Planning for the procedure
Reserve maintenance period
This procedure does not require a maintenance period. However, if you are integrating into a live network, it is recommended to implement measures to mitigate any unforeseen events.
Tools and access
You must have access to a local computer (referred to in this procedure as the local computer) with a network connection.
Installation Questions
| Question | More information |
|---|---|
Do you have the correct csar-utils Docker image? |
The csar-utils Docker image is packaged in a file with the naming convention |
Do you have Docker installed on your machine? |
Docker must be installed to run the csar-utils Docker container. If you don’t already have this, follow the official instructions for installing Docker. |
Method of procedure
Step 1 - Load the Docker image
Load the csar-utils Docker image from the tar file using the command:
docker load -i <path to csar utils tar file>Step 2 - Create directories for the csar-utils container
The csar-utils container extracts CSAR files to a CSAR_HOME_DIRECTORY, and generates log files in CSAR_LOG_DIRECTORY.
Create these two directories under a base directory, for example:
mkdir csar_utils_base_dir
mkdir csar_utils_base_dir/
mkdir csar_utils_base_dir/logs