Installation Overview

This document contains the standard installation procedures for Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform Vault. For installation on Amazon Web Services, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault in Amazon Web Services. For installation on Azure, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault in Microsoft Azure.

To configure a basic Cryptographic Security Platform Vault cluster and register one or more VMs with that cluster, you need to install Cryptographic Security Platform Vault on one or more servers and then install the Policy Agent on each VM you want to register. To do so:

Step	Description	Notes
1	Verify that the systems you want to use meet the basic system requirements.	See System Requirements.
2	Install the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault software on the target system. Important: Make sure that all Cryptographic Security Platform Vault nodes reside on devices that are not encrypted. Cryptographic Security Platform Vault has its own internal encryption, and it must be available to provide the keys for the encrypted devices before the encrypted devices can be accessed.	If you want to use VMware vCenter to deploy Cryptographic Security Platform Vault using an OVA template, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault OVA Installation. If you want to install Cryptographic Security Platform Vault on an existing VM, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault ISO Installation.
3	Configure the first Cryptographic Security Platform Vault node and initialize the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault webGUI.	For OVA, see Configuring the First Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Node (OVA Install). For ISO, see Installing the First Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Node from an ISO Image.
4	If desired, install additional Cryptographic Security Platform Vault nodes and join them to the cluster. The number of nodes you can install is dictated by your Cryptographic Security Platform Vault license.	For OVA, see Cryptographic Security Platform Vault OVA Installation followed by Adding a New Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Node to an Existing Cluster (OVA Install). For ISO, see Installing a New Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Cluster Node from an ISO Image.

Note: A 30-day license key is shipped with the product and will be activated when you install and configure the first Cryptographic Security Platform Vault node. This trial license allows you to install up to two Cryptographic Security Platform Vault nodes, encrypt up to 5 virtual machines, and use all product features. For details about managing your licenses, see Upgrading Your Trial License.