Prerequisites:
- You must have one of the following BlueCat hardware appliance models:
- BDDS-25
- BDDS-50
- BDDS-75
- BDDS-125
Attention: You cannot install the service point on an XMB4 appliance using iDRAC. - You must have downloaded the Service Point v4 installation image and the Service Point v4 configuration file from the Service Points (v4) page. For more information, refer to Provision Service Point v4 on BlueCat hardware appliances.
- Provisioning the Service Point v4 is performed using iDRAC remote access to the appliance. You must first configure the static IP settings and configure the iDRAC web access password before remotely connecting. For more information, refer to Configuring and Setting the web access password in the Address Manager Administration Guide.
- In your browser, type https://ip_address, where ip_address is the IP address assigned to the iDRAC port, and then press ENTER. The iDRAC Login screen opens.
- Log in using the configured iDRAC password.
- From the iDRAC Dashboard, under Virtual Console, click Launch Virtual Console. The virtual console opens in a new window.
- In the top bar of the window, select Connect Virtual Media. The Virtual Media page opens.
- Under Map CD/DVD, click Choose File.
- Select the Service Point v4 installation image that was downloaded from the Edge Cloud.
- Click Map Device to map the ISO file to the CD/DVD drive.
- Click Close to close the Virtual Media page.
- In the top bar of the window, click Boot. The Boot Controls page opens.
- Under Boot Controls, select Virtual CD/DVD/ISO.
- In the top bar of the window, click Power. The Power Controls page opens.
- Under Power Controls, select Reset System (warm boot).
- In your browser, type https://ip_address, where ip_address is the IP address assigned to the iDRAC port, and then press ENTER. The iDRAC Login screen opens.
- Log in using the configured iDRAC password.
- From the iDRAC Dashboard, under Virtual Console, click Launch Virtual Console. The virtual console opens in a new window.
- In the top bar of the window, select Connect Virtual Media. The Virtual Media page opens.
- Under Map CD/DVD, click Choose File.
- Select the Service Point v4 configuration file that was downloaded after creating the service point from the Edge Cloud.
- Click Map Device to map the ISO file to the CD/DVD drive.
- Click Close to close the Virtual Media page.
- In the top bar of the window, click Power. The Power Controls page opens.
- Under Power Controls, select Reset System
(warm boot).
The appliance starts with the Service Point v4 software. Upon the initial boot of the software, cloud-init runs and reads the configuration from the connected CD/DVD drive. Once the configuration has been read, the Service Point v4 daemon processes start and the service point registers with the Edge Cloud Instance.
You can verify the status of the service point by checking the details on the Service points (v4) page. The Status field on the service point details page displays Registered when the Service Point v4 has successfully connected to the Edge Cloud Instance.
Once you have provisioned the Service Point v4, you can deploy DNS resolver service. For more information, refer to DNS resolver services.
For more information on the Service Point v4 telemetry APIs, refer to Service Point v4 Telemetry APIs.