In this section:
Use this information when installing DSC SWe instances (VMs) inside an OpenStack cloud environment. The DSC SWe (on OpenStack) builds on the existing DSC SWe using the same architecture, operating system, and application feature-sets while augmenting Operation Administration and Management (OAM) components for cloud deployments.
No Application or Custom VMs (CPU types) are supported.
The SS7 Signaling Database (SDA) and Diameter Database (DB) are not supported for this release.
All system configuration activities for this platform are executed using the Web User Interface (UI) with the exception of the following:
These tasks are executed using a text-based user interface (referred to in this document as Menu UI). For information about the Web UI and the Menu UI, see the Web UI and Menu UI Guide.
System provisioning can be performed using the Web UI, TL1, SNMP, XML, and REST API.
Use the following workflow to install and configure the DSC SWe on OpenStack.
Workflow
Step | Action | Description |
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1 | Creating an IP Plan on OpenStack |
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2 | Pre-installation Requirements | Review this section to make sure that you have met all the requirements for installing, configuring, provisioning, and maintaining the DSC SWe (on OpenStack). |
3 | Downloading Installation Files | Download the installation files from Salesforce. Refer to DSC - SP2000 Platforms 24.0.0.R00 Release Notes for the exact file names. Example Software Package: dsc_swe_18_0_0_nb<date>.qcow2 Example TAR Archive file: dsc_swe_18_0_0_nb<date>_HOT.tgz (contains Heat template *.yaml files) |
4 | Install DSC SWe on OpenStack | |
5 | Configure and Initialize the DSC SWe on OpenStack | Execute the procedures in this section to install, license, configure, and initialize the DSC SWe (on OpenStack). |