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Section: Setting up cumulocity IoT EDGE \ Configuring the Edge server
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Info: Option 2 and 3 will only work if you have successfully completed the post-
installation setup using Option 1.
Option 3 and Option 4 cannot be invoked from a remote connection like SSH. You will
have to run these directly from the terminal within th VM.
Run Post-Installation (option 1)
1. Provide your input choice. You have the option to manually enter the post-installation
parameters via the console or via a file. You need to enter F or C to choose either
between file or console input
* Enter [F] to take input from file or [C] to take input from console:
2. Console Input
2.1. Provide a new username for the tenant admin. This username is later used
to login to the system using the web browser.
2.2. Provide a new password for the “tenant admin username”. This password
is later used to login to the system using the web browser.
2.3. Provide a domain name, e.g. myown.iot.com. The domain name must
match the domain name of the SSL certificate and your license file
The Domain URL cannot be changed once being configured. Make sure to use the
name finally desired.
2.4. Provide the absolute path of the SSL certificate cert file. The file extension
should either be .crt or .cert. e.g. /home/admin/myown-
selfsigned.crt
2.5. Provide the absolute path of the SSL certificate key file. The file extension
should be .key. e.g. /home/admin/myown-selfsigned.key
2.6. Provide the absolute path of the cumulocity license file. The file extension
should be .licence. e.g. /home/admin/myown.iot.com.licence
* Enter Domain ({your-domain-name}) Cumulocity Licence filepath (*.licence):
2.7. Provide the absolute path of the Software AG Apama license file. The file
extension should be .xml. e.g.
/home/admin/ApamaServerLicense101.xml. This is an optional
licence file, you can press [Enter] to continue
Once the input parameters are entered correctly, the parameters will be saved under
/opt/c8y/utilities/post-installer/config.dat for future reference
You can use this file for providing the input parameters to the post-installer
3. File Input
3.1. Provide the absolute path of the config file. The installation parameters
will be loaded from the file. In case of incorrect parameters, the utility will
fall back to console mode and will prompt user to enter the parameters as
shown above. e.g. /opt/c8y/utilities/post-installer/config.dat
The post-installation task consist of multiple steps. The process will execute each step
sequentially and will start displaying the step and its execution status. Once all the
steps are executed successfully, a success message will be displayed. Incase of any
failure in any of the steps, the post-installation process will halt and a failure message
will be displayed in the console.
2. Console Input
2.1. Provide the absolute path of the SSL certificate cert file. The file extension
should either be .crt or .cert. e.g. /home/admin/myown-
selfsigned.crt
Here the domain name entered during the post-installer task will be be
displayed in the prompt
* Enter Domain ({previously-entered-domain-name}) SSL Certificate filepath
(*.crt|*.cert):
2.2. Provide the absolute path of the SSL certificate key file. The file extension
should be .key. e.g. /home/admin/myown-selfsigned.key
2.3. Provide the absolute path of the cumulocity license file. The file extension
should be .licence. e.g. /home/admin/myown.iot.com.licence
2.4. Provide the absolute path of the Software AG Apama license file. The file
extension should be .xml. e.g.
/home/admin/ApamaServerLicense101.xml. This is an optional
licence file, you can press [Enter] to continue
Once the input parameters are entered correctly, the parameters will be updated in the
/opt/c8y/utilities/post-installer/config.dat for future reference
You can use this file for providing the input parameters to the post-installer
3. File Input
3.1. Provide the absolute path of the config file. The installation parameters
will be loaded from the file. In case of incorrect parameters, the utility will
fall back to console mode and will prompt user to enter the parameters as
shown above. e.g. /opt/c8y/utilities/post-installer/config.dat
The update task consist of multiple steps. The process will execute each step
sequentially and will start displaying the step and its execution status. Once all the
steps are executed successfully, a success message will be displayed. Incase of any
failure in any of the steps, the update process will halt and a failure message will be
displayed in the console.
The post-upgrade task consist of multiple steps. The process will execute each step
sequentially and will start displaying the step and its execution status. Once all the
steps are executed successfully, a success message will be displayed. Incase of any
failure in any of the steps, the post-upgrade process will halt and a failure message will
be displayed in the console.
Incase user have configured the network in the ‘source’ version the new configuration
will be implemented in the newer version when this task is executed.
2. Console Input
2.1. Provide the new IP address for the ethernet interface. e.g.
192.168.56.120
* Netmask:
* Gateway IP :
2.4. Provide the DNS Server IP for your network e.g. 192.168.56.1
* DNS Server IP :
3. File Input
3.1. Provide the absolute path of the config file. The network parameters will
be loaded from the file. In case of incorrect parameters, the utility will fall
back to console mode and will prompt user to enter the parameters as
shown above. e.g. /opt/c8y/utilities/post-installer/config.dat
The network configure task consist of multiple steps. The process will execute each
step sequentially and will start displaying the step and its execution status. Once all the
steps are executed successfully, a success message will be displayed. Incase of any
failure in any of the steps, the network configure process will halt and a failure message
will be displayed in the console.
DOC Changes for https://cumulocity.atlassian.net/browse/MTM-24571
2. Start VM and run the post_installation.sh script. From the option list select option 5, after
which you need to provide your confirmation (Y or N) to continue with expanding data
disk size
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mentioned here:
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