Deployment Using an Azure Template
You can deploy Litmus Edge Manager from an Azure Template.
Important for Cloud Deployment:
Before activating the license, ensure all hardware / VM configuration steps that can modify the MAC address (add/replace a Network Interface Controller (NIC) card) are finalized.
The license Host ID depends on the Media Access Control (MAC) address for the device. The MAC address identifies the devices on a network. Changing the MAC address will invalidate the license.
- From Azure, create an IoT Hub, and create a Microsoft Template.
- From Azure, create an SSH Public Key.
To manually deploy Litmus Edge Manager using Azure Template, you will need to do the following.
- Step 1: Create a Resource Group and Deploy the application
- Step 2: Initialize and Log in to Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console
- Step 3: Configure the SSL Settings
- Step 4: Log in to Litmus Edge Manager (LEM) UI
- Step 5: Verify Trial License and Register a Litmus Edge Manager License
To jump to a specific section, refer to the Table of Contents on the right side and click the corresponding step.
On Azure, you will first need to create a resource group and deploy the application.
To create a resource group and deploy the application:
Open the Microsoft Azure home page, and then click Custom Deployment.
Custom Deployment Customization options- From the Custom Deployment dialog box, select your account from the Subscription drop-down list.
- Click Create New next to the Resource Group field. The Name dialog box appears.
- Enter a name for the resource group in the Name field, and then click OK. The resource name appears in the Resource Group field.
- Paste the SSH key in the Ssh Key field.
- Check the I agree to the terms and conditions stated above check box, and then click Purchase. The custom template validates and then deploys. The Azure Services pane appears, listing the new resource group. A deployment progress message appears.
Click Deployment in progress. The Microsoft Template Overview pane appears.
After creating a resource group and deploying the application, you will need to initialize and then log in to the Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console.
To Initialize and then log in to Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console:
- From the Microsoft Template Overview pane, click Outputs. The Microsoft Template Outputs pane appears.
- Click the Copy icon next to the adminUI URL. The adminUI URL is copied to your clipboard.
- Open a new browser tab and paste the adminUI URL. For example, https://emvm-rctnycfbulz3g.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com:8446. The Not Secure Warning dialog box appears.
- Follow the browser guidelines for how to bypass a self-signed security error message. See Browser Access Restrictions for more information. The Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console application initializes and the Log In window appears.
- Log in to the Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console application, and then change your password. See Login to Litmus Edge Manager for more information. The Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console application appears.
After logging in to Litmus Edge Manager Admin Console, configure the SSL settings.
To configure the SSL settings:
- From Navigation panel in the Admin Console, select Settings. The Settings pane appears.
From the SSL Settings section, select Let's Encrypt Webroot mode, and then click Save. The SSL settings are saved.
SSL settings saved confirmation message- Click Reload Page. The Settings pane reloads.
After configuring the SSL settings, you can then log in to Litmus Edge Manager using a browser.
To log in to LEM UI:
- Return to the Azure Microsoft Template Outputs browser tab and click the Copy icon next to the emUI URL. The emUI URL is copied to your clipboard.
- Open a new browser tab and paste the emUI URL. For example, https://emvm-rctnycfbulz3g.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com. The Litmus Edge Manager Log in window appears.
- Log in to the Litmus Edge Manager application, and then change your password. See Login to Litmus Edge Manager for more information. The Litmus Edge Manager application appears.
After the Litmus Edge Manager is successfully installed, it will automatically be installed with a trial license.
To verify the trial license:
- From the Navigation panel, select Settings. The Settings pane appears.
- From the Settings pane, select Licenses.
- From Licenses' Available Licenses section, view the license list. Initially, the device operates on a trial license.
You will eventually need to register a Litmus Edge Manager license once the trial license expires. To register a Litmus Edge Manager license, see Site and Node-Locked License Overview for Litmus Edge Manager.