Installation Node

• Create a bastion node (Linux VM)
• Log into the bastion node
• Move the installer to bastion node

  Create a bastion node (Linux VM)

  1. I created a 2x4GB virtual server with CentOs and 100GB boot disk. This is used as an installation or Bastion Node. I selected a place in the same Data Center as the OpenShift nodes.

     Toms-MBP:~ tjm$ ibmcloud login
     API endpoint: https://cloud.ibm.com
     Region: us-east
     

  2. Select the account you want to use from the account list. ~~~ Authenticating … OK Select an account:
  3. Thomas McManus’s Account (eeee7d19b6701916e21bf02f116813a9) <-> 1670487
  4. IBM PoC - mactom Nz Cloud/CPD Cloud (f1af5bc92ad34287bbce250dfbe068a2) <-> 2134520 ~~~
  5. Run to verify you can execute a Virtual Server create using --test. I am creating this as a Transient server which has hourly suspended billing.
  • hostname -H bastion,
  • FQDN -D is by default the account name with dashes for spaces or \ and a suffix of .cloud. IBM PoC - mactom Nz Cloud/CPD Cloud converts to IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud
  • flavor --flavor B1_2x4x100 This is a Balanced 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM 100 GB Disk VM
  • data center -d dal13 Chose the data center of your choice here I am picking Dallas 013
  • Operating System -o CentOS_8_64 This is formed using the CentOS Version 8 64 bit architecture.
  • suspended billing --transient ibmcloud sl vs create -H bastion -D IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud --flavor B1_2X4X100 -d dal13 -o CentOS_8_64 --transient -test

    Toms-MBP:~ tjm$ ibmcloud sl vs create -H bastion -D IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud  --flavor  B1_2X4X100 -d dal13 -o CentOS_8_64 --transient --test
    OK
    The order is correct.
    

    1. Now remove the `--test` parameter to actually create the virtual server. You will have to enter ***y*** to approve the charges. ~~~ Toms-MBP:~ tjm$ ibmcloud sl vs create -H bastion -D IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud  --flavor  B1_2X4X100 -d dal13 -o CentOS_8_64 --transient This action will incur charges on your account. Continue?> y name                 value ID                   109019840 FQDN                 bastion.IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud Created              2020-09-14T16:04:08Z GUID                 2370515c-83e2-4035-b4ff-30055e004bf1 Placement Group ID   - ~~~
    

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Log into the bastion node

1. Assuming you are logged into IBM Cloud, run a list of the all the virtual server to get the one you wish to log into.

   Toms-MBP:~ tjm$ ibmcloud sl vs list
   id         hostname   domain                                 cpu   memory  public_ip     private_ip    datacenter   action
   109019840  bastion   IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud  2     4096   52.116.5.56   10.208.89.253   dal13
   

2. Get the details of this server.

   Toms-MBP:~ tjm$ ibmcloud sl vs detail 109019840 --passwords
   Name              Value
   ID                109019840
   guid              2370515c-83e2-4035-b4ff-30055e004bf1
   hostname          bastion
   domain            IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud
   fqdn              bastion.IBM-PoC-mactom-Nz-Cloud-CPD-Cloud.cloud
   status            Active
   state             Running
   datacenter        dal13
   os                CentOS
   os version        8.0-64 Minimal for VSI
   cpu cores         2
   memory            4096
   public ip         52.116.5.59
   private ip        10.208.89.253
   private network   false
   private cpu       false
   created           2020-09-14T16:04:08Z
   updated           2020-09-14T16:06:14Z
   owner             IBM2134520
   vlans             type      number   id
                  PUBLIC    1677     2947048
                  PRIVATE   857      2947050
                  .
   users             software   username   password
                  CentOS     root       lSwz289yyPJN
   

3. Using ssh log into the bastion node.

   Toms-MBP:~ tjm$ ssh root@52.116.5.59
   The authenticity of host '52.116.5.56 (52.116.5.59)' can't be established.
   ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:dcDOAYnDhHX+9fInZjBDcnHhPyNX69yRