How-To Videos
Intrusion Prevention: Fail 2 ban
It denies the intrusion prevention feature denies unauthorized access to a system like fail to ban. Learn how to configure fail 2 ban as an intrusion prevention measure on ZPE Systems' Nodegrid Manager Follow the link for how to video Intrusion ...
LDAP Authorization and Authentication
LDAP is an open standard and there is a large variety of implementations all similar but barring slight variations. Nodegrid OS has an option that lets you define the devices a user has access to via user group authentication. Learn how to configure ...
Initial Configuration of a Nodegrid Appliance via the Console Port
Configuration of a Nodegrid Appliance via the Console Port lets you perform the initial configuration easily and reliably. Learn how to configure a Nodegrid Appliance through the console port on ZPE Systems' Nodegrid Manager Follow the link for how ...
Creating a Hostname Detection String
Hostname detection string let you customize de hostname detection function to suit your business and device needs. Learn how to customize a hostname detection string to auto-discover target devices on ZPE Systems' Nodegrid Manager Follow the link for ...
Configuring Service Processor Devices
The Nodegrid platform supports multiple IPMI based service processors like IPMI 1,5, IPMI 2.0, Dell DRAC and iDRAC. To manage these devices the Nodegrid OS requires a valid network connection to the target device. This can be through a dedicated ...
Configuring PDUs
The solution supports multiple third-party rack PDU from differente vendors including products from APC, CPI, CyberPower and ServerTech. These devices can be added to Nodegrid OS and the system lets you connect to the rack PDU and control the ...
Associating Authorization Groups with Grouping of devices
Authorization groups association can provide an efficient way to assign access to resources on your device. Using groupings, you can, for example, assign user rights to groups on Nodegrid. Follow the link for how to video Associating Authorization ...
Auditing and Data Logging Settings
The Auditing feature allows the data and event logging to be stored locally or remotely via NFS which is sent by an Email or a SNMP Trap or sent through a Syslog server. Data Logging captures Data string coming from and going to Target devices as ...
Configuring the Basic Network Settings using the Command Line Interface
The network settings can be configured manually via Command Line if there are no DHCP servers in the network or it is to be changed to dynamic IP to static IP. Follow the steps to configure the Network settings via CLI When the prompt appears type cd ...
Configuring Session Idle Timeout
The idle session timeout is the number of seconds to timeout the open sessions due to inactivity. Changes made will affect the new sessions only, the open sessions which are already in use will continue to follow the timeout value since the start of ...
Changing the Logo on the Login Screen
The logo on the login screen can be changed to image of your choice. The image must be in png or jpeg format. Follow the steps to change the logo on the login screen as below Login as admin and navigate to System and select Preferences. In the ...
Enabling Hostname Detection
Hostname Detection allows automatic discovery of target devices based on login banners and prompt. Discovered hostname will be used as target name in system. Follow the link for how to video Enabling Hostname Detection
Radius Authentication and Authorization
RADIUS (Remote Access Dial In User Service ) provides central authentication for users. It is a client server protocol that runs on application layer. It can use either TCP or UDP as transport. Nodegrid has an option that lets you to find devices ...
Automate Firewall Deployment with ZPE Cloud
With ZPE Cloud one can deploy the firewall on nodegrid devices automatically. One can select the device and script ( firewall configuration ) and it will be deployed on the selected device. Follow these steps, Login in ZPE Cloud and go to Devices ...
Setting a firewall rule to block a single IP address
Nodegrid can act as a firewall to filter traffic. It has six build in chains ( three for ipv4 and three for ipv6 ) - INPUT, OUTPUT and FORWARD Default policy can be assigned for each chain. For each chain, rules can be added deleted and modified. ...
Initial Configuration of a Nodegrid Appliance via the Console Port
Configuring a Nodegrid Appliance through the console port lets you perform the initial configuration easily via CLI. Once the Nodegrid platform is turned on we can see the startup process of Nodegrid device via console port connected to the Nodegrid. ...
How to setup Data Logging for one or more Devices to save data locally
Data logs capture all information send to a device and coming from a device. You can choose to store the logs locally or remotely. Configuration via WebUI: 1. Login as admin and navigate to Managed Devices 2. Select the target device and go to ...
System Configuration Checksum
Nodegrid system configuration checksum is a feature which creats a checksum for all the configuration files inside Nodegrid. This provides administrators a quick tool to verify periodically if the configuration has changed, and can be used for ...
Restoring backups to a Nodegrid Appliance
Nodegrid restore is an easy way to restore backups from stored configuration backups Follow these steps to restore backup to the Nodegrid 1. Login as admin and navigate to System::Toolkit 2. Select Apply Settings 3. Now one has to choose where to ...
Backing up the Nodegrid Appliance
Nodegrid backup is complete backup of all configuration. Follow these steps to take backup through WebUI, 1. Login as admin and navigate to System::Toolkit 2. Select Save Settings 3. One has to select the destination to store the backup Local ...
Changing the Password
One can change the admin password with any of these methods. Method 1: Login as admin and click on admin link( drop down ) on the top right corner Click Change Password Enter your current and New passwords Click Save Method 2: Navigate to ...
Licensing and activating Docker virtualization
The Nodegrid platform allows administrators to run Docker applications. To work in Docker, one needs a license that must be installed in Nodegrid. Follow this steps to run docker in Nodegrid, Login in as admin in WebUI Go to System and navigate to ...
Adding a new license in the Nodegrid
Adding a new license in the Nodegrid The license required for each serial port is included with the product. There are some features like cluster and docker requires the license to be added separately. Follow these steps to add a license through ...
Licensing and Activating Docker Virtualization
Associating Authorization Groups with Groupings of Devices
To associate users from a remote authentication service (e.g, from Radius, TACACS+, LDAP/AD user database): Create the user group using the steps in the above video Navigate to Security :: Authorization Click the name of the desired user group Click ...
System Configuration Checksum
Configuring PDU’s
Configuring Service Processor Devices
Data Logging Alerts (How-To Video)
Data Logging (How-To Video)
Note: In addition to viewing the logging via the web UI as shown in the video, the raw Data Logging data is stored in /var/local/DB.
Enabling Hostname Detection
Creating a Hostname Detection String
Enabling a Serial Port
Initial Configuration of a Nodegrid Appliance via the Console Port
LDAP Authorization and Authentication
Auditing and Data Logging Settings (How-To Video)
Intrusion Prevention: Fail 2 Ban
Configuring Session Idle Timeout
Configuring the Basic Network Settings using the Command Line Interface
Setting a Firewall Rule to Block a Single IP Address
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