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= Overview =
 
= Overview =
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The [http://www.stoney-cloud.org/ stoney cloud] builds upon various standard open source components and can be run on commodity hardware. The Demo-Node installation consists of one node with the following software-stack installed:
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* The Linux kernel based virtualization technology.
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* An OpenLDAP Directory Server for the storage of the stoney cloud user and service related data with the web based management [[VM-Manager]] interface and the Linux kernel based virtualization technology.
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== Prerequisites ==
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The following items and conditions are required to be able to install and configure a stoney cloud environment:
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* A dedicated server which fulfils the following requirements:
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** 64-Bit Intel with VT-Technologie (AMD is not tested at the moment, but it should work).
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** 8 Gigabyte Memory (more is better).
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** 130 Gigabyte up to 2 Terabyte disks (for the first RAID-Set, the 2 Terabyte restriction applies).
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*** For the mass storage (where the virtual machines are stored) we recommend a second RAID-Set configured as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID_6#RAID_6 RAID6]-Set with battery backup.
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** One physical Ethernet Interfaces.
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== Limitations ==
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During the installation of the [http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] operating system, the first physical Ethernet Interface ist automatically configured with DHCP. This means, you need a working DHCP Server. The virtual machines running on the stoney cloud Demo-System are NATed. This means, you can not access the virtual machines from externally.
  
 
= Installation =
 
= Installation =

Revision as of 10:57, 7 April 2014

Overview

The stoney cloud builds upon various standard open source components and can be run on commodity hardware. The Demo-Node installation consists of one node with the following software-stack installed:

  • The Linux kernel based virtualization technology.
  • An OpenLDAP Directory Server for the storage of the stoney cloud user and service related data with the web based management VM-Manager interface and the Linux kernel based virtualization technology.

Prerequisites

The following items and conditions are required to be able to install and configure a stoney cloud environment:

  • A dedicated server which fulfils the following requirements:
    • 64-Bit Intel with VT-Technologie (AMD is not tested at the moment, but it should work).
    • 8 Gigabyte Memory (more is better).
    • 130 Gigabyte up to 2 Terabyte disks (for the first RAID-Set, the 2 Terabyte restriction applies).
      • For the mass storage (where the virtual machines are stored) we recommend a second RAID-Set configured as RAID6-Set with battery backup.
    • One physical Ethernet Interfaces.

Limitations

During the installation of the Gentoo Linux operating system, the first physical Ethernet Interface ist automatically configured with DHCP. This means, you need a working DHCP Server. The virtual machines running on the stoney cloud Demo-System are NATed. This means, you can not access the virtual machines from externally.

Installation

Skipping Checks

To skip checks, type no when asked:

 Do you want to start the installation?
yes or no?: no

Then manually restart the stoney cloud installer with the desired options. For example

/mnt/cdrom/foss-cloud-installer -c

Options:

-c: Skip CPU requirement checks
-m: Skip memory requirement checks
-s: Skip CPU and memory requirement checks