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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server

Configuration Guide

For Self-hosted

BaseManager Servers

Deployed as Virtual Machines

June 3, 2014

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Summary of content (12 pages)

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Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Virtual Machine Installation .............................................................................................. 1 BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration ............................................................................. 1 Step 1 – Set Up the Password for the Root (Admin) User..........................................
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide Introduction BaseManager 2.0 software is distributed as a virtual machine image ready for deployment on VMware EXSi servers, revision 4.0 or later. By default, the virtual machine is pre-configured to use 4GB of memory and 40GB of disk space and requires access to at least one core CPU.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide 3. Press any key until the Root Password Setup screen displays. 4. In the Password field, type a secure password. 5. Press the TAB key to move to the Password (confirm) field. Retype the password exactly as you typed it before. 6. Press the TAB key to move to the OK button, and then press ENTER. The server displays the following message: Congratulations. Your password has been set.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide Step 3 – Set Up the IP Information 1. Press any key until the Network Config Dialog displays. The Device configuration option is highlighted. 2. Press ENTER to select Device configuration. The Select a Device screen displays with the ethØ (ethØ) – Ethernet line highlighted. 3. Press ENTER. The Network Configuration screen displays with the cursor in the Name field. 4. Leave the default entries in the Name and Device fields. 5.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide  If you want to assign a static IP address, press TAB to move to the Use DHCP field, and then press SPACEBAR to remove the * from the field. Press TAB to move to the additional fields, and complete those fields as you go. Press TAB to select the Ok button, and then press ENTER. Continue to step 6. 6. When the Select a Device screen displays again, press TAB to select the Save button, and then press ENTER. 7.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide Opening a Web Browser within the Configuration Interface The BaseManager 2.0 server comes pre-configured with a desktop environment that will allow you to access the user interface of BaseManager with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. 1. At the “hostname” login prompt, type root, and then press ENTER. Note: In the following steps, the example hostname is centosbmw2.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide 6. Click Close to dismiss the warning message. 7. To open the web browser, click Applications in the top menu bar, and then click Internet. In the list that displays, click either Firefox or Chrome. IMPORTANT! The Safari web browser is also supported, but at this time, Microsoft Internet Explorer is not 8.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide Setting Up the BaseManager Account A BaseManager account allows some users to be assigned company administrator privileges and any number of other users to be given general user privileges. When you log into BaseManager with the credentials given below, you will have company administrator privileges. All data for your BaseManager account falls under your company record. Baseline has assigned a default company name as a temporary placeholder.
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BaseManager 2.0 VM Server Configuration Guide 5. Click the Login button. The BaseManager home page displays. 6. To open the BaseManager Help, click the Help button in the upper-right corner of the page. The Help displays in a new tab. 7. To access the Company Admin interface, click the Company Admin & Reports button in the upper-right corner of the page. 8. If you are prompted to log into the Company Admin interface, use the same credentials as you used to log into BaseManager. 9.