for the domain. You can choose whether to allow collection of product usage information. Click Create. Wait for the message showing that the domain is successfully created. This process may take several minutes. More information is available about telemetry collection. |
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3. Enable Solutions Licenses |
You can select a license file to apply or enable the trial license. See About licenses |
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4. Set up Authentication Domain |
Optional. By default the Admin user on the virtual appliance has the Super admin persona. Personas are user roles with access to a predefined set of operations. The Super admin persona has full access to all operations in the console. If you want to assign a different user as Super admin you must first set up an LDAP or Active Directory authentication domain.
Then, on the next step, you can add a user or group from that identity provider as Super admin and optionally reassign the virtual appliance Admin user to a more limited persona. Otherwise, you can skip this step and set up authentication and assign personas later using the console Settings page. |
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5. Set up Users and Personas |
Optional. If you set up an authentication domain in the previous step, you can specify the user or user group to which you want to assign the Super admin persona. Optionally, you can also reassign the virtual appliance Admin to the more limited Resiliency Platform Deployment admin persona, with permission to perform deployments and updates only. The user with the Super Admin persona can add other users and groups and assign them personas later using the Settings page. |
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6. Add Infrastructure Management Servers |
Optional. Add an Infrastructure Management Server (IMS). Optionally you can add more than one. You can also add an IMS later from the Settings page.
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7. Set up Cloud Configuration |
Optional. This step is enabled only if you select Cloud data center in the Getting Started wizard. You can skip this step and add the cloud configuration later from the console. If you have added an IMS to the cloud data center, The IMS is listed in this wizard. Enter the cloud configuration name, AWS access key, AWS secret key, region, and name of the S3 bucket that can be accessed using the AWS credentials that you have provided. The wizard verifies the information you enter and notifies you if the information is invalid. |
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Exit the Getting Started wizard. The Dashboard is displayed. You can complete any steps that you skipped from the Settings page. |