Setting the initial configuration of Ivanti Standalone Sentry installed on Microsoft Azure
You do the initial configuration of Ivanti Standalone Sentry in the configuration wizard, which is presented after the VM instance for Standalone Sentry is created and running. You configure system properties, administrator accounts, and network settings during initial installation.
Procedure
| 1. | SSH to the Ivanti Standalone Sentry FQDN. |
The FQDN for Ivanti Standalone Sentry is resource_group_name_sentry_location_cloudapp.azure.com.
Example of the Ivanti Standalone Sentry FQDN: daredevilsentry.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
To check the DNS value given by Microsoft Azure, login to the Microsoft Azure portal, go to the resource group and click on the Sentry VM.
| 2. | For username, enter azureuser. |
For the first ssh access to Ivanti Standalone Sentry, you must use azureuser for the username. For subsequent ssh access use the username you created in “Create the VM image and VM instance.”
| 3. | For password, enter the value of the adminPassword you created when you installed Ivanti Standalone Sentry on Microsoft Azure. |
The Configuration Wizard starts.
| 4. | Use the Configuration Wizard to set up Ivanti Standalone Sentry. |
| 5. | Enter reload to complete the installation. |
Ignore the Hostname warning. Microsoft Azure sets the hostname. Proceed with the reload and save the configuration.
•The value of the adminPassword was created in Installing Ivanti Standalone Sentry on Microsoft Azure.
•For a description of the configuration wizard prompts and actions, see Ivanti Standalone Sentry configuration wizard prompts and options.
Next steps
Ivanti Standalone Sentry configuration is done in the UEM platform you have deployed. Depending on whether you have deployed Ivanti EPMM or Ivanti Neurons for MDM, you will either add or register Ivanti Standalone Sentry.
Secure the communication from your UEM to Ivanti Standalone Sentry through an IPSec tunnel.
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UEM |
Next Steps |
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Ivanti EPMM |
For Ivanti EPMM deployments, configure Ivanti Standalone Sentry in the Ivanti EPMM Admin Portal. See Adding Ivanti Standalone Sentry in Ivanti EPMM. |
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Ivanti Neurons for MDM |
For Ivanti Neurons for MDM deployments, register Standalone Sentry to Ivanti Neurons for MDM. See Registering Ivanti Standalone Sentry to Ivanti Neurons for MDM |