View source for stoney cloud: Demo-System Installation

= Overview =
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:
* 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID_6#RAID_6 RAID6]-Set with battery backup.
** One physical Ethernet Interfaces.

== Limitations ==
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 =
== Booting ==
Choose '''1) FOSS-Cloud Installer: default boot options'''

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== Keymap Selection ==

Set the desired keymap. The following example works for the German speaking part of Switzerland: '''46 (de_CH)'''

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== Start the Installation ==
Start the actual installation by typing: '''yes'''

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== Choose the Single-Node Installation ==
Choose the Single-Node Installation by typing: '''2'''

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== Device Selection ==
You'll need to select a SCIS, SATA, PATA or virtual disk. The following installation in done in a virtualized environment, therefore we choose the virtual disk: '''vda'''

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If you type yes, you'll be deleting all the existing data on the chosen disk: '''yes'''

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== Proceeding ... ==
The installation proceeds with the partitioning of the disk and the installation of the operating system:

You can ignore the message "Error: /dev/vda: unrecognised disk label" as this is normal for a first installation in a virtual disk.

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== Network ==
Now we configure the network. In this example, we only have one network interface: '''eth0'''

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We choose the automatic DCHP configuration: '''yes'''

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== Reboot ==
Now we can reboot the system:

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== 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

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