Registering the Policy Agent Using the Entrust Policy Agent GUI

Before You Begin 

Make sure that you know:

• The IP address of the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases node with which you want to register the Policy Agent.

• The login credentials for a Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI account with Cloud Admin privileges.
• The name of the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases Cloud VM Set with which you want to associate the VM. You cannot encrypt the drive until it has been associated with a Cloud VM Set. For details, see Creating a Cloud VM Set for the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption or Creating a Cloud VM Set for the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases.

Procedure 

1. Log into the Windows system using an account with Administrator privileges.
2. Select Start > All Programs > Entrust > Entrust DataControl or start Windows PowerShell and enter the hclGUI command.
3. Click Register.

4. In the Register with a KeyControl Server dialog box, enter the following information:

   Field	Required?	Description
   KeyControl Name / IP	Yes	The IP address of the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases node with which you want to register this system. Only the IP address is required. Do not enter the full URL.
   KeyControl Port	Yes	The Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases node port. The default is 443.
   Username	Yes	The user name for a Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI account with Cloud Admin privileges.
   Password	Yes	The password for the specified Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI account.
   Vault ID	Yes	The Vault ID of the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI. The Vault ID is located on the About page. Click on your account name in the top right-hand corner or the vault, then select About.
   Cloud VM Set	Yes	The name of the Cloud VM Set to which you want to add this VM.
   VM Name	Yes	The name for the system that will be displayed in the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI. The default is VM hostname.
   Description	No	A description for the VM that will be displayed in the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI.

   Note: The VM name, description, and Cloud VM Set can also be set in the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption webGUI or Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases webGUI.

5. When you are finished, click Register.
6. Click OK at the Registration Successful prompt.

What to Do Next 

Encrypt the drive as described in Data Encryption and Windows Boot Drive Encryption.