Introduction

The guide covers the installation details which are related to ELIOT Iot Gateway Blueprint.  

This guide covers detailed information of the various types of deployments, detailed steps and what are the various components it will install. In addition, the guide provides information on hardware requirements, prerequisite software and minimum hardware requirements. On successful deployment, Center and Edge Nodes will be installed. The number of nodes in Center cluster and Edge node in the cluster is configurable. 

The CENTER Node is a K8s Cluster and EDGE Node is a K8s Cluster worker node. 

How to use this document

The document includes details of prerequisites /pre-installation, installation and uninstalls steps. 

The prerequisites and pre-installation software and hardware should be ready before executing the installation steps.

In BP first release Two types of installation mechanisms are provided, as below 

1. Ansible-Playbook single command
2. Command Line Interface (CLI)

Deployment Architecture

The Deployment Architecture consists of the following nodes

• One-Click Deployment Node
• ELIOT Master Node
• IotGateway Node

Note: For Development environment two nodes  is sufficient, where one node plays a dual role of One-Click Deployment Node and  Master Node with other as IotGateway Node.

                                                 Figure: ELIOT Deployment Architecture

Note: ELIOT IotGateway Blueprint Deployment has been tested on Cloud VM and is not tested on Bare-Metal Environment. Though, theoretically deployment should work  in bare metal,  provided hardware and software prerequisites are met. Kindly refer R5 - Test Documentation of Edge Lightweight IotGateway (ELIOT) to get details on the tested deployment.

Pre-Installation Requirements

Hardware Requirements

The number of Hardware requirements depends mainly on the Use Case Scenario and the enterprise scale. A use case can have one Deployment node, ELIOT Master or controller node  with one or multiple IotGateway nodes.

The minimum number of nodes required for a complete ELIOT Topology is three. (Bare-Metal or Virtual Machines) 

1) Deployment Node

2) ELIOT Master

3) ELIOT IotGateway node

Note: The Hardware details provided are of Virtual Machine configurations.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Note: The above specifications are given considering the ELIOT CI / CD environment. User can try lower configuration considering lightweight components being used.

Recommended Hardware Requirements

Software Prerequisites

• Virtual Machines preinstalled with Ubuntu 18.04 for MECM Node.
• Virtual Machines preinstalled with Ubuntu 18.04 for MEC Host Nodes
• root user created in the Deployment Node, MEC Node and MEC Host Node.
• SSH Server running in all the Nodes.
• Ansible > 2.10.7 installed in One Click Deployment Node (Jump Host)
• git installed in Jump Host.

Database Prerequisites

Schema scripts

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Other Installation Requirements

Jump Host Requirements

Network Requirements

• Internet connectivity in OCD Host, ELIOT Master  and IOTGateway Nodes.
• The ELIOT Master Node and EDGE/IotGateway Node should be able to ping each other.

Bare Metal Node Requirements

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Execution Requirements (Bare Metal Only)

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Installation High-Level Overview

The blueprint provides one click deployment and command-line interface for installing the ELIOT blueprint components.

Bare Metal Deployment Guide

Install Bare Metal Jump Host

Note: ELIOT Blueprint Deployment has been tested on Huawei Cloud Virtual Machines and is not tested on Bare-Metal Environment. 

Though theoretically deployment should run successfully in bare metal too provided hardware and software prerequisites are met.

Creating a Node Inventory File

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Creating the Settings Files

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Running

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Virtual Deployment Guide

For Virtual Deployment minimum three Virtual machines, following are the virtual machines and their usage

All the nodes should have internet connectivity , network interface and network connectivity between the  VM's. 

