Deploying Hedvig Deployment Servers and Storage Proxies in KVM Environments

For a KVM environment, use self-extracting executables for the Hedvig Deployment Server and Hedvig Storage Proxies. The script assigns IP addresses and hostnames during the extract process.

Procedure

Hedvig Deployment Server

1. Run:

   ./kvmdeploy.bin

2. Respond to the prompts, as shown in bold, below:

   Select:

   1) Extract qcow2 image.

   2) Extract and install.

   3) Extract, install and configure network.

    
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   Enter target folder: /var/lib/libvirt/images

    
   Enter domain/guest name: kvmdeploy

   Created /var/lib/libvirt/images/kvmdeploy.qcow2

    
   Enter host fully qualified domain name: kvmdeploy.hedviginc.com

   Network configuration

   Select:

   1) DHCP

   2) Static

    
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3. When the configuration is complete, the VM reboots. To access it from the console, enter (as root):

   virsh list

   virsh console kvmdeploy (name of the domain)

Hedvig Storage Proxies

1. Run:

   ./hedvigproxy7.bin

2. Respond to the prompts, as shown in bold, below. You are also prompted for the configuration of the second NIC.

   Select:

   1) Extract qcow2 image

   2) Extract and install

   3) Extract, install and configure network

    
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   Enter target folder: /var/lib/libvirt/images

    
   Enter domain/guest name: cvtest01

   Created /var/lib/libvirt/images/cvmtest01.qcow2

    
   Enter bridge name for public NIC: br0

    
   Enter bridge name for private/isolated NIC: br

   Starting install...

   Domain creation completed.

    
   Enter host fully qualified domain name: cvmtest01.hedviginc.com

   Network configuration

   Select:

   1) DHCP

   2) Static

    
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   Select:

   1) Configure private network for HA

   2) Standalone proxy

    
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   Enter private network IP address: 172.22.22.3

    
   Enter private network Netmask: 255.255.255.0