DPOD acts like a virtual appliance but is comes packaged as an ISO file, in order to support installation on both physical and virtual installation scenarios.
When Installing DPOD from an ISO file, The first step is to install the Appliance which . This means install installation and configure configuration of the OS Prethat is pre-loaded on the ISO (CentOS).
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You MUST NOT add or install any packages / RPMs to the installation of DPOD or once it was installed already at DPOD's installation time (or after install completes) unless instructed by support. You MUST NOT update the CentOS version or any other component within DPOD using external repositories (for example: do not use yum update) The only supported way to upgrade the platform and/or component is by apply a product Fix Pack. |
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- Enter DPOD's host name, e.g. DPOD-2
(You may add this name to your organization's DNS) - Enter the IPv4 address, e.g. 192.168.65.170
- Enter the network netmask, e.g. 255.255.255.0
- Enter the default gateway: e.g. 192.168.65.2
- Enter primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses (not mandatory)
After you finish entering When the network data entry process is complete, DPOD echoes it back on the screen for verification and displays an 'Is this correct [y/n]' prompt.
Enter “y” to confirm network details as entered or “n” to re-enter the information.
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On the next screen you configure the NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers DPOD is going to use. Keeping the internal clocks of DPOD and the monitored appliances in sync is important - as DPOD reports the time based as logged by the devices themselves.
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After you finish entering the NTP data, DPOD echoes it back on the screen for verification and displays an 'Is this correct [y/n]' prompt.
Enter “y” to confirm NTP details as entered or “n” to re-enter the information.
Region and Country Information
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- Enter the current date and time in the format of YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss, for example: 20142016-1211-10 2214:00:00
Setting Admin Passwords
The last screen lets you select set passwords for the admin users.
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