Entering the Initial Configuration: Before You Begin

Before you power on the ICPAM appliance, you need the following:

·         A PC and Web browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

In addition, gather the following information:

·         An IP address to launch ICPAM in VMware.

Note   Ensure that the VMware is already created through vSphere client and the IP address is received.

·         IP, subnet, and gateway addresses for the ICPAM appliance:

o       For a standalone server installation, one IP address for Eth0 is required.

o       For a redundant (HA) server configuration, three IP addresses are required: one address for the active server, second address for the standby server and third a Shared IP Address setting.

o         (Optional) If using NTP synchronization, the address of the NTP server.

·         (Optional) The DNS server settings.

·         (Optional) If event archives will be backed up to a remote server, an FTP or SFTP server address, username, and password.

·         Administrator password. If you are setting up the appliance for the first time, use the default password cpamadmin.

 

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Entering the Initial Server Configuration