Install NetQ Using the Admin UI

1. Select Basic Install, then click .

2. Select a deployment type.

   Choose which type of deployment model you want to use. Both options provide secure access to data and features useful for monitoring and troubleshooting your network.

3. Install the NetQ software according to your deployment type.

On-premises

4. Enter or upload the NetQ 3.2.1 tarball, then click .

Cloud

4. Enter or upload the NetQ 3.2.1 tarball.

5. Enter your configuration key.

6. Click .

Installation Results

If the installation succeeds, you are directed to the Health page of the Admin UI. Refer to View NetQ System Health.

If the installation fails, a failure indication is given.

1. Click to view the reason.

Click to close the dialog or click to download an error file in JSON format.

2. Can the error can be resolved by moving to the advanced configuration flow:

   • No: close the Admin UI, resolve the error, then reopen the Admin UI to start installation again.
   • Yes: click to be taken to the advanced installation flow and retry the failed task. Refer to the Advanced tab for instructions.

1. Select Advanced Install, then click .

2. Select your deployment type.

   Choose the deployment model you want to use. Both options provide secure access to data and features useful for monitoring and troubleshooting your network.

3. Monitor the initialization of the master node. When complete, click .

4. For on-premises deployments only, select your install method. For cloud deployments, skip to Step 5.

   Choose between restoring data from a previous version of NetQ or performing a fresh installation.

• Fresh Install: Continue with Step 5.
• Maintain Existing Data (on-premises only): If you have created a backup of your NetQ data, choose this option. Enter the restoration filename in the field provided and click or upload it.

5. Select your server arrangement.

   Select whether you want to deploy your infrastructure as a single stand-alone server or as a cluster of servers.

Single Server

Monitor the master configuration. When complete click .

Server Cluster

Use the private IP addresses that you assigned to the nodes being used as worker nodes to add the worker nodes to the server cluster.

Click Add Worker Node. Enter the private IP address for the first worker node. Click Add.

Monitor the progress. When complete click .

Repeat these steps for the second worker node.

Click Create Cluster. When complete click .

If either of the add worker jobs fail, an indication is given. For example, the IP address provided for the worker node was unreachable. You can see this by clicking to open the error file.

Refer to Add More Nodes to Your Server Cluster to add additional worker nodes after NetQ installation is complete.

6. Install the NetQ software.

   You install the NetQ software using the installation files (NetQ-3.2.1-tgz for on-premises deployments or NetQ-3.2.1-opta.tgz for cloud deployments) that you downloaded and stored previously.

   For on-premises: Accept the path and filename suggested, or modify these to reflect where you stored your installation file, then click . Alternately, upload the file.

For cloud: Accept the path and filename suggested, or modify these to reflect where you stored your installation file. Enter your configuration key. Then click .

If the installation fails, a failure indication is given. For example:

Click to download an error file in JSON format, or click to return to the previous step.

7. Activate NetQ.

   This final step activates the software and enables you to view the health of your NetQ system. For cloud deployments, you must enter your configuration key.