How to create WHM Cpanel VM in Vcloud Director

Owned by Tahir Kulelija
Last updated: 03 Dec 2020
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SETUP WHM Cpanel on Zettagrid VDC

  1. Login into Vcloud Director. You can find Your username password Vcloud Director in this KB : https://support.zettagrid.com/?id=kb_article&sys_id=79b1afd1dbb92b00e37bcef405961958
  2. Click on Mycloud, and Click ? + ? Button

 

 

  1. Change to lookin to ?Public Catalog? and ?All Templates? , and type ?WHM?  on search area .
    Click on WHM_cpanel and Next .

 

  1. Change the vApp_name or you can click Next to set as a default .

 

  1. Set Virtual Machine Name . And select the storage profile. Then you can click Next .

 

  1. Set computer_name and select LAN Network that you will assigned to VM .

 

  1. Customize the specification hardware . Or you can set be default , and you can customize it later.

Click Next .

 

  1. In Summary Tab, click Finish to deploy the template.

 

 

  1. Right Click on Vapp_Cpanel . And Click Start

 

 

  1. Double Click on Vapp_Cpanel . And Click ?Virtual Machine? Tab.
    Right Click on VM CPanel and click Popout console

 

Login with username : root

Your root password , you can check in :
Right Click on VM Cpanel -> Properties -> Guest OS Customization

 

 

 

 

Please to change the root password immediately with command :
# passwd root

NOTE : Please add new user and assign as root for remotely user using SSH

 

  1. After you can login , please to check the connection first access to internet with Ping .

 

 

  1. Check Service Cpanel with command :

# service cpanel status



If the service is stopped ( not running ) , you can start it with command :

# service cpanel start

  1. Next step is , configure the NAT and Firewall to open the connection from internet .

Go to Administration -> Double click DC Number -> Click Edge Gateway -> Right Click choose ? Edge Gateway Services?

 

 

 

  1. Then, add DNAT Rule for open Cpanel Port services . This rule for open port 2083 . Do the same for open port 2087.

Applied On : Automatically
Original IP/Range : Your Public IP
Protocol : TCP

Original Port : Port access from internet, ex: 2083 ( cPanel Port )
Translated IP Range : 192.168.80.101

Translated Port : 2083

Description :


 

  1. Next , configure the Firewall Rule to open Port that you setup before in NAT Tab.

 

 

  1. Last Step, access your WHM using your Public IP
    And login with username : root / Password : Your root password