Finalizing the Installation of Protegrity Appliance on the Instance
When you install the appliance, it generates multiple security identifiers such as, keys, certificates, secrets, passwords, and so on. These identifiers ensure that sensitive data is unique between two appliances in a network. When you receive a Protegrity appliance image, the identifiers are generated with certain values. If you use the security identifiers without changing their values, then security is compromised and the system might be vulnerable to attacks.
Rotating Appliance OS keys to finalize installation
Using the Rotate Appliance OS Keys, you can randomize the values of these security identifiers for an appliance. During the finalization process, you run the key rotation tool to secure your appliance.
If you do not complete the finalization process, then some features of the appliance may not be functional including the Web UI.
For example, if the OS keys are not rotated, then you might not be able to add appliances to a Trusted Appliances Cluster (TAC).
For information about the default passwords, refer the Release Notes 10.0.x.
Finalizing ESA Installation
You can finalize the installation of the ESA after signing in to the CLI Manager.
Before you begin
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.
Additionally, 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.
To finalize ESA installation:
Sign in to the ESA CLI Manager of the instance created using the default administrator credentials.
The following screen appears.
Select Yes to initiate the finalization process.
The screen to enter the administrative credentials appears.
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.
Enter the credentials for the admin user and select OK.
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 the section Working with Installation and Packages in Protegrity Installation Guide.
Last modified January 21, 2025