This chapter will show how to install the Cloud Lifecycle Manager from scratch. It will run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3, include the HPE Helion OpenStack extension, and, optionally, the Subscription Management Tool (SMT) server.
Registering SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 during the installation process is required for getting product updates and for installing the HPE Helion OpenStack extension. Refer to https://documentation.suse.com/sles/12-SP5/single-html/SLES-deployment/#sec-i-yast2-conf-manual-cc for further instructions.
After a successful registration you will be asked whether to add the update repositories. If you agree, the latest updates will automatically be installed, ensuring that your system is on the latest patch level after the initial installation. We strongly recommend adding the update repositories immediately. If you choose to skip this step you need to perform an online update later, before starting the installation.
To register a product, you need to have a SUSE login. If you do not have such a login, create it at http://www.suse.com/.
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for HPE Helion OpenStack requires the following steps, which are different from the default SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation process.
For an overview of a default SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation, refer to https://documentation.suse.com/sles/12-SP5/single-html/SLES-installquick/#art-sle-installquick.
Start the installation by booting into the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 installation system.
Create a custom partition setup using the
. The following setup is required:Two partitions are needed: one for boot, EFI or UEFI, and one for everything else.
If the system is using a UEFI BIOS, there must be a UEFI boot partition.
An LVM setup with no encryption is recommended, Btrfs will work. The file system must contain:
a volume group named ardana-vg
on the first disk
(/dev/sda
)
a volume named root
with a size of 50GB and an ext4 filesystem
no separate mount point for /home
no swap partition or file (No swap is a general OpenStack recommendation. Some services such as rabbit and cassandra do not perform well with swapping.)
Setting up Cloud Lifecycle Manager requires a regular user which you can set up during the
installation. You are free to choose any available user name except for
ardana
, because the ardana
user is reserved by HPE Helion OpenStack.
With https://documentation.suse.com/sles/12-SP5/single-html/SLES-deployment/#sec-i-yast2-proposal.
, you need to adjust the software selection for your Cloud Lifecycle Manager setup. For more information refer to theThe default firewall must be disabled, as HPE Helion OpenStack enables its own firewall during deployment.
SSH must be enabled.
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Installing a minimal base system is sufficient to set up the Administration Server. The following patterns are the minimum required:
HPE Helion OpenStack Extension)
(in case you have chosen to install the
If you do not have a SUSE Manager or SMT server in your organization, or are planning to manually update the repositories required for deployment of the HPE Helion OpenStack nodes, you need to set up an SMT server on the Administration Server. Choose the pattern in addition to the patterns listed above to install the SMT server software.
HPE Helion OpenStack is an extension to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Installing it during the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation is the easiest and recommended way to set up the Cloud Lifecycle Manager. To get access to the extension selection dialog, you need to register SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 during the installation. After a successful registration, the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 installation continues with the . Choose and provide the registration key you obtained by purchasing HPE Helion OpenStack. The registration and the extension installation require an Internet connection.
If you do not have Internet access or are not able to register during installation, then once Internet access is available for the Cloud Lifecycle Manager do the following steps:
tux >
sudo SUSEConnect -r
SLES_REGISTRATION_CODE
tux >
sudo SUSEConnect -p hpe-helion-openstack/8/x86_64 -r
HPE Helion OpenStack 8_REGISTRATION_CODE
List repositories to verify:
ardana >
zypper lr
Refresh the repositories:
tux >
sudo zypper ref
Alternatively, install the HPE Helion OpenStack after the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 installation via › › . For details, refer to https://documentation.suse.com/sles/12-SP5/single-html/SLES-deployment/#sec-add-ons-extensions.