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The various requirements that must be met before starting the installation procedures are described in this page.
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Platform RequirementsThe DSC SWe (on OpenStack) hierarchy for this release is as follows:
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QEMU/KVM (Linux) | QCOW2 | Primary/default hypervisor for OpenStack |
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Required Software PackagesThe following table lists and describes the required software packages to install and operate a DSC SWe (on OpenStack). For information about obtaining these files, see Downloading Installation Files.
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dsc_swe_<rel>_<nb>.qcow2 | Software-load-packed QCOW2. Installed directly or using HOT script. |
dsc_swe_<rel>_<nb>_HOT.tgz
| This software package includes example template YAML files. |
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OpenStack RequirementsAs the pre-requisites for configuring and managing OpenStack, you must retrieve DSC SWe/Cloud QCOW2 image and a DSC SWe/Cloud OpenStack HEAT template from SalesForce (see Downloading Installation Files).
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The minimal supported version of OpenStack is the Red Hat Newton release. The HEAT orchestration template version is set at 2016-04-08. The cloud initialization metadata handling expects version 2015-10-15. |
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Networking RequirementsThe DSC SWe (on OpenStack) deployment expects to have one management network and two packet networks. These networks are as follows:
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The IP Networks used by the DSC SWE Platforms are required to be of high quality so these platforms can meet their throughput and latency requirements. See the Customer Network Requirements for the DSC SWe for more specific requirements and see Creating an IP Plan on OpenStack for detailed information about planning the IP network.
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The following table shows the DSC SWe (on OpenStack) software requirements. OpenStack Host Linux OS Requirements Software | Version | Information |
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DSC SWe (on OpenStack) Module | libvirt-0.9.4-23 (or newer) | Module installed | Linux | RHEL |
| QEMU-KVM | 1.5 or greater |
| Libvirt and tools | 1.0 or greater |
| Genisoimage | 1.1 or greater |
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Virtual Machine (VM) Requirements
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The following tables show the recommended resources allocated to each VM installed on an OpenStack Host. Recommended OpenStack Host Resources Allocated to each DSC SWe VM for Diameter Resources | To support Diameter only |
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vCPU | 4 cores; 2 GHz minimum |
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vRAM | 5 GB |
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vHDD | 65 GB |
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vNIC | 4 virtualNICS (1 MGMT, 1 HA, and 2 packet ports) |
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Recommended OpenStack Host Resources Allocated to each DSC SWe VM for SS7 Resources | To support SS7 Only |
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vCPU | 4 cores; 2 GHz minimum |
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vRAM | 5 GB |
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vHDD | 65 GB |
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vNIC | 4 virtualNICS (1 MGMT, 1 HA, and 2 packet ports) |
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Recommended OpenStack Host Resources Allocated to each DSC SWe VM for SS7 and Diameter Resources | To support SS7 and Diameter |
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vCPU | 8 cores; 2 GHz minimum |
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vRAM | 5 GB |
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vHDD | 65 GB |
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vNIC | 4 virtualNICS (1 MGMT, 1 HA, and 2 packet ports) |
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Initialization ServicesThe DSC SWe installation uses the OpenStack HEAT project.
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