Bootstrap a Secure Device Connector on the Deployed Host

Procedure

Step 1

In the left pane, click Administration > Secure Connectors.

Step 2

On the Services page, select the Secure Connectors tab, click the + icon, and select Secure Device Connector.

Step 3

Copy the bootstrap data in step 2 on the window to a notepad.

Step 4

SSH into your VM using the admin user, typically CDO, and your chosen password.

Step 5

Switch to the SDC user using the command:

sudo su - sdc

Step 6

Bootstrap your new SDC using the command:

sdc bootstrap <paste-your-bootstrap-data-here>

Step 7

Select the version of the SDC you want to use.

We have three options for the SDC version:

  • SDC 2024- This is the version that most will want to run.

  • SDC 2024 with FIPS enabled- Choose this version if you are subject to FedRamp compliance.

  • SDC Legacy- This version is no longer receiving feature updates and it is recommended to run SDC 2024 instead.

Step 8

The CLI pulls the container image and starts the SDC and you can validate that your SDC is active and operational on the user interface, and also on the host by running:

sdc show running
You should now see an SDC for your tenant.