Finalizing an AWS Instance
You can finalize the installation of the ESA after signing in to the CLI Manager.
Before you begin
“Before finalizing the AWS instance, consider the following:
The SSH Authentication Type by default, is set to Public key. Ensure that you use the Public key for accessing the CLI. You can change the authentication type from the ESA Web UI, once the finalization is completed.
Ensure that the finalization process is initiated from a single session only. If you start finalization simultaneously from a different session, then the “Finalization is already in progress.” message appears. You must wait until the finalization of the instance is successfully completed.
Ensure that the appliance session is not interrupted. If the session is interrupted, then the instance becomes unstable and the finalization process is not completed on that instance.
Finalizing the AWS instance
Perform the following steps to finalize the AWS instance:
Sign in to the ESA CLI Manager of the instance created using the default local admin credentials.
The following screen appears.
Select Yes to initiate the finalization process.
If you select No, then the finalization process is not initiated.
To manually initiate the finalization process, navigate to Tools > Finalize Installation and press ENTER.
A confirmation screen to rotate the appliance OS keys appears. Select OK to rotate the appliance OS keys.
The following screen appears.
To update the user passwords, provide the credentials for the following users:
- root
- admin
- viewer
- local_admin
Select Apply.
The user passwords are updated and the appliance OS keys are rotated.
The finalization process is completed.
Default products installed on appliances
The appliance comes with some products installed by default. If you want to verify the installed products or install additional products, then navigate to Administration > Installations and Patches > Add/Remove Services.
For more information about installing products, refer here.