Installing EFM on your Base cluster

Learn how to add and configure the Edge Flow Management (EFM) service on a CDP Private Cloud Base Base cluster.

Ensure that you have successfully installed a CDP Private Cloud Base cluster.

  1. Navigate to the Home > Status tab and click Actions > Add Service.
    Install one service at a time.
  2. Select the Edge Flow Management service and click Continue to proceed to the Add Service wizard.
  3. Configure the Edge Flow Management dependencies as needed and click Continue.
    Select Knox to establish a secure single entry point for accessing services.
  4. Assign roles to your Edge Flow Management service by selecting the appropriate hosts where you want to install your new Edge Flow Management roles, and then click Continue to proceed.
  5. Review the configuration changes and click Continue to start the service installation.
    • Provide a value for your Initial Admin Identity.
    • Fill in the database related properties as configured in Installing and configuring a database for Edge Flow Management.
    • Choose between LDAP and KNOX authentication methods according to your requirements. For more information, see the related section in User authentication.
    • Optionally, you can further customize your Edge Flow Management configuration here.
  6. Click Continue and then Finish to complete the installation process.

You have completed your CEM installation. To access the Edge Flow Management UI, open a web browser and enter the following URL: https://[***HOSTNAME***]:10090/efm/ui

Verify that the new service is added properly by checking its health status. If the health status is good, the service has been added correctly.