diff --git a/pmg-installation.adoc b/pmg-installation.adoc index 65c106f..326fe5b 100644 --- a/pmg-installation.adoc +++ b/pmg-installation.adoc @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ lets you choose the ZFS RAID level and select which disks will be used. WARNING: ZFS on top of any hardware RAID is not supported and can result in data loss. -[thumbnail="installer/pmg-select-location.png", float="left"] +[thumbnail="installer/pmg-select-location.png"] The next page asks for basic configuration options like your location, timezone, and keyboard layout. The location is used to @@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ The installer is usually able to auto-detect these settings, so you only need to change them in rare situations when auto-detection fails, or when you want to use a keyboard layout not commonly used in your country. -[thumbnail="installer/pmg-set-password.png"] +[thumbnail="installer/pmg-set-password.png", float="left"] You then need to specify an email address and the superuser (root) password. The password must have at least 5 characters, but we highly recommend to use stronger passwords - here are some guidelines: -- Use a minimum password length of 12 to 14 characters. +- Use a minimum password length of at least 12 characters. - Include lowercase and uppercase alphabetic characters, numbers and symbols. @@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ example: - Error messages from periodic cron jobs. -All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email address. - [thumbnail="installer/pmg-setup-network.png"] +All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email address. + The next step is the network configuration. Please note that you can use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a dual stack node, you can easily do that after the installation. @@ -188,25 +188,38 @@ to the target disk(s). [thumbnail="installer/pmg-summary.png"] -Copying the packages usually takes several minutes. When this is -finished, you can reboot the server. +Copying the packages usually takes several minutes, mostly depending on the +speed of the installation medium and the target disk performance. + +When copying and setting up the packages has finished, you can reboot the +server. This will be done automatically after a few seconds by default. + +.Installation Failure If the installation failed, check out specific errors on the second TTY (`CTRL + ALT + F2') and ensure that the systems meets the -xref:install_minimal_requirements[minimum requirements]. If the installation -is still not working, look at the xref:getting_help[how to get help chapter]. +xref:install_minimal_requirements[minimum requirements]. -Further configuration is done via the {pmg} web interface: +If the installation is still not working, look at the xref:getting_help[how to +get help chapter]. + + +Accessing the Management Interface Post-Installation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [thumbnail="screenshot/pmg-gui-login-window.png"] -. Point your browser to the IP address given during the installation -(https://youripaddress:8006). +After a succesful installation and reboot of the system you can use the {pmg} +web interface for further configuration. -. Log in and upload your subscription key. -+ -NOTE: The default login is "root", and the password is the one chosen during the -installation. +. Point your browser to the IP address given during the installation and port + 8006, for example: https://youripaddress:8006 + +. Log in using the `root` username and the password chosen during installation. + +. Upload your subscription key to gain access to the Enterprise repository. + Otherwise, you will need to set up one of the public, less tested package + repositories to get updates for security fixes, bug fixes, and new features. . Check the IP configuration and hostname.