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NC Family Documentation - Release 1

THIS DOCUMENTATION WILL BE ARCHIVED

This guide instructs how to build and install an Akraino Edge Stack (AES) Regional Controller node.

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OpenStack Tempest tests
YAML builds
ONAP scripts
Sample VNFs

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This installation guide refers to the following by way of example:

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NOTE: The Regional Controller can be installed on an existing Ubuntu 16.04 server or virtual machine. See the instructions below labeled: Installation on an Existing Ubuntu Server or Virtual Machine

Info

This installation guide refers to the following by way of example:

192.168.2.43 (aknode43): Build Server (Linux Server with a Docker Containerinstalled)
192.168.2.44 (aknode44): Bare Metal Server on which the Regional Controller will be installed
192.168.41.44: Bare Metal Server iDRAC on which the Regional Controller will be installed

Steps herein presume the use of a root account. All steps are performed from the Build Server.

A clean, out-of-the-box Ubuntu environment is strongly recommended before proceeding.

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Verification of the Build Server and Bare Metal Server primary networks is beyond the scope of this guide.

Installation on Bare Metal server

Repository Cloning

Repositories are located under /opt/akraino. On the Build Server:

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language	bash

# host name for server
SRV_NAME=aknode44

# server oem - Dell or HPE (case sensitive)
SRV_OEM=Dell

# out of band interface information for server (idrac/ilo/etc)
SRV_OOB_IP=192.168.41.44
SRV_OOB_USR=root
SRV_OOB_PWD=ROOT_PASSWORD

# mac address of server to be used during the build - not required for Dell servers
# SRV_MAC=3c:fd:fe:b8:10:60

# namethe ofboot networkdevice interfaceis usedthe duringdevice buildname whenon ipxe.efiwhich isthe bootedOS andwill whenbe os is bootedloaded
SRV_BOOT_DEVICE=sdg

# ipxe numbersscript portsto fromuse 0-n inbased pcion busthe order.os #version theand netxkernel valueto willinstall
depend# on how many nicsvalid options are in the server
# and which pci device number is assigned to the slot
SRV_IPXE_INF=net8

# the build interface is the nic used by the Ubuntu installed to load the OS
SRV_BLD_INF=enp135s0f0

# the boot device is the device name on which the OS will be loaded
SRV_BOOT_DEVICE=sdg

# ipxe script to use - based on the os version and kernel to install
# valid options are script-hwe-16.04.5-amd64.ipxe or script-16.04.5-amd64.ipxe
SRV_BLD_SCRIPT=script-hwe-16.04.5-amd64.ipxe

# template xml file to set bios and raid configuration settings
SRV_BIOS_TEMPLATE=dell_r740_g14_uefi_base.xml.template
SRV_BOOT_TEMPLATE=dell_r740_g14_uefi_httpboot.xml.template
SRV_HTTP_BOOT_DEV=NIC.Slot.7-1-1

# VLAN to use during build and for final network configuration
SRV_VLAN=41

# basic network information for dhcp config and final server network settings
SRV_MTU=9000
SRV_IP=192.168.2.44
SRV_SUBNET=192.168.2.0
SRV_NETMASK=255.255.255.0
SRV_GATEWAY=192.168.2.200
SRV_DNS=192.168.2.85
SRV_DOMAIN=lab.akraino.org
SRV_DNSSEARCH=lab.akraino.org
SRV_NTP=ntp.ubuntu.org

# root password for server being built
SRV_PWD=SERVER_PASSWORD

# network bond information
SRV_BOND=bond0
SRV_SLAVE1=enp135s0f0
SRV_SLAVE2=enp135s0f1

Operating System

Begin the Regional Controller OS installation from the Build Server. You must be root on the Build Server to fully install:

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language	bash

/opt/akraino/redfish/install_server_os.sh --rc /opt/akraino/server-config/aknode44rc --skip-confirm

This will take time. This is an excellent time to enjoy a favorite beverage.

