Azure#

Installation requirements#

VHD with Hystax Acura (provided by request).
Deploy Hystax Acura from this VHD with not less than a Standard D4s v3 (4 vCPUs, 16GB RAM and 200GB disk).
Create an account for the application with Contributor rights, as described in the doc: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
SMTP server with TLS/SSL encryption.
Security Groups allowing the following traffic:
- Hystax Acura host:
  - Ingress -- tcp/443,
  - Ingress -- tcp/4443,
  - Ingress -- udp/12201.
- Hystax Cloud Agent (spawned automatically in the Target Project):
  - Ingress -- tcp/80,
  - Ingress -- tcp/15000.

Installation steps#

Cloud configuration#

1. Create a machine from the Hystax Acura VHD with key pair attached.

Note

Adding a key pair is highly recommended to provide you with SSH access to the machine. Although Hystax Engineering team will be able to perform maintenance checks and troubleshooting (as long as the network is reachable and your security groups allow the corresponding traffic), it is better to have your own means of accessing the Acura instance. Please refer to Microsoft's official documentation on adding an SSH public-private key pair for Linux VMs in Azure.

2. Associate a Public IP with the created machine.

Pass Acura initial configuration#

Open a web browser and go to https://<ip_address_of_the_machine>/. You will be redirected to the Hystax Setup Wizard. After you perform all the steps, the installation will be complete, and you will be able to start using Hystax Acura.

Step 1. Admin user creation.

Enter the organization name and new Hystax Admin User credentials into the Setup Wizard. This will be the user account for logging in to Hystax Acura Control Panel and managing the system. If there are any errors, the system will notify you.

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Step 2. SMTP configuration.

Fill in your Hystax License key that was supposed to be shared with you in advance as well as the settings for accessing your mail server, which will be used to send notifications from Acura and generate periodic reports.

Warning

SMTP server with TLS/SSL encryption is required to proceed with deployment.

If you prefer a public SMTP server associated with your email address (gmail, yahoo etc.), please find its settings online. In case of a private SMTP server, contact your network administrator for further details.

A sample notification will be sent to the specified "Test email" to verify the functionality when you click "Next".

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Step 3. Target cloud configuration.

Fill in all the fields by providing cloud configuration details. Use question mark icons to get hints on the fields. After you click "Next", the Setup Wizard will validate the entered data and notify you in case of an error.

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Detailed description of the fields.

Click "Next" to start cloud validation.

Step 4. Log in.

Installation is complete, and you can now log in to the system using credentials entered in the first step.

Step4

Congratulations, you are now ready to use Acura! Just enter the administrator username and password specified on the first step of installation in the login page of the solution.