Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery 19.13 Installation Guide

Deploying the Cyber Recovery virtual appliance

Deploy the Cyber Recovery virtual appliance file to a VMware ESXi host in the Cyber Recovery vault.

1. From the vSphere Client in the Cyber Recovery vault, use the Deploy OVF Template wizard to deploy the Cyber Recovery virtual appliance file.
2. When the Cyber Recovery virtual appliance deployment is completed, open the vCenter console for the newly deployed appliance.
3. Log in as the root user using the default password changeme.
4. If you need to impose specific Docker subnets, follow these steps. Otherwise or if you plan to readdress the Docker network after the installation, go to step 5:
   1. Stop the Docker services:

      systemctl stop docker.service

   2. Add a default-address-pools definition for your environment to the /etc/docker/daemon.json file.
      For example:

       
      
      {
          "default-address-pools": [
              {
              "base":"172.18.0.0/16",
             "size":24
              }
          ]
      }

      NOTE: This code is an example; use values that are appropriate for your environment.
   3. Update the configuration:

      systemctl daemon-reload

   4. Restart the Docker services:

      systemctl start docker.service

   5. Verify that the docker0: interface is allocated from the pool that is defined in step b.
5. Run the following command to begin the installation:

   # ./crsetup.sh --deploy

6. At the prompts, enter and confirm a lockbox passphrase, database password, and Security Officer (crso) account password of your choosing.
   CAUTION:

   Do not forget the lockbox passphrase; it cannot be recovered. If you forget or lose the passphrase, a fresh installation of the Cyber Recovery software is required.

   The lockbox passphrase is required to perform updates and reset the Security Officer's password.

   The passphrase and password requirements are:

   • Between 9-64 characters
     NOTE: For FIPS compliance, the lockbox passphrase must be at least 14 characters, and after a power loss, the passphrase must be changed.
   • At least one numeric character (0-9)
   • At least one uppercase character (A-Z)
   • At least one lowercase character (a-z)
   • At least one special character: ~!@#$%^&*()+={}|:";<>?[]-_,^'.

   The installation procedure starts Cyber Recovery services and then exits.

   The installation procedure loads the cyber-recovery.service file. If the Cyber Recovery management host restarts after a shutdown, this file directs the management host to start the Cyber Recovery services automatically.

   NOTE: At this time, the full system control options are not configured. If you run the systemctl command for cyber-recovery.service, the status is displayed as inactive.
7. Log out of the Cyber Recovery software and then do the following:
   1. Use SSH to access the Cyber Recovery virtual appliance as the admin user with the password changeme.
   2. At the prompt, change the password.
   3. Use the su command to switch to root.
   4. Enter the root password changeme.
   5. At the prompt, change the password.
8. In your browser, go to the URL shown at the end of the installation script. Then, log in to the Cyber Recovery UI using the default Security Officer (crso) account and the password that you created.
   NOTE: If your system has an active firewall, ensure that the ports that are listed at the end of the installation script are open on the firewall.