After you first install the GMS and use a web browser to go to the IP address you’ve assigned it, the Getting Started Wizard appears.
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Date/Time, License
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Silver Peak strongly recommends using an NTP server so that data across the GMS and appliances is synchronized.
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When upgrading an existing physical GMS, no License field displays.
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GMS reports are sent to all specified recipients. The entered email addresses populate the Email Recipients field on the Tab > Configuration > Report Generation page.
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Add Appliances, Configure Backup
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[Optional] You can add appliances that are up and running, assign them a Network Role (Mesh, Hub, or Spoke) for use in creating tunnels, change their GMS Admin password, and specify which protocol(s) to use when communicating with the GMS.
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[Optional] When using the GMS web interface, you can only configure the GMS backup in the wizard. Once specified, the backup runs once every 7 days and is kept indefinitely. In this release (6.2.5), you can only review and/or restore GMS backups by using the Command Line Interface (CLI).
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If you don’t Apply the configuration after you complete the last screen, the wizard reappears at the next login.
To access the wizard after initial configuration, go to GMS Administration > Getting Started Wizard.
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Any appliance that you add has already been deployed with Appliance Manager, either in-line (Bridge mode) or out-of-path (Router or Server1 modes).
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For detailed appliance configuration information, refer to the Appliance Manager Operator’s Guide. Also see the Network Deployment Guide for specific scenarios.|
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Server mode is a subset of Router mode. It uses one interface for both management and datapath traffic.
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