Install the Enterprise appliance

Use this procedure to install CloudSystem Enterprise.

Prerequisites 

  • Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator

  • Foundation is fully installed and first time setup is complete.

  • In an ESX configuration, the Enterprise OVA file is converted to a template and added to the cluster in vCenter Server.

  • In a KVM configuration, the Enterprise qcow2 image is saved to the Linux workstation.

  • You are using a supported browser. See Browser requirements.

  • You have selected an IP address and Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for the Enterprise appliance and registered it with the DNS server.

  • You have the user name and password for OO Central. This is the same user name and password for the CloudSystem Console.

Installing CloudSystem Enterprise

  1. From the main menu, select Enterprise.

  2. Click ActionsInstall CloudSystem Enterprise.

  3. Review the installation instructions, then click Next.

    To exit the action without installing Enterprise, click Cancel.

  4. Enter the data listed in Install CloudSystem Enterprise screen details.

  5. Click Install.

    To exit the action without installing Enterprise, click Cancel.

  6. Verify that the Enterprise appliance was created. The name of the virtual machine where the Enterprise appliance is running is automatically designated based on the management hypervisor hostname (ESX or KVM). For example, if the management hypervisor host name is my-host-name.example.com then the Enterprise appliance name is my-host-name.

    • If installed on ESX, confirm the Enterprise appliance is listed in vCenter in the cluster.

    • If installed on KVM, log in to the management hypervisor and enter the command

      virsh list --all
      

      Enterprise will be listed along with the base appliance, SDN controller and network node appliances.

All existing Foundation functionality will continue to be available. Enterprise appliance details can be viewed in Foundation on the Enterprise screen.

See also