Warning

title	In Case of Errors

The Operating System installation may produce errors. As of this writing, the following errors may be safely ignored:

- FAIL, detailed job message is: [{u'Message': u'Staged component configuration completed with errors.', u'MessageId': u'SYS033', u'MessageArgs': [], u'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0}]

- FAIL: detailed error message: {"error":{"@Message.ExtendedInfo":[{"Message":"Unable to create a configuration job because an existing configuration job is already in progress.","MessageArgs":[],"MessageArgs@odata.count":0,"MessageId":"iDRAC.1.6.RAC052","RelatedProperties":[],"RelatedProperties@odata.count":0,"Resolution":"Retry the operation after the existing configuration job is complete, or cancel the existing configuration job and retry the operation.","Severity":"Warning"}],"code":"Base.1.0.GeneralError","message":"A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information"}}

A successful installation will start and end as follows:

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/opt/akraino/tools/install_server_os.sh --rc /opt/akraino/server-config/aknode44rc --skip-confirm 
Beginning /opt/akraino/tools/install_server_os.sh as user [root] in pwd [/opt/akraino/server-config] with home [/root] Tools are ready in [/opt/akraino] WARNING: Preparing to build server [aknode44] using oob ip [192.168.41.44]. Beginning in 10 seconds .......... Beginning bare metal install of os at Mon Jul 2 18:57:32 UTC 2018 ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ... SUCCESS: Completed bare metal install of regional server [aknode44] at Mon Jul 2 20:09:35 UTC 2018 SUCCESS: Try connecting with 'ssh root@192.168.2.42' as user root Elapsed time was 9 minutes and 22 seconds

Note that any time estimates (e.g., "This step could take up to 15 minutes") and elapsed times are likely inaccurate. The total install time is longer, on the order of hours. Enjoy that beverage.

Regional Controller

On the Build Server, update the Akraino run command (rc) file in /opt/akraino/region:

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language	bash

vim /opt/akraino/region/akrainorc

Set TARGET_SERVER_IP to the Bare Metal Server IP. This is the IP address of the Regional Controller. All other values may be left as-is.

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language	bash

export TARGET_SERVER_IP=192.168.2.44

On the Build Server, begin the Regional Controller's software installation:

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language	bash

/opt/akraino/region/install_akraino_portal.sh

This will take time. This is an excellent time to enjoy another favorite beverage.

Warning

title	In Case of Errors

The Regional Controller installation is not idempotent at this time. If errors are encountered during this phase, it is recommended that the errors be triaged and resolved, followed by an Operating System re-installation. This will ensure a "clean slate" Bare Metal Server before trying again.

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script-hwe-16.04.5-amd64.ipxe or script-16.04.5-amd64.ipxe
SRV_BLD_SCRIPT=script-hwe-16.04.5-amd64.ipxe

# template xml file to set bios and raid configuration settings
SRV_BIOS_TEMPLATE=dell_r740_g14_uefi_base.xml.template
SRV_BOOT_TEMPLATE=dell_r740_g14_uefi_httpboot.xml.template
SRV_HTTP_BOOT_DEV=NIC.Slot.7-1-1

# VLAN to use during build and for final network configuration
SRV_VLAN=41

# basic network information for dhcp config and final server network settings
SRV_MTU=9000
SRV_IP=192.168.2.44	#Note: This address is the same as the 'TARGET_SERVER_IP' defined below and in the akrainorc file#
SRV_SUBNET=192.168.2.0
SRV_NETMASK=255.255.255.0
SRV_GATEWAY=192.168.2.200
SRV_DNS=192.168.2.85
SRV_DOMAIN=lab.akraino.org
SRV_DNSSEARCH=lab.akraino.org
SRV_NTP=ntp.ubuntu.org

# root password for server being built
SRV_PWD=SERVER_PASSWORD

# network bond information
SRV_BOND=bond0
SRV_SLAVE1=enp135s0f0
SRV_SLAVE2=enp135s0f1

Operating System

Begin the Regional Controller OS installation from the Build Server. You must be root on the Build Server to fully install:

Code Block

language	bash

/opt/akraino/redfish/install_server_os.sh --rc /opt/akraino/server-config/aknode44rc --skip-confirm

This will take time. This is an excellent time to enjoy a favorite beverage.

