How to instantiate and launch Zentera zCenter controller from AWS Marketplace

Please follow these steps to launch an AWS EC2 instance from AWS Marketplace AMI.

1. Login to AWS Portal
2. Under Services, select EC2
3. Under Resources, select Instances
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4. Click Launch Instances
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5. Click AWS Marketplace and search for Zentera AMI
6. Choose the Instance Type depending on the number of endpoints to be supported based on Zentera recommendation
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7. Click Next: Configuration Instance Details
8. Enable Auto-assign Public IP
9. Click Next: Add Storage
10. Volume size must be over 50GB (100G recommended)
11. Click Review and Launch
12. Select the key pair to securely access the instance and click Launch
13. Verify the instance is successfully launched
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14. Open port 443 in AWS VM Security Group: Select the AWS instance launched above using Zentera provided AMI.  Under Security, select the Security Group
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15. Edit Inbound Rules and allow HTTPS (port 443) as shown below
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16. Browe to the zCenter web portal using URL https://<publicIPorDNS>/zcenter.  The default username is "admin", and the default password in your instance ID that can be found in AWS Portal -> EC2 -> Instances -> [select your instance for this VM] 

Please note, the marketplace controller instance comes with a 1-year limited trial license.  To request full service BYOL license, please reach out to us at https://www.zentera.net/byol-aws

For instructions and reference to use the zCenter administrative portal and to contact us, please visit our support portal: https://support.zentera.net