Setting up ESA communication

Set ESA communication in cases, such as, change of the ESA IP address, change of the ESA certificates, adding the ESA IP address for cloud platforms, and joining the DSG in an existing cluster in the ESA.

1. On the DSG CLI Manager, navigate to Tools > ESA Communication.

2. Enter the root password, press Tab to select OK and press Enter.

3. Select all the options, press Tab to select Set Location Now and press ENTER.

4. Enter the FQDN of ESA. Press Tab to select OK and press Enter.

   The ESA selection screen appears.

   

   Note: If you want to enter the ESA details manually, then select the Enter manually option. You will be asked to enter the ESA IP address or hostname when this option is selected.

5. Enter the ESA administrator credentials in the Username and Password text boxes. Press Tab to select OK and press Enter.

   The Enterprise Security Administrator - Admin Credentials screen appears.

   

6. Enter the FQDN for the ESA. Press Tab to select OK and press ENTER. You can specify multiple IP addresses separated by comma.

   The Forward Logs to Audit Store screen appears.

   

   Note: You must specify the IP addresses for all the ESAs already configured and then enter the IP for the additional ESA.

7. After successfully establishing the connection with the ESA, the following Summary dialog box appears. Press Tab to select OK and press Enter.

   

The ESA communication is established successfully between the DSG and the ESA.

Last modified February 7, 2025