Warning

title	In Case of Errors

The Operating System installation may produce errors. As of this writing, the following errors may be safely ignored:

- FAIL, detailed job message is: [{u'Message': u'Staged component configuration completed with errors.', u'MessageId': u'SYS033', u'MessageArgs': [], u'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0}]

- FAIL: detailed error message: {"error":{"@Message.ExtendedInfo":[{"Message":"Unable to create a configuration job because an existing configuration job is already in progress.","MessageArgs":[],"MessageArgs@odata.count":0,"MessageId":"iDRAC.1.6.RAC052","RelatedProperties":[],"RelatedProperties@odata.count":0,"Resolution":"Retry the operation after the existing configuration job is complete, or cancel the existing configuration job and retry the operation.","Severity":"Warning"}],"code":"Base.1.0.GeneralError","message":"A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information"}}

A successful installation will start and end as follows:

Code Block

language	bash

/opt/akraino/tools/install_server_os.sh --rc /opt/akraino/server-config/aknode44rc --skip-confirm 
Beginning /opt/akraino/tools/install_server_os.sh as user [root] in pwd [/opt/akraino/server-config] with home [/root] Tools are ready in [/opt/akraino] WARNING: Preparing to build server [aknode44] using oob ip [192.168.41.44]. Beginning in 10 seconds .......... Beginning bare metal install of os at Mon Jul 2 18:57:32 UTC 2018 ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ... SUCCESS: Completed bare metal install of regional server [aknode44] at Mon Jul 2 20:09:35 UTC 2018 SUCCESS: Try connecting with 'ssh root@192.168.2.42' as user root Elapsed time was 9 minutes and 22 seconds

Note that any time estimates (e.g., "This step could take up to 15 minutes") and elapsed times are likely inaccurate. The total install time is longer, on the order of hours. Enjoy that beverage.

Regional Controller

On the Build Server, update the Akraino run command (rc) file in /opt/akraino/region:

Code Block

language	bash

vim /opt/akraino/region/akrainorc

Set TARGET_SERVER_IP to the Bare Metal Server IP. This is the IP address of the Regional Controller. All other values may be left as-is.

Code Block

language	bash

export TARGET_SERVER_IP=192.168.2.44

On the Build Server, begin the Regional Controller's software installation:

Code Block

language	bash

/opt/akraino/region/install_akraino_portal.sh

This will take time. This is an excellent time to enjoy another favorite beverage.

Warning

title	In Case of Errors

The Regional Controller installation is not idempotent at this time. If errors are encountered during this phase, it is recommended that the errors be triaged and resolved, followed by an Operating System re-installation. This will ensure a "clean slate" Bare Metal Server before trying again.

A successful installation will end as follows. Note that any time estimates (e.g., "This step could take up to 15 minutes") and elapsed times are likely inaccurate.

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language	bash

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Setting up tempest content/repositories
Setting up ONAP content/repositories
Setting up sample vnf content/repositories
Setting up airshipinabottle content/repositories
Setting up redfish tools content/repositories
SUCCESS:  Portal can be accessed at http://192.168.2.44:8080/AECPortalMgmt/
SUCCESS:  Portal install completed

The Regional Controller Node installation is now complete.

Please note: It will be necessary to generate rsa keys on the RC which must be copied and inserted into the 'genesis_ssh_public_key' attribute in site input yaml file used when subsequently deploying each Unicycle pod at any edge site controlled by the newly built RC.

Installation on an Existing Ubuntu Server or Virtual Machine

Repository Cloning

Manually install Ubuntu 16.04 on a physical server or virtual machine in your environment that will be used as the Regional Controller. On the server or virtual machine that you just installed, clone the Akraino Regional Controller repository:

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## Download the latest Regional_controller artifacts from LF Nexus ## 

mkdir -p /opt/akraino/region
NEXUS_URL=https://nexus.akraino.org
curl -L "$NEXUS_URL/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=snapshots&g=org.akraino.regional_controller&a=regional_controller&v=0.0.2-SNAPSHOT&e=tgz" | tar -xozv -C /opt/akraino/region

Regional Controller Installation

Change to the /opt/akraino/region directory and run the start_regional_controller.sh script:

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language	bash

cd /opt/akraino/region/
./start_akraino_portal.sh

The install should take 15 to 45 minutes depending on the speed of the internet connection. A successful installation will end as follows.

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language	bash

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Setting up tempest content/repositories
Setting up ONAP content/repositories
Setting up sample vnf content/repositories
Setting up airshipinabottle content/repositories
Setting up redfish tools content/repositories
SUCCESS:  Portal can be accessed at http://192.168.2.44:8080/AECPortalMgmt/ tools content/repositories
SUCCESS:  Portal install completed

The Regional Controller Node installation is now complete.

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 can be accessed at http://192.168.2.44:8080/AECPortalMgmt/
SUCCESS:  Portal install completed

The Regional Controller installation is now complete.

Akraino Portal Operations

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