Install DSC SWe on OpenStack

View Project Members

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user.
2. From the OpenStack Dashboard, click Identity.
3. Click Projects.
4. Click the required project name (for example, SonusDSCcloud).
5. Click Manage Members.
   
   
   
   The dscuser is listed on the screen as a member of this project.
   
   

6. Click the drop-down list and select the role of heat_stack_owner and the role of admin for the dscuser if a shared management IP is required for the DSC VMs.

   
   

   

Add a New Member

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user.
2. From the OpenStack Dashboard, click Identity.
3. Click Projects.
4. Click the required project name, for example, SonusDSCcloud.
5. Click Manage Members.
6. Click the + (plus) sign that is to the right of the username (for example, dscuser2). 
    
   
   
   
7. Click the drop-down list and select the required role for this member.
8. Click Save.
9. Repeat steps 6 and 8 for each user whom you want to add as amembertothisproject.

Delete a Member

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user.
2. From the OpenStack Dashboard, click Identity.
3. Click Projects.
4. Click the required project name (for example, SonusDSCcloud).
5. Click Manage Members.
6. Click the - (minus) sign that is to the right of the username (for example, dscuser2).
     
   
   
   
7. Click Save.
8. Repeat steps 6 to 7 for each user whom you want to delete a member from this project.

Upload the DSC SWe/Cloud QCOW2 image to Cloud Storage

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user or a project user (for example, dscuser).
2. From the OpenStack Dashboard, click Project.
3. Click Compute.
4. Click Images.
5. Click Create Image.
   
   
   
   
6. Enter the required information.
   1. Image Name is the file you want to upload to the Image Service (for example, dsc_swe_<rel>_<nb>)
   2. File is the name of the QCOW2 file that you downloaded from SalesForce (see Downloading Installation Files).

   3. Format is the QCOW2 file format (QUEMU Emulator).

      The term Public means that this image can be shared by projects.

7. The Images screen is displayed showing the Image you created.

Delete an Image

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user or a project user (for example, dscuser).
2. From the OpenStack Dashboard, click Project.
3. Click Compute.
4. Click Images.
5. To delete one or more images, click the checkbox beside the image or images that you want to delete.
6. Click Delete Images.

Create a Flavor

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user.
2. On the navigation pane, click Admin.
3. Click Flavors.
4. Click Create Flavor.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the required information.
   
   1. Name is the name for this Flavor (for example, dsc.standard).
   2. VCPUs, RAM, Root Disk are the resource requirements [(same as DSC SWe (with KVM hypervisor)] software requirements; see Software Requirements.
      
      

6. Click Create Flavor.
   The Flavors screen is displayed showing the Flavor you created.

Delete a Flavor

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as admin user.
2. On the navigation pane, click Admin.
3. Click Flavors.
4. Click the checkbox beside the Flavors or Flavor that you want to delete.
5. Click Delete Flavors.

Prepare the SSH Keys

Start

1. Log onto a Linux machine.
2. Generate an SSH key pair (private and public) for the root user by entering the following:
   

   ssh-keygen -t rsa -f cloud.key

   Two files are created /root/.ssh: cloud.key and cloud.key.pub.

Import an SSH Key Pair (Example)

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as projectuser (for example, dscuser).
2. Click Compute.
3. Click Access & Security.
4. Click Key Pairs.
5. Click Import Key Pair.
   
   
   
   
6. Enter the required information.
   1. Key Pair Name is for this SSH key pair (for example, dsc-cloud-keypair).
   2. Public Key is for the SSH public key file (for example, cloud.key.pub).
      
      
7. Click Import Key Pair.
   The created SSH key pair appears on the Key Pairs screen. This SSH key pair can be downloaded and stored as required.
   If you now SSH to the DSC VM from the Linux machine as root (> ssh root@DSC VM mgmt. IP), you are not prompted for a password.

Create a Stack

Start

1. Log on to the OpenStack Dashboard as a project user (for example, dscuser).
2. From the OpenStack Dashboard, click Project.
3. Click Orchestration.
4. Click Stacks.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Launch Stack.
   
   
   
   

6. Click Browse and select a HOT template for the DSC SWe (for example, dsc_hot_2vm_SHmgt_AVzone_SSHkey_2pkt_0imf).
   
   

   This example template file is carried in the dsc_swe_<rel>_<nb>_HOT.tgz, which can be downloaded from the Global Support Portal.

   
   

   No entry is required for the Environment Source drop-down menu.

7. Click Next.
   
   
   
   

8. Enter the required information.

   1. VM Base Image is the uploaded QCOW2 (for example, dsc_swe_<rel>_<nb>.qcow2).

   2. VM Flavour is the container size (for example, dsc.standard).

   3. Network mgt0/1 Direct is the name of the network that provides the management connections.

   4. Network pkt0 Direct is the name of the network that provides the packet connections.

   5. Network pkt1 Direct is the name of the network that provides the packet connections.

      The preceding list and the entered information depends on the YAML file content.

9. Click Launch.
   
   

The VMs boot and then reboot as the DSC SWe (on OpenStack) software is installed. The time required for this reboot depends on the Host (approximately five minutes).

After you perform the Executing the Initial Configuration Procedure on the DSC SWe (on OpenStack) using the shared Management IP, you can log in to the DSC SWe (on OpenStack) Web UI (see Accessing the DSC SWe (on OpenStack) Web UI).