Configure

Step 1: As part of the install after EdgeCollector is installed, EdgeCollector must be configured using the following CLI

$ cfxedgecollector configure

Step 2: Directory Structure

cfxEdgeCollector will be installed under directory /opt/CloudFabrix/cfxEdgeCollector/

As a part of the installation cfxEdgeCollector will create all the following default directories for job and data for the first time when the directories do not exist. The directory structure for EdgeCollector are shown below :

/opt/CloudFabrix/cfxEdgeCollector/

|

|__ data-dir

|__ job-dir

|__ exported-dir

|__ backup-directory

|__ load-profiles (optional)

|__ <binaries>

$ cfxedgecollector configure --jobdir /opt/CloudFabrix/jobs --datadir /opt/CloudFabrix/data  --exporteddir /opt/CloudFabrix/exporteddata --backupdir /opt/CloudFabrix/backup --loadprofiledir /opt/CloudFabrix/loadprofiles --password abcd123$ --location sanjose  --name ec01

Step 3: Configure credentials

Mandatory attributes need to configure --password, --name, --location

UI Username : cfxcollector

UI Password : Password

Once the users execute the above command, data will be populated in the default directory structure as shown above.

Note: Users can also point cfxEdgeCollector to use custom directories as shown in below CLI.

$ cfxedgecollector configure --jobdir /opt/CloudFabrix/jobs --datadir /opt/CloudFabrix/data  --exporteddir /opt/CloudFabrix/exporteddata --backupdir /opt/CloudFabrix/backup --loadprofiledir /opt/CloudFabrix/loadprofiles --password abcd123$ --location sanjose  --name ec01

Step 4: Enable Firewall to access UI

Note: EdgeCollector UI can be access using browser and it is bound to port 8888

Enable firewall to allow port 8888 using the following CLI

$ sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=8888/tcp --permanent 
$ sudo firewall-cmd  --reload

Step 5: Verification of cfxEdgeCollector installation

Once the cfxEdgeCollector installation is completed, cfxedgecollector CLI is added to the system path. The supported options for cfxedgecollector CLI are as follows.

$ cfxedgecollector --help
usage: cfxedgecollector [--version] [--start] [--stop] [--delete] [--status]
                        [-h]
                        [{authconfig,collect,configure,export,register,scheduler,status,uninstall,backup,restore,job,jobpoller,jobexecutor}]

positional arguments:
  {authconfig,collect,configure,export,register,scheduler,status,uninstall,backup,restore,job,jobpoller,jobexecutor}
                        Directory name containing job.json and necessary
                        credentials

optional arguments:
  --version             Shows the version information
  --start               Starts the edge collector service, which will provide
                        the UI also sends the Heartbeat to the registered
                        realize setups
  --stop                Stops the edge collector service
  --delete              Deletes the edge collector service
  --status              Details of the edge collector service
  -h, --help            Show this help message and exit.
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