3. Setup Guide¶

3.1. Set up a New ESX VM and Mount the ISO¶

Create a new VM with your virtualization software. In this case, we will use VMWare ESX managed through a VMWare VCenter.

The new VM must be configured with a Linux base system and Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bits) as target version. It is recommended to upload the ASGARD or MASTER ASGARD ISO to an accessible data store and mount the same to your newly created VM.

Please make sure to select a suitable v-switch or physical interface that reflects the IP address scheme you are planning to use for the new ASGARD.

3.2. Navigate through the installer¶

The installation Process is started by clicking on ASGARD Graphical install. The installer then loads the additional components from the ISO and lets you select location and language.

Warning

Please make sure to select the correct Country, as this will also set your local timezone!

If DHCP is available, network parameters will be configured automatically. Without DHCP, ASGARD drops into the manual network configuration dialogue.

Warning

ASGARD needs to be able to resolve internal and external IP addresses.

Warning

Important: Make sure that the combination of hostname and domain creates an FQDN that can be resolved from the endsystems on which you intend to install the ASGARD agents. If you've configured a FQDN (hostname + domain) that cannot be resolved on the clients, no agent will be able to find and connect to the ASGARD server.

Finally, write your configuration to the disk by selecting "Yes" and clicking "Continue".

If you are using a proxy to access the internet, enter the proxy details in the next step. Please note, Internet connectivity is required for the next step – the installation of the ASGARD service.

The base installation is now complete. In the next step we’ll install the ASGARD service. For this step Internet connectivity is required.

Use SSH to connect to the appliance using the user nextron and the password you specified during the installation (if you were using an old ISO to install the base system, the password is nextron). Now you can run the following command:

sudo nextronInstaller -asgard (caution: upper case “i" in the middle). This will install ASGARD.

After installation is complete type sudo systemctl status asgard2.

The output should look like the screenshot below with status Active.

Installation is complete, you are ready to log into the web-based GUI.

3.3. Changing the IP-Address¶

ASGARD's IP-Address can be changed in /etc/network/interfaces. The IP is configured with the address variable.

nextron@asgard:~$ sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

Important: There might be a case where the name of the network adaptor (in this example: ens32) can vary.

The new IP can be applied with the command sudo systemctl restart networking

3.4. First steps in the VM¶

3.4.1. Change Password at the Command Line¶

Login to ASGARD and type passwd in order to change the password for the default user nextron. The default password is nextron.

Warning

This step is not necessary if you used the new installer ISO, since the password will be already set during installation.

3.4.2. Change Password for the web-based Interface¶

Login to the ASGARD Web interface with user admin and password admin.

The admin user has limited/restricted access to some sections to ensure the correct audit of certain actions. In order to access restricted functions which require an audit please create an user with the corresponding rights under Settings > Users.

Login Screen

Click on User Settings and update your password.

Changing the Password