Basic Setup
1. Create an account
If you do not have a Amazon AWS account yet, you can setup an account here:
https://aws.amazon.com
2. Add cloud provider to rrCloudManager
1. Open rrCloudManager
2. Goto "Extras -> Settings..."
3. Click "Add new provider, e.g. "AWS"
3. Configure new AWS cloud provider
Main
Parameter |
Value or Action |
Notes |
Provider Type |
Provider Plugin |
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Plugin Name |
amazon_cloud |
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User ID |
Your AWS user ID |
|
Project ID |
<empty> |
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Key File |
<empty> |
|
Key |
Enter your AWS key |
see "User ID" above, Key is the hidden "Secret access key" |
Test Connection / Load ... |
Click and wait few seconds until available locations are populated |
|
Cloud Location |
Select your specific cloud location, e.g. "eu-central-1c" |
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Load available VM sizes ... |
Click and wait few seconds until available vm sizes are populated |
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Virtual Network
Parameter |
Value or Action |
Notes |
VNet Resource group |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
VNet Name |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
Subnet IP Range |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
Render Subnet IP Range |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
Render Subnet Name |
Change only if you want to manage your own VPN solution |
|
rrOpenVPN |
Keep default, only disable if you want to use your own VPN solution |
|
OpenVPN Tap Device Name |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
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VPN Subnet IP Range |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
VPN Client Subnet IP Range |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
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VPN Local Network IP Range |
Set to your local network IP range, e.g. 192.168.0.0/24 |
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VPN VM Size |
Select your desired OpenVPN-Server size, e.g. "t2.large" |
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VPN Image |
CentOS-7-2111-20220825_1.x86_64-d9a3032a-921c-4c6d-b150-bde168105e42 |
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VPN Username |
The admin user you want to use for the OpenVPN-Server, e.g. rruser |
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VPN Password |
The admin password you want to use for the OpenVPN-Server |
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VPN SSH Key File |
C:/<path>/<to>/<aws-file>.ppk |
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RR settings
Parameter |
Value or Action |
Notes |
rrRoot Network Path (SMB) |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
rrRoot Network Path (NFS) |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
Cloud Manager IP |
Keep default, only change when necessary |
|
Clients per Storage |
Keep default |
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Storages per Res Group |
Keep default |
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Domain
Parameter |
Value or Action |
Notes |
Domain URL |
Your Active Directory domain controller URL |
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Organizational Unit (OU) |
Your AD organizational unit |
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Domain Admin Username |
Your domain admin username |
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Domain Admin Password |
Your domain admin password |
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