In this release to install the ELIOT environment. 

i)  ELIOT Deployment using Ansible-Playbook single command

Standard Deployment Overview

Jump Host Software Installations:

Login to the Jump Host and perform the below steps:

1. Install Ansible > 2.10.7
2. Install git
3. Install python3 and pip3

Jump Host Pre-Configurations for MECM Components Installation 

Login to the Jump Host and perform the below configuration steps (Steps : as below-

1. Generate public key : #ssh-keygen -t rsa

2. Setup password-less login from ocd to center and ocd to edge.  

sshpass -p <password> ssh-copy-id -p <ssh-port> -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@<node_ip>

3. Review and Change Parameters

For EdgeGallery MUNO Mode

eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks/muno-config/controller/hosts-muno-controller

eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks/muno-config/controller/var.yml

eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks/muno-config/edge/hosts-muno-controller

eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks/muno-config/edge/var.yml

For EdgeGallery AIO Mode

eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks/hosts-aio

For ELIOT stack:

eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks/eliot-inventory.ini

Installing Mode : ELIOT using Ansible-Playbooks

1. git clone the eliot repo, to download the software to install the ELIOT Environment.

root@akraino-mec-0001:~# git clone "https://gerrit.akraino.org/r/eliot"

2. go to the below directory 

root@akraino-mec-0001:~# cd eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks

3. Modify the Configuration File : eliot-inventory.ini with the details of Master and Edge/IotGateway Nodes. 

root@akraino-mec-0002:~# vi eliot-inventory.ini

For Edge Gallery installation:

MUNO-Mode:

Execute the below command:

cd eliot/blueprints/iotgateway/playbooks

ansible-playbook -i muno-config/controller/hosts-muno-controller eliot-eg-muno-controller.yml --extra-vars "operation=install" -e "ansible_user=root"

ansible-playbook -i muno-config/edge/hosts-muno-edge eliot-eg-muno-edge.yml --extra-vars "operation=install" -e "ansible_user=root"

For AIO mode:

Execute the below command

cd ealt-edge/ocd/infra/playbooks

root@akraino-mec-0001:~#ansible-playbook eliot-eg-aio-latest.yml -i hosts-aio --extra-vars "operation=install" -e ansible_user=root"

FOR ELIOT Stack:

Execute the below command 
Setup environment - 

root@akraino-mec-0001:~# ansible-playbook eliot-all.yml -i eliot-inventory.ini --extra-vars "operation=install"

Once the execution is completed in console will see prompt "ELIOTEdge Environment Installed  , Components Install ELIOT Master and EDGE Nodes Successfully"

Snapshot Deployment Overview

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Special Requirements for Virtual Deployments

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Install Jump Host

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Verifying the Setup - VM's

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Upstream Deployment Guide

Upstream Deployment Key Features

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Special Requirements for Upstream Deployments

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Scenarios and Deploy Settings for Upstream Deployments

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Including Upstream Patches with Deployment

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Running

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Interacting with Containerized Overcloud

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Verifying the Setup

Verifying ELIOT IotGateway Deployment

Currently the verification is manually done. 

1. Login to the Master Node and check whether K8S cluster is installed. 
2. Check the below mentioned components and services are running as Pods / Services in Kubernetes cluster
   1. Edge Gallery
   2. grafana
   3. rabbitmq
   4. cadvisor
   5. edgex
   6. Hawkbit
   7. opc-ua
3. Login to Edge Host and verify the worker node setup

Components and Services running in ELIOT Master Node

Components and Services running ELIOT IotGateway/ Edge Node

Deploy Application in ELIOT

1. Login to Developer Portal https://ip:30092 

             1.1   Add sandbox env to deploy application before publish

                     Click System -> Host Management -> Add Host

             Name: general name

             System: k8s

             Lcmip: sandbox ip(for testing purpose can provide edge ip, if no sandbox env)

             mecHost: sandbox ip(for testing purpose can provide edge ip, if no sandbox env)

             Port: 31252

             Protocol: https

             Architecture: X86

             Status: Normal

             Port Range: leave as it is

             Address: Bangalore

             UploadConfig File: upload sandbox env kubeconfig file

      1.2   Click on Workspace -> Create Project -> Application Integration -> Start

             - Provide App Name, Version, Provider, Workload Type, Architecture, Industry, Type. 

