Chapter 3 Setting up Skybox Appliance
Skybox version 8.5.400
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Save the file and exit.
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Restart the network service by running the following command:
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systemctl restart network
The interface now has a DHCP or static IP address.
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Query the new configuration by running the following command:
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ifconfig –a
SETTING UP THE APPLIANCE FOR CONFIGURATION
To prepare for configuring the system remotely
1
From a different machine on the network, open a browser to connect to the
Skybox Appliance Administration using the following URL, where <appliance
IP address> is the IP address of the Appliance that you configured in
(on page 13):
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https://<appliance IP address>:444
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The default login is skyboxview; the default password is skyboxview.
The main page of the Skybox Appliance Administration appears.
FIRST-TIME CONFIGURATION
You must configure the date and time and change the passwords before using
the Skybox Server. All other settings are optional and you can configure them
later.
To configure the date and time
1
On the System tab, select Date and Time Configuration.
2
For manual date and time configuration:
a.
Select Manual Date and Time Configuration.
b.
Click Change Date and Time; set the date and time for Skybox’s time
zone.
c.
Click Change Time Zone; set the time zone for the location where the
Appliance is installed, so that reports and other data are timestamped
correctly.
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For automatic configuration:
a.
Select Automatic Date and Time Configuration Using NTP Server.
b.
Click Change NTP Server; add the IP address or DNS of the time server
to use. For example,
0.asia.pool.ntp.org
.
c.
Click Change Time Zone; set the time zone for the location where the
Appliance is installed, so that reports and other data are timestamped
correctly.
