Virtual Appliance (VMware)

A virtual appliance (VA) is a virtual machine image file consisting of a pre-configured operating system environment and a single application. KODO for Cloud VA is the CentOS-based virtual machine with KODO for Cloud server, already installed and ready to configure.

The virtual machine has the following configuration:

• 4 vCPUs

• 16 GB RAM

• 1 TB backup storage space (logically it is 3 TB of storage space with the VDO option)

Accessing virtual machine

A preconfigured virtual machine appliance in the OVA format is ready to deploy in the VMware virtual environment in version 6.5 or above. You can download KODO for Cloud VA from the following link:

​ftp://ftp.storware.eu/

Use the following credentials to access the ftp server: Login: kodo4cloud Password: sEkQsrdsr98Q

If you successfully downloaded the OVA file, please deploy it in your virtual environment. The network card IP address is assigned automatically by DHCP protocol.

A virtual appliance (VA) is a virtual machine image file consisting of a pre-configured operating system environment and a single application. KODO for Cloud VA is the CentOS-based virtual machine with KODO for Cloud server, already installed and ready to configure.

The virtual machine has the following configuration:

• 4 vCPUs

• 16 GB RAM

• 1 TB backup storage space (logically it is 3 TB of storage space with the VDO option)

Logging into the virtual appliance

Once the virtual machine is deployed in the VMware environment, use the credentials listed below to log into the virtual machine:

Login: kodo Password: Zt3edWny

NOTE: FOR SECURITY REASONS PLEASE CHANGE THE PASSWORD AFTER THE FIRST LOGIN TO THE SYSTEM.

Use passwd command to change the password for kodo user

$ passwd

Type the old password and the new password two times:

Changing password for kodo.
Old Password:
New Password:
Retype New Password:

Setting up the network configuration

The next step is to configure the network connection. To do this you will need to edit the network configuration file. The default configuration will assign an IP address from the DHCP server.

Use sudo command to run a shell with root privileges:

$ sudo -s

When asking for a password use the one for kodo user.

Edit network configuration file:

# nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens192

To set up a static IP address change the BOOTPROTO parameter:

BOOTPROTO=dhcp

to

BOOTPROTO=static

Next, add to the file the following options:

• IPADDR=YOUR_IP_ADDRESS

• NETMASK=YOUR_NETMASK

• GATEWAY=YOUR_GATEWAY

and set them according to your local network:

IPADDR - IP address of KODO Server NETMASK - netmask value of your network GATEWAY - gateway value of your network

Here you have a sample configuration file:

TYPE=Ethernet
PROXY_METHOD=none
BROWSER_ONLY=no
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
NETMASK=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
GATEWAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6_ADDR_GEN_MODE=stable-privacy
NAME=ens192
DEVICE=ens192
ONBOOT=yes

Save the file by pressing the CTRL+o and then Enter key.

After the file is saved you can exit the editor by pressing CTRL+x key combination.

The final step is to restart the network configuration. Use the following command:

#systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

Now you should be able to log into the web console using the URL: https://KODO_SERVER_HOST:8181, where KODO_SERVER_HOSTis the hostname or IP address of your Kodo for Cloud server.

https://KODO_SERVER_HOST_IP:8181

KODO for Cloud server credentials are submitted in the KodoAdmin vs KODO Organization admin chapter

Go to the Initial Configuration section to configure KODO for Cloud server.