             - Upload Icon, provide Description. And click on confirm.

      1.3.  Now click on Deployment Test.

            -     Upload Docker images directly from portal by clicking on Upload App Image

                  Or, directly push Docker images to Harbor repo (takes lesser time, preferred)

            -     Click next, upload deployment yaml file now.

            -     After config upload, click next and click start deployment

            -     After Deployment is success, click on Release Recourses

            Note:

            -     While Deployment test if any error happens, open ATP portal (https://ip:30094) in another tab of browser, sing in,  come back to developer portal and re run deployment test 

            -     gitee.com/edgegallery/applications repo provides, A lot of applications with their logo, deployment yaml & user guides

      1.4.  Now click on Application Release

             Upload file for Application Description

             Click save config, click Next Step, click Start Test, scroll down to find & click Start Test button, click Next Step, click publish to publish application to appstore. 

2.    Login to MECM Portal https://ip:30093 

      2.1   click on Systems -> MEPM -> New Registration

              Name: Applcm

              IP: applcm “public ip”

              Port: 31252 

      2.2.   click on Systems -> App Store -> New Registration

              App Store Name: appstore(any general name)

              IP:  Appstore public ip

              Port: 30099

              Appstore Repo: {HarborIP:443}

              Repo Name: appstore(any general name)

              Repo Username: admin(harbor user name)

              Repo Password: (harbor password)

              Vendor: vendor(any general name) 

      2.3.    Add k8s node:

               Click on Edge Nodes -> New Registration

               VM: k8s

               Name: edge1

               IP: edge public ip

               Location: select from drop down

               Address: yanta

               Coordinates: 116.39,39.90

               Architecture: x86

               Capabilities: select none

               MEPM: select applcm node from dropdown

      2.4.   Download /root/.kube/config file from edge node.

              And click on Upload config file to upload.

      2.5.   Sync applications from AppStore

               Click on APP Management -> Package Management -> Synchronize From App Store

               Select check boxes of applications to be synced and click confirm.

      2.6.   Distribute and Deploy app.

              Click on APP Management

              After deciding the application to be deployed, find and click on Distribute button on the application row.

              Select the edge node check box and click confirm

              Now click on Deploy button.

              Enter APP Name and APP Description click confirm

             Application will be deployed on edge.

Developer  Guide and Troubleshooting

Uninstall Guide

Using Ansible Playbooks

root@akraino-mec-0001:~#ansible-playbook eliot-all-uninstall.yml -i eliot-inventory.ini --extra-vars "operation=uninstall"

For MUNO Mode

root@akraino-mec-0001:~#ansible-playbook -i muno-config/controller/hosts-muno-controller eliot-eg-muno-controller.yml --extra-vars "operation=uninstall" -e "ansible_user=root"

root@akraino-mec-0001:~#ansible-playbook -i muno-config/edge/hosts-muno-edge eliot-eg-muno-edge.yml --extra-vars "operation=uninstall" -e "ansible_user=root"

For AIO Mode

root@akraino-mec-0001:~#ansible-playbook -i hosts-aio eliot-eg-aio-latest.yml --extra-vars "operation=uninstall" -e "ansible_user=root"

Troubleshooting

Error Message Guide

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Maintenance

Blueprint Package Maintenance

Software maintenance

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Hardware maintenance

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Blueprint Deployment Maintenance

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Frequently Asked Questions

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License

Any software developed by the "Akraino ELIOT is licensed under the
Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use the content of this software bundle except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

License information of ELIOT Blueprint  Components

ELIOT Master Node

EDGE / IotGateway Node

References

Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations

Abbreviations

• ELIOT - Edge Lightweight IotGateway
• MECM - Multi Access Edge Computing Manager.
• MEC - Multi Access Edge Computing.
• MEP - Multi Access Edge Platform.