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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 instal install the Appliance which . This means install installation and configure configuration of the OS preloaded that is pre-loaded on the ISO (CentOS).

Completing the steps below will create a DPOD-ready appliance to install DPOD's software on.

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Warning

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 installation 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 components is by apply applying a product Fix Pack.

OS Installation

Set DPOD ISO file on you Server (virtual or Physical) your virtual/physical server's DVD.
Power on the Physical (or Virtual) servervirtual/physical server.

On the OS launch screen, choose “Install Appliance” to start the automatic OS installation for Standard Edition.
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The required packages will now be installed. Wait for the installation to complete before proceeding . (This this should take a few minutes)Image Removed.

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Note
Developer Edition should have different launch screen stating this is a Developer Edition. The rest of the steps are the same

Network Configuration

When the OS installation completes, you will be presented with the Network Configuration screen, used to provide DPOD with the network information it requires.

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Enter DPOD's host name, e.g. DPOD-2
(You dpod25min (you may add this the host 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)

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When the network data entry process is complete, DPOD echos 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.

DPOD NTP Configuration

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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Enter your NTP servers information

DPOD displays a 'Do you want to continue with NTP configuration' prompt. Enter "y" to continue with NTP configuration or "n" to skip.
Enter at least one NTP server (more then 2 is recommended )

After you finish entering the NTP data, DPOD echos 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

On the next screen, DPOD lets you set the region and country for your installation.

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Select your country's region, for example: Pacific Ocean (number 10)
Select your country, for example: Singapore (number 40)

DPOD will suggest a time zone based on your country selection, and display an 'Is the above information OK?' prompt. You may confirm the time zone configured by choosing 1 for “yes” or 2 for “no”.If you reject the proposed time zone,you will nee to select the right one for you.