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BaseManager 2.0 Server

Configuration Guide

For Self-hosted

BaseManager Servers

June 3, 2014

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Summary of content (13 pages)

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Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Hardware Setup ................................................................................................................. 1 BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration ............................................................................. 2 Step 1 – Set Up the Password for the Root (Admin) User..........................................
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BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration Guide Introduction When you purchase the self-hosted BaseManager 2.0 server, Baseline provides the following items: • Intel™ Next Unit of Computing™ hardware (the BaseManager server hardware) with the BaseManager 2.0 server software preinstalled • Power adapter and cord • DVI to HDMI cable To configure the server, you need to provide the following items: • Monitor with a DVI port • Keyboard and mouse with USB connectors • Ethernet cable Hardware Setup 1.
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BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration Guide BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration After the BaseManager server hardware has been powered up, the following message displays on the monitor: ** Welcome to BaseManager 2.0 Central Control Server Setup ** Step 1 – Set Up the Password for the Root (Admin) User 1. At the Login prompt, type config, and then press ENTER. 2. At the Password prompt, type B@s3l1n3, and then press ENTER. 3. Press any key until the Root Password Setup screen displays. 4.
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BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration Guide Step 2 – Set Up the Domain Name 1. Press any key to continue to the Domain Name Setup screen. 2. At the Enter New hostname prompt, type the hostname for the BaseManager 2.0 server in the following format: hostname.domainname Example: bmw2.mydomain.com 3. Press ENTER. The following message displays: Hostname successfully set to bmw2.mydomain.com Step 3 – Set Up the DNS Information 1.
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BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration Guide Step 4 – Set Up the IP Information 1. In the Select Action screen for Network Configuration, press TAB to select Device configuration. The Select a Device screen displays with the ethØ (ethØ) – Ethernet line highlighted. 2. Press ENTER. The Network Configuration screen displays with the cursor in the Name field. 3. Leave the default entries in the Name and Device fields. 4.
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BaseManager 2.0 Server Configuration Guide 5. When the Select a Device screen displays again, press TAB to select the Save button, and then press ENTER. 6. When the Select Action screen displays again, press TAB to select the Save& Quit button, and then press ENTER. If the server connectivity test is successful, the following message displays: Congratulations! Your IP setup was successful! Note: If the connectivity test fails, you will return to the IP Setup step. 7. Press any key to continue.
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BaseManager 2.0 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 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 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 Server Configuration Guide 4. In the Password field, type the password that you set up in Step 1 of this Configuration Guide. 5. Click the Login button. The BaseManager home page displays. 6. To open the BaseManager Help, click the Help link 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.