Install BareOS client automatically on Windows

Install BareOS client automatically on Windows

1. On a freshly installed Windows OS, configure WinRM for HTTPS.

• Powershell: New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName "<YOUR_DNS_NAME>" -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My
• CMD: winrm create winrm/config/Listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS @{Hostname="<YOUR_DNS_NAME>"; CertificateThumbprint="<COPIED_CERTIFICATE_THUMBPRINT>"}

2. Open up the firewall to listen to WinRM HTTPS port: 5986

• Powershell: port=5986
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Windows Remote Management (HTTPS-In)" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=$port

3. Validate HTTPS listener

• CMD: WinRM e winrm/config/listener
  Expected result:

4. Enable Basic Authentication for Windows Remote Management (WinRM)

• Powershell: Set-Item -Path wsman:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic -Value true; Restart-Service -Name WinRM

5. In the BaaS module, navigate to My Servers > Add server link. At the add new server Wizard screen, select Windows OS and hit continue.

6. Next, select “No, let’s install ClusterLogics client via WinRM or PsExec”, supply WAN IP, username, password and make sure WinRM connect option is ticked. Hit continue. ClusterLogics will now start uploading the required scripts and install FD client.

7. Upon successful completion, you will be prompted to configure the backup job scheduler. Make sure to select a valid storage pool and hit Add Job. ClusterLogics will then configure the FD client with parameters you have specified.

8. Upon successful completion, you will be redirected to My Servers list with the newly added FD client where status is lit green.

9. Hit hardrive icon under Actions column to initiate a fresh backup. Since this will be an initial backup, make sure to select full when being prompted for type of backup to capture.

10. Navigate to My Jobs to check status of newly added backup job.