Planning for the procedure
Background knowledge
This procedure assumes that:
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You are installing into an existing VMware deployment which has pre-configured networks and VLANs; this procedure does not cover setting up a VMware deployment from scratch.
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You have prepared an SDF and deployed a Commissioning VM.
Reserve maintenance period
This procedure does not require a maintenance period. However if you are integrating into a live network then it is recommended to implement measures to mitigate any unforeseen events.
Tools and access
You must have access to the Commissioning VM, and the Commissioning VM must have the right permissions on the VMware deployment.
Installation Questions
| Question | More information |
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Do you have the correct ShCM CSAR? |
All ShCM virtual appliances use the naming convention - |
Method of procedure
Step 1 - Upload your CSAR to the Commissioning VM
Transfer the CSAR onto the Commissioning VM and run
csar unpack <path to CSAR>, where <path to CSAR> is the full path to the transferred CSAR.
This will unpack the CSAR to ~/.local/share/csar/.
Step 2 - Upload your SDF to the Commissioning VM
Transfer the previously written SDF onto the Commissioning VM.
Step 3 - Generate the Terraform template
Run csar generate --vnf shcm --sdf <path to SDF> --orchestrator terraform.
This will validate the SDF, and generate the Terraform template.
If any errors occur, check the documentation on preparing the SDF and fix the SDF.
Next steps
Once all ShCM VMs have been created using the procedure above, configure them by uploading configuration to CDS. How to do this can be found on the Initial configuration page.
Backout procedure
If you want to delete the deployed VMs, run
csar deploy --vnf shcm --delete --orchestrator terraform.
