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This is an opinionated guide to setting up an [[OpenStack]] Cloud using Xen/XenServer/XCP. Use this to get started quickly. It is far from the only way to setup [[OpenStack]] using Xen.
 
This is an opinionated guide to setting up an [[OpenStack]] Cloud using Xen/XenServer/XCP. Use this to get started quickly. It is far from the only way to setup [[OpenStack]] using Xen.
 
= Install Video =
 
 
To get and idea of how to install [[OpenStack]] on [[XenServer]] using [[DevStack]], take a look at the following video:
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_-MWihUqF4 Installing OpenStack on Citrix XenServer using [[DevStack]] (on [[YouTube]])]
 
  
 
= Required Hardware =
 
= Required Hardware =
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It is probably best to configure your [[XenServer]] like this:
 
It is probably best to configure your [[XenServer]] like this:
* assuming two network cards
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* assuming one network cards
* use nic0 (the bridge called xenbr0) to have management networks
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* assuming you have your home switch/hub/router is setup as a VLAN trunk port.
 
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* use nic0 (the bridge called xenbr0) to have the management network
(TODO: provide example xenrc file for devstack)
 
  
 
= Steps to get [[OpenStack]] running on [[XenServer]] =
 
= Steps to get [[OpenStack]] running on [[XenServer]] =
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* [[XenServer/Install|Install XenServer 6.0.2]] by running the CD install
 
* [[XenServer/Install|Install XenServer 6.0.2]] by running the CD install
 
* [[XenServer/PostInstall|Follow the post install steps]]
 
* [[XenServer/PostInstall|Follow the post install steps]]
* [[XenServer/DevStack|Use DevStack]] to create the XVA image for the VM that will run the nova services
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* [[XenServer/DevStack|Use DevStack]] by following the Readme. It will install the XenAPI plugins and create an Ubuntu 11.10 VM that runs the [[OpenStack]] code.
* Prepare [[XenServer]] with xapi plugins and vif isolation rules
 
* Install the VM
 
  
 
= Steps to add a second compute node =
 
= Steps to add a second compute node =
  
You can use [[DevStack]] to deploy a node that only has nova-compute and nova-network, and modify the configuration so that it talks to your other node's MySQL, Rabbit, Glance, Keystone, etc. You probably want to add something like the following in your localrc file:
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Once you have your first machine working, it is possible to add a second [[XenServer]] host to your cloud using a very similar procedure.
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You need to select what service you want to run on the second node, and modify the configuration so that it talks to your other node's MySQL, Rabbit, Glance, Keystone, etc.
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You probably want to add something like the following in your localrc file (assuming you chose MULTI_HOST=true on the first node):
  
  
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
MASTER_SERVER=111.111.111.111 #replace with ip of your first server
 
MASTER_SERVER=111.111.111.111 #replace with ip of your first server
ENABLED_SERVICES=n-cpu,n-net
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ENABLED_SERVICES=n-cpu,n-net,n-api
 
MYSQL_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER
 
MYSQL_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER
 
RABBIT_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER
 
RABBIT_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER

Revision as of 10:34, 7 June 2012

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#!wiki caution
'''Warning'''

This is still a work in progress.


Getting started with XenServer and OpenStack

This is an opinionated guide to setting up an OpenStack Cloud using Xen/XenServer/XCP. Use this to get started quickly. It is far from the only way to setup OpenStack using Xen.

Required Hardware

To get started, this is probably what you want:

  • Cheap switch (most home routers will do)
  • Linux machine (preferably, running Ubuntu 11.10)
  • XenServer capable machine
  • (optional) Windows machine to run Citrix XenCenter (the official XenServer GUI)

Planning your Deployment

The most important part of planning is getting your head around the networking.

Take a look at the diagram in the wiki page on XenServer deployment.

It is probably best to configure your XenServer like this:

  • assuming one network cards
  • assuming you have your home switch/hub/router is setup as a VLAN trunk port.
  • use nic0 (the bridge called xenbr0) to have the management network

Steps to get OpenStack running on XenServer

Here is what you need to do:

Steps to add a second compute node

Once you have your first machine working, it is possible to add a second XenServer host to your cloud using a very similar procedure.

You need to select what service you want to run on the second node, and modify the configuration so that it talks to your other node's MySQL, Rabbit, Glance, Keystone, etc.

You probably want to add something like the following in your localrc file (assuming you chose MULTI_HOST=true on the first node):


MASTER_SERVER=111.111.111.111 #replace with ip of your first server
ENABLED_SERVICES=n-cpu,n-net,n-api
MYSQL_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER
RABBIT_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER
KEYSTONE_AUTH_HOST=$MASTER_SERVER
GLANCE_HOSTPORT=$MASTER_SERVER:9292