Online Registration

In order to register BrickStor SP online, a license entitlement is needed for each installation. An entitlement is obtained by purchasing BrickStor SP software license. To view current entitlement login to myRackTop portal https://myracktop.com and navigate to the "Entitlements" page.

Network must be configured for online registration. This can be done in the OOBE page of the configuration guide.

To register a new BrickStor online complete the following steps:

Boot the New BrickStor

  1. After the initial boot of a new system the console will display the URL to register the appliance. Navigate to that URL to continue with the registration process.

    onrg online registration url

  2. Login to the site with your credentials, from here you will be presented with the EULA acceptance screen. Read through the EULA, enter your name, click the checkbox and hit "Accept EULA"

    onrg online registration eula

  3. After accepting the EULA you will be asked to enter your customer ID, then you will be able to click "Register Now".

    onrg online registration customerid

  4. After which you will be presented the registration URL. You can follow this link back to https://myracktop.com where your system will now be registered and ready for an entitlement to be assigned to it.

    onrg online registration regcode

  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to be taken to the list of entitlements.

    onrg online registration assignlics

  6. Select an entitlement from the list and click "License Now".

    Once an entitlement is assigned to an appliance, it cannot be reused unless the appliance is deleted from the portal.

    onrg online registration entitlement

  7. The system will automatically grab all licenses and apply them to the BrickStor. The BrickStor is now fully registered and licensed.

    onrg online registration lics

  8. On the BrickStor site you will be prompted to login again and change the pre-set password to a more secure one. Afterwards you will see the BrickStor main page.

    offrg offline registration homepage

  9. The console of the BrickStor will now be at the login prompt. You will now be able to manage the appliance using the BrickStor SP Manager.

    onrg online registration sshlogin

Offline Registration

In order to register BrickStor SP offline, a license entitlement is needed for each installation. An entitlement is obtained by purchasing BrickStor SP software license. To view current entitlement login to myRackTop portal https://myracktop.com and navigate to the "Entitlements" page.

Boot the New BrickStor

  1. After the initial boot of the new BrickStor the console will display the URL to navigate to for registration.

    offrg offline registration url

  2. Follow the URL and enter your credentials to login.

    offrg offline registration login

  3. After logging in you will be presented with the EULA. Read through the EULA, then enter your name and click "Accept EULA" to continue.

    offrg offline registration eula

  4. On the following screen, you will enter your customer ID and retrieve your offline registration key.

    offrg offline registration customerid

  5. After entering your customer ID, you will be given an offline registration key.

    offrg offline registration regkey

  6. Copy and paste this key into the "Add Offline Appliance" option on https://myracktop.com. The "Add Offline Appliance" button can be found in the top right of the screen, on the "Appliances" tab.

    offrg offline registration regkey2

  7. Click "Add" to register your BrickStor.

  8. Your BrickStor is now registered and ready for an entitlement to be assigned. You will be presented with a list of your entitlements and can select which one you wish to assign to that system and click "License Now".

    onrg online registration entitlement

  9. Afterwards you will be presented a screen showing the license details. At the top of this list there will be a "Download Registration" button, click that to obtain the offline registration file.

    offrg offline registration dlreg

  10. Take this file and upload it on the main BrickStor homepage. All licenses and certificates will automatically be applied to the system.

    offrg offline registration upload

  11. The BrickStor homepage will refresh automatically and ask you to create a new password.

    offrg offline registration pword

  12. After creating a new password, you will be prompted to login again and be taken to the BrickStor homepage.

    offrg offline registration homepage

  13. The console of the BrickStor will now be at the login prompt. You will now be able to manage the appliance using the BrickStor SP Manager.

    onrg online registration sshlogin