Finalizing the instance.

Run the process after launching the DSG on a cloud platform.

After the DSG instance is launched, you must complete the process to finalize DSG installation to rotate the Protegrity provided keys and certificates so that these are regenerated as a security best practice.

Note: It is recommended to finalize the installation of the DSG instance using the Serial Console provided by cloud platform. Do not finalize the installation of the DSG instance using the SSH connection.

To finalize the DSG installation:

  1. Connect to the serial console of the instance on the cloud platform.

  2. Login using the administrator credentials for the DSG. Refer to the release notes for the credentials.

  3. Press Tab to select Yes and press Enter to finalize the installation.

    The finalize installation confirmation screen appears.

    If you select No during finalization, then the DSG installation does not complete.

    Perform the following steps to complete the finalization of the DSG installation on the DSG CLI manager.

    1. Navigate to Tools > Finalize Installation.
    2. Follow the step 7 to step 10 to complete installing the DSG.
  4. Enter the administrator credentials for the DSG instance, press Tab to select OK and press Enter.

    Note:

    The credentials for logging in to the DSG are provided in the DSG 3.1.0.0 readme.

    Entering DSG administrator credentials

  5. Press Tab to select Yes and press Enter to rotate the required keys, certificates, and credentials for the appliance.

  6. Configure the default user’s passwords, press Tab to select Apply and press Enter to continue. Set strong passwords as the password policy.

    User Passwords screen

  7. Press Tab to select Continue and press Enter to complete the finalization of the DSG installation.

  8. Login to the DSG CLI Manager.

  9. Navigate to Administration > Reboot and Shutdown.

  10. Select Reboot and press Enter.

  11. Provide a reason for rebooting the DSG, select OK and press Enter.

  12. Enter the root password, select OK and press Enter.

    The DSG node is rebooted.

  13. Log in to DSG with the new passwords.

The finalization of the DSG installation completes successfully.