Information and resources to help you get started installing, configuring and managing eperi sEcure Platform.
This section describes how to install and configure eperi sEcure Platform for a test or POC environment. For a production environment, we recommend a cluster setup for performance reasons. If so, follow the steps as described in section administrator_manuals/en/concepts/egfca_cluster_setup.html.
Complete the following steps to install eperi sEcure Platform.
Welcome to the eperi sEcure Platform Administrator Manual. It explains how to install, configure and administer eperi sEcure Platform.
Learn more about eperi sEcure Platform and how it protects sensitive data of your SaaS application.
Please take note of the system requirements for eperi sEcure Platform.
To operate eperi sEcure Platform, it is necessary to set up a database in which eperi sEcure Platform stores configuration data and token values.
The software you need for the installation of eperi sEcure Platform is available at the eperi Customer Portal.
Upload all installation packages previously downloaded from the eperi Customer Portal to your target system. In order to upload the eperi software to your target system, you can choose between the following options: copy the files locally or use remote copy via SSH.
Install eperi sEcure Platform on your target system with the help of the automated installation package. The installation package includes all software components on which eperi sEcure Platform relies, e.g., Apache Tomcat, Java JCE cryptography patch, Java, etc.
If an installation with the automated installation package is not possible, you can alternatively install eperi sEcure Platform manually as a web application archive (WAR file).
If you don't want to install eperi sEcure Platform on your system directly, you can alternatively start a docker image containing eperi sEcure Platform.
The automated installation package of the eperi sEcure Platform is shipped with a self-signed TLS certificate. It is used to secure the data transfer between the eperi sEcure Platform server and the Admin Console with TLS. We recommend to replace the shipped certificate with your own certificate right after the installation of the eperi sEcure Platform.
Increasing the memory available to the Java JVM can help eperi sEcure Platform performance. Try to give your Tomcat server as much memory as you can.
Complete the following steps to configure eperi sEcure Platform.
To search and index data, the eperi sEcure Platform uses the open source search platform Apache Solr. For testing purposes you may install and configure Apache Solr in Cloud Mode on the same server as eperi sEcure Platform.
For a production environment, a cluster setup is recommended for performance reasons. In such a setup, a loadbalancer distributes the incoming browser requests to multiple eperi sEcure Platform instances. The eperi sEcure Platform instances are connected to a Solr and a database cluster (e.g., a MariaDB Cluster).
eperi sEcure Platform runs as the service eperi-gateway on your operating system. In order to start, stop or restart the eperi sEcure Platform service, you could use the standard commands according to your Linux operating system.
The eperi sEcure Admin Console Admin Console is a web-based interface available for IT system administrators to manage proxies, apps, keys, users, token profiles, data protection policies, and other settings.
This section provides instructions on operational tasks, such as backup and restore or upgrading to a new release.
In addition to the standard features, eperi sEcure Platform offers additional features, such as the encryption and decryption of CSV files. Learn how to set up and use these additional eperi sEcure Platform features.
This section describes additional technical configuration tasks that are required as needed.
Here we explain the intended use and the possible settings of apps available with eperi sEcure Platform. There are special apps available for each SaaS application that are available once you have installed the appropriate adapter for your SaaS application.
eperi sEcure Platform generates syslog messages for certain user actions. You can use these messages for the audit logging of your company.
Learn more about the default token profiles available in the eperi sEcure Platform.
This section describes various troubleshooting scenarios. It contains information about how to identify or resolve specific issues.
Contact eperi support if you need help with your eperi Cloud Data Protection solution.
