OVA Installation

the kron pam ova installation method enables rapid deployment of the platform by importing a pre configured virtual appliance this streamlined process leverages an ova package designed for virtualized environments like vmware or esxi before starting, ensure you have access to the required installation files and credentials provided by kron's support team note all installation packages are available on the filerepo krontech com sftp server contact kron’s support team to obtain the download links and necessary passwords images for hyper v and other virtualization platforms can be obtained by contacting the kron support team the installation process follows similar steps to those outlined below the hostname should not be defined on the server prior to installation during installation, the install wizard will prompt the user for the hostname information prerequisites download the ova package access the kron pam ova package from the sftp server (filerepo krontech com) using the credentials provided by kron's support team environment requirements the deployment requires a compatible virtual environment, typically vmware or esxi, and a network configuration allowing secure access to the kron pam instance deployment procedure of kron pam's ova file once you have downloaded the ova file, deploy and start the virtual machine in your vmware/esxi environment configure the server's ip address when the server is up and running, open the vmware console and use the nmtui command to access the network configuration tool set the ip address, subnet mask, gateway, and dns for the server, then save the settings restart the server after completing the ip configuration, restart the server to apply the changes access the web interface once the server has restarted, open a web browser (google chrome is recommended) navigate to the server’s address using https https //\<your server ip address>/ you are now ready to begin configuring kron pam configuring kron pam after accessing the initial configuration screen, the kron pam welcome page will appear initial configuration screen on the second page, begin by entering information about your company, organization, or institution set the hostname, specify a unique pam instance name (especially if you have multiple pam servers), and select the appropriate time zone for your location or the server's location, depending on your needs initial setup screen on the third page, complete the following required fields db password set the password for the “aioc” user in the kron pam's postgresql database os password set the password for the “pamuser” on the os, used for accessing the kron pam server via ssh gui password create the password for the “admin” user on the kron pam gui, which serves as the superuser for the interface scon password define the password for the “scon” user on the os, used to access the pam server cli via ssh or for console user switching root ssh access (optional) configure access rights for the “root” user via ssh if needed user identities and passwords next, enter the following required information customer key used for encrypting and decrypting sensitive information on the kron pam platform key store password password for the self signed certificate utilized by the kron pam gui tacacs key used to secure communication between kron pam's tacacs+ server and kron pam platform modules iteration count determines the number of iterations for generating encryption keys security keys on the final page, you can download all the entered values by clicking the “export data” button at the top right corner of the page export data important downloading the configuration data is essential for future troubleshooting and management be sure not to skip this step! to complete the configuration, press the “confirm” button at the bottom right corner of the page the setup will apply your configured values and automatically reboot the server upon completion note sometimes browsers may fail to refresh or reload automatically if the ui still displays a loading counter after 5–10 minutes (depending on server specifications), try refreshing the page manually after the setup completes and the server reboots, you can access the pam gui by entering the server's ip address or hostname (if it’s registered in dns and resolvable by your system) in your browser https //\<your server ip address> or https //\<your server hostname> log in to the kron pam with the “admin” username and the password you set during the setup post check after navigating to the url and logging into the system, you will be directed to the main dashboard of kron pam main dashboard