Cisco Nexus 1000V User manual

Installing Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Steps to Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM, page 1
•Installing and Configuring MAAS, page 2
•Installing and Configuring Juju, page 2
•Installing and Configuring the Cloud Archive OpenStack Services, page 3
•Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM, page 4
•Installing and Configuring the VXLAN Gateway Using Juju Charms, page 4
Steps to Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM
You can use the following high-level procedure to guide you through the installation process.
Before You Begin
•Decide on a deployment model. See Supported Topologies.
•Make sure that your network, servers, operating system, hypervisor, and MAAS deployment meet the
minimum requirements. See System Requirements.
•Gather the required network information for the Juju configuration file (config.yaml file). See Canonical
documentation at this URL: http://maas.ubuntu.com/docs/install.html.
•Gather the required network information for the global configuration file. See Preparing the Configuration
and Mapping Files.
•Gather any unique network information for the VEMs. See Mapping File Parameters.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
See Installing and Configuring MAAS, on page 2.Install and configure MAAS.
Step 1
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PurposeCommand or Action
See Installing and Configuring Juju, on page 2.Install and configure Juju.
Step 2
See Installing and Configuring the Cloud Archive
OpenStack Services, on page 3.
Install and configure the Cloud Archive
OpenStack services.
Step 3
See Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus
1000V for KVM, on page 4.
Install and configure the Cisco Nexus
1000V for KVM.
Step 4
(Optional)
See Installing and Configuring the VXLAN Gateway
Using Juju Charms, on page 4.
Install and configure the VXLAN
Gateway.
Step 5
Installing and Configuring MAAS
You need to install and configure MAAS. For detailed information about this procedure, see the Canonical
documentation at this URL: http://maas.ubuntu.com/docs/install.html.
Procedure
Step 1 Install the following MAAS packages.
•maas
•maas-region-controller
•maas-cluster-controller
•maas-dhcp/maas-dns
Step 2 Set up the initial MAAS configuration:
a) Designate the MAAS server API URL.
b) Create a MAAS admin account.
c) Import the boot images (only necessary during the first time setup).
d) Configure DHCP.
e) Configure the immediate upstream switch to be in STP PortFast mode for fast convergence on ports in
the forwarding state.
Installing and Configuring Juju
You need to install and configure Juju. For detailed information about this procedure, see the Canonical
documentation at this URL http://juju.ubuntu.com/install.
The following procedure is required to deploy the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM.
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Procedure
Step 1 Install a stable Juju-core.
Step 2 Synchronize the Juju cloud tool.
Step 3 Configure Juju.
a) Generate the Juju configuration file.
b) Customize the Juju configuration file in MAAS mode.
c) Create a MAAS bootstrap node.
Installing and Configuring the Cloud Archive OpenStack
Services
You install and configure the Cloud Archive OpenStack services using the jujucharm-n1k Debian package
that you get from the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM Personal Package Archive.
For more details about this procedure, see the Canonical documentation at http://juju.ubuntu.com/docs/
config-openstack.html.
Procedure
Step 1 Set up the virtual machines, physical servers, and/or local containers based on your deployment model.
Step 2 Enter the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository
"https://user:[e-mail]/springfield-team/havana-staging-2013.2.2/ubuntu
main"
Step 3 Enter the following command:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv -keys key-id
Step 4 Enter the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Step 5 Enter the following command:
All the charms are contained in the tar file brought in by the jujucharm-n1k.Note
sudo apt-get install jujucharm-n1k
Step 6 Enter the following command:
cd ~
Step 7 Enter the following command:
tar zxf /opt/cisco/n1kv/charms/jujucharm-n1k-precise_5.2.1.sk1.2.2.YYYYMMDDhhmm.tar.gz
Step 8 Enter the following command:
cd ./jujucharm-n1k/charms
Step 9 Deploy the OpenStack services.
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Certain OpenStack and Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM services are packaged together in another
charm Debian package that you download and install locally. For information about installing these
services, see Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM, on page 4.
Note
juju deploy -u --config config-file --repository=. local:precise/service
Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM
Perform this procedure to install and configure the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM on a physical server or as
a VM. To deploy the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM on a Cisco Cloud Services Platform, see Installing VSM
on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform.
Before You Begin
Make sure that you have defined the necessary parameters in the global configuration file and mapping file
for your deployment.
Procedure
Step 1 Deploy the primary VSM.
juju deploy –u --config config-file --repository=. local:precise/vsm vsm-primary
Step 2 Deploy the secondary VSM.
juju deploy –u --config config-file --repository=. local:precise/vsm vsm-secondary
Step 3 Deploy VEMs.
a) juju deploy –u --config config-file --repository=. local:precise/vem
b) juju add-relation nova-compute vem
c) juju add-relation vsm:dvs vem:dvs
d) juju add-relation quantum-gateway vem
e) (Optional) juju set vem mapping=`cat host-mapping-file `
Installing and Configuring the VXLAN Gateway Using Juju
Charms
If you want to deploy the VXLAN Gateway with the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM, you can install the
VXLAN Gateway using the vxlan-gateway charm. (Alternatively, you can install the VXLAN Gateway using
an ISO file. For more information, see Installing and Configuring the VXLAN Gateway.)
The VXLAN Gateway is an optional addition to the Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM deployment.Note
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Before You Begin
Make sure that the Nova cloud controller is started before deploying the VXLAN Gateway charm. To start
the Nova cloud controller, use the juju status nova-cloud-controller command.
Procedure
Step 1 Deploy the VXLAN Gateway.
a) juju deploy –u --config config-file --repository=. local:precise/vxlan-gateway
b) juju add-relation nova-cloud-controller vxlan-gateway
Step 2 Configure the VXLAN Gateway data and management interfaces.
For details, see Creating the VXLAN Gateway Data Interface and Creating a VXLAN Gateway Management
Interface.
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