3.4 Configuring Hardware and System Services

  1. In the root user password screen, specify the password for root, then re-type it.

  2. Tab to Next, then press Enter. The Network Configuration screen appears.

    You must complete the network interface configuration. If you do not configure the network interface, the Linux Appliance setup fails. Make sure that Network configuration matches the RHEL configuration.

    1. To change the network configuration, select Change from the Network Configuration screen, then select Network Interfaces.

    2. Tab to Change, then press Enter.

    3. Select Edit. The Network Address Setup screen appears.

      The Access Gateway must not use DHCP; it must be assigned with a static IP address.

    4. Configure a static IP address:

      Static address setup: Select this option to enter a static IP address.

      IP address: Specify the IP address of the RHEL server.

      Subnet mask: Specify the subnet mask for your network.

    5. Tab to Select Hostname and server, then press Enter.

    6. Fill in the following fields:

      Host Name: Specify the same hostname given for the RHEL machine.

      Domain Name: Change the domain name to the domain name for your network.

      Name Server 1: Specify the IP address of your DNS server. If you have more than one DNS server, specify their IP addresses in the Name Server 2 and Name Server 3 fields. You do not need to configure a domain search.

    7. Tab to OK, then press Enter.

    8. Tab to Routing, then press Enter.

    9. Specify the gateway for your network, tab to OK, then press Enter.

    10. Tab to Next, then press Enter.

    11. Tab to Finish, then press Enter.

  3. Tab to Next, then press Enter. The Administration Console Configuration screen appears.

  4. Fill in the following fields:

    Enable On Box Identity Server: This option is not available in this release.

    Enable On Box Administration Server: This option is not available in this release.

    Enable On Box SSL VPN Server: Do not select this option.

    Access Administrator IP Address: Specify the address of the Administration Console.

    Access Gateway IP Address: Specify the IP address of the RHEL server from the drop-down list.

    Username: Specify the name of the Administration Console user.

    Password: Specify the password for the user.

    Reenter Password: Re-type the password for the user.

  5. Tab to Next, then press Enter.

  6. Tab to Next, then press Enter.

  7. The Add a new local user screen appears. Select Next.

  8. When the Empty user login prompt is shown, select Yes.

  9. On the Hardware configuration option, select Next.

    The final configuration and auto-import into the Administration Console starts. This might take 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the configuration and hardware.

    Ignore the warning about failed services in runlevel3 for novell-jcc.

  10. Proceed with Section 3.5, Verifying the Linux Access Gateway Installation on RHEL.