This section describes how to install the nodes that make up your initial custom VM deployment OpenStack, VMware vSphere, or VMware vCloud virtual machines.
Live migration of a custom VM to a new VMware vSphere host or a new OpenStack compute node is not supported. To move such a node to a new host, remove it from the old host and re-add it to the new host.
Preparation
| Task | More information |
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Set up your OpenStack, VMware vSphere, or VMware vCloud deployment. |
The installation procedures assume that you are installing your custom VMs into an existing OpenStack or VMware vSphere deployment. |
Installing your custom VM deployment
The following table sets out the steps you need to take to install and commission your custom VM deployment.
Be sure you know the number of custom VMs you need in your deployment. At present it is not possible to change the size of your deployment after it has been created.
There are two ways to deploy the custom VMs: in an automated way using the SIMPL VM, or manually. It is recommended to perform an automated installation using the SIMPL VM. For VMware vCloud, the Custom VMs can only be deployed using the csar-utils Docker container.
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All installation types |
Set up the Configuration Data Store (CDS) |
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Automated installation (on VMware vSphere) |
Prepare the SDF for an automated custom VM deployment |
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Deploy the SIMPL VM into VMware vSphere |
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Deploy the custom VMs from a VMware vSphere CSAR |
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Installation (on VMware vCloud) |
Prepare the SDF for an automated custom deployment |
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Setup the csar-utils Docker container |
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Deploy custom nodes from a VMware vCloud CSAR |
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Automated installation (on OpenStack) |
Prepare the SDF for an automated custom VM deployment |
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Deploy the SIMPL VM into OpenStack |
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Create the OpenStack flavor |
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Deploy the custom VMs from an OpenStack CSAR |
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Manual installation (on VMware vSphere) |
Deploy the custom VMs from a VMware vSphere OVA |
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Manual installation (on OpenStack) |
Create flavor |
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Install image |
Install the custom VM Virtual Appliance as an OpenStack image |
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Determine networks and security group |
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Deploy the custom VMs |
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Service configuration |
Ensure bootstrap completes successfully, then upload configuration files to CDS. |
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Verification |
Run some simple tests to verify that your custom VMs are working as expected. |
