Steps to Follow

It is assumed that you have successfully installed HC8 and all its pre-requisites.

 

Once installation is completed, you need to configure certain settings prior to use HC services. All these configurations are mandatory and cannot be skipped. You have to:

 

  1. Configure Global Settings

     

    To configure global settingspage:

     

    1. Login to HC panel.

    2. From the left menu click General, and then Server Manager.
      Server Manager page is displayed.

    3. Click Global Settings.
      The Global Settings page is displayed.

     

    The Global Settings page allows you to perform certain configurations in a cluster as per your requirements.

     

    Available servers to be configured in a cluster are:

     

     

    • Linux Family

     

    Configuring Global Settings

     

  2. Update Your Personal Profile

     

    To update personal profile:

     

    1. Login to HC panel.

    2. From the right corner of the Home page, click Profile.
      The Update Personal Profile page is displayed.

    3. Specify your accurate personal information and click Update General Profile .
      The Personal Profile is updated.

     

    Updating Personal Profile

     

  3. Add Server

     

    Prior to Add Server, you should perform certain configurations. To do so, go to Global Settings.

     

     

    To Add Server, you should know the followings:

     

    • You can only add a server after configuring the Global Settings for your cluster.

    • There should be at least one server role selected for every server in the cluster.

    • For adding a new server in your cluster, you do not need to place the servers physically in a cluster. You can add a server any where in the world having any physical location. You only have to make that server a part of registered server cluster.

    • The required information for adding any server, totally depends on the selected role.

    • The family of the server is auto detected.

    • To add a new server in your cluster, the server should be part of the registered servers of your cluster.

    • It is highly recommended that those values which are pre-populated should not be changed especially in case of Linux Server.

     

     

    To add a server:

     

    1. Log on to HC panel.

    2. From the left menu click General, and then Server Manager.
      Server Manager page is displayed.

    3. Click Add Server.
      The Add Server page is displayed.

     

    The Add Server page allows you to add multiple servers in a cluster as per your requirements.

     

    Available servers to be added in a cluster are:

     

    Windows Family

     

     

    Linux Family

     

     

    Adding a Server

     

  4. Activate Your License

     

    Hosting Controller initially installs in trial mode. The trial period expires after 30 days. If you want to use the product after that, you need to buy a license and activate the product. The license can be purchased from Hosting Controller online store. To purchase a license, select Buy Now.

     

    Once you have the license key, you must activate it.  

     

    License can be activated in two different ways.

     

    To activate license (option 1):

     

    1. Log on to HC panel.

    2. From the left menu click System, and then My Server.
      The My Server page is displayed.

    3. Under System Settings section, click Activate License.
      The Activate License page is displayed.

    4. In Registration Key field, type key for registration.

    5. Under Licensing Details, against Action field, click Activate.
      The License is activated.

     

    Once Activate is clicked, Hosting Controller contacts its License Management Server. If the activation is successful the Activation Status is updated as Activated and a success message is shown otherwise an appropriate message is displayed in red.

     

    Activating License (Option 1)

     

     

    To activate license (option 2):

     

    1. Log on to HC panel.

    2. From the left menu click General, and then My Server.
      The My Server page is displayed.

    3. Under Server Name column, click required server.
      A sub menu is displayed.

    4. On the sub menu, point to Server Options, and then click License Details.
      The Activate License page is displayed.

    5. In Registration Key field, type key for registration.

    6. Under Licensing Details, against Action field, click Activate.
      The License is activated.

     

    Once Activate is clicked, Hosting Controller contacts its License Management Server. If the activation is successful the Activation Status is updated as Activated and a success message is shown otherwise an appropriate message is displayed in red.

     

    Activating License (Option 2)

     

     

    Related Links:

    License Activation for Click & Install Applications

    What if Server Activation is not successful?