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Table of Contents

Info

SWe Lite supports the following (depending on your license):

  • For Memory (RAM), valid settings are 1 GiB (1024 MiB), 1.5 GiB (1536 MiB), or 2.5 GiB (2560 MiB).
  • For vCPUs, valid settings are 1, 2, 4 or 10 vCPUs.

For detailed information, refer to SBC SWe Lite Hardware and Software Requirements.

For adding vCPUs or increasing memory on a SWe Lite upgraded to Release 7.0, refer to Adding vCPU and Increasing Memory/VM Size.

Create New Virtual Machine

  1. Start the Virtual Machine Manager. 

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Prerequisites

Refer to Downloading the SBC SWe Lite Package for On-Premises Deployment prior to performing this procedure.

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supports one Network Management interface and up to four Network Media interfaces. The minimal networking configuration (one management and one media interface) requires two bridge interfaces configured on Hyper Visor host. To support maximum 1+4 configuration, Hyper Visor host must have five bridge interfaces configured prior to the Virtual Machine (VM) installation.

Limitations

  • Disk and network drivers must be selected during deployment only.

  • Changing disk or network drivers post-deployment is not recommended.

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The SWe Lite supports up to 4 vCPUs and 4 GiB of RAM. For details, see SBC SWe Lite Performance and Capacity.

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  • Select New Virtual Machine from the File drop-down menu.

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  • From the Create New Virtual Machine dialog, select Import existing disk image and click Forward.

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  • Select Linux from the OS type drop-down menu.

  • Select Debian Squeeze from the Version drop-down menu  .

  • Click Browse and navigate to the location of the disk image. 

  • From the Choose Storage Volume dialog, select file SBCSWeLite-disk1.qcow2, then click Choose Volume.

  • Click Forward.

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    3OS Type and Version

  • Set Memory (RAM) field to 1024 and CPUs field to 1024, 1536, or 2560.

  • Set CPUs to 1, 2, 4, or 10 and click Forward.

     

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    3Memory and CPU Settings

  • Enter the name of your new VM in the Name field.
  • Select the Customize configuration before install option.

  • From the New VM dialog, select the applicable network from the Network selection drop-down menu, and click Finish.

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    This network is used for Management Interface.

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    titleVerify Random Number Generator

    By default, the Randon Number Generator (RNG) device is present in the SBC SWe Lite. Through the Virtual Manager options/configuration, verify RNG is present. If it is not displayed, install manually as follows:

    1. Access the Virtual Machine window and click Show Virtual Hardware Details.
    2. In the Virtual Manager options, click Add Hardware.
    3. Select RNG to open the Randon Number Generator Window.
    4. Leave the Device filed set to /dev/urandom and click Finish.

    Customize Configuration

    Add the Virtual Disks

    1. In the new pop-up window, select Disk 1 (VirtIO or IDE).

    2. Expand Advanced options and select IDE or VirtIO VirtIO (for Release 7.0) or IDE (for Release 6.1) from the Disk bus drop-down menu.  

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    3. Click Add Hardware.
    4. Select Storage.

    5. Select Select or create custom storage.  

    6. Navigate to file SBCSWeLite disk2.qcow2.

    7. Select IDE or VirtiO VirtIO (for Release 7.0) or IDE (for Release 6.1) from the Bus Type drop-down menu, and click Finish.

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    8. Repeat steps 4-6 for IDE or Virtio for VirtIO (for Release 7.0) or IDE (for Release 6.1) Disk 3. 

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    Modify Network Interface Device Model

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    For 7.0 Release and later: Use virtio as the Network Interface Device Model.

    1. Select NIC.

    2. Select e1000 or Select virtio from the Device model drop-down menu, then click Apply. 

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    Add Virtual Network Interfaces

    1. Click Add Hardware.
    2. From the Add New Virtual Hardware dialog, select Network.
    3. Select the desired Bridge id from the Network source drop-down menu.
    4. Select e1000 orSelect virtio from the Device model drop-down menu, and then click Finish.

    5. Repeat steps 1-4 for additional Network Interfaces.

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     The first Virtual NIC must use a dedicated bridge (Network source). The Network source can then be used to configure the four remaining Virtual NICs.

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    Sonus recommends that all customers review and, if necessary, optimize their Network Interface configurations before proceeding. Failure to do so could lead to interface mapping issues. See Mapping Network Interfaces and then return to this section.

    Configure SR IOV

    The Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a type of PCI device that enables a physical device (such as a single NIC device) to share to multiple virtual functions; this functionality improves the performance of the I/O. SR-IOV configuration in KVM can share the physical port with multiple virtual machines.

    For the configuration steps required to enable SR-IOV networks on the KVM platform, refer to Red Hat Enterprise's PCI Device Assignment with SR-IOV Devices. 

    Finalize Installation

    1. From the Virtual Machine dialog, click Begin installation.

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       The configured VM starts automatically as shown below.

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    2. Click the monitor icon in the header to open the VM console. 

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      3Open VM Console

     

     

    Complete Initial Setup

    Proceed to SBC SWe Lite Initial Setup. After setup is complete, proceed to License Installation.

    License Installation

    Trial License Installation

    If you are installing an SBC SWe Lite an 

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     instance for a trial or demonstration deployment, proceed to Obtaining and Installing a Permanent SWe Lite Trial License.

    Production License Installation

    If you are installing an SBC SWe Lite an 

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    instance to carry live enterprise traffic, proceed to Obtaining and Installing a SWe Lite License.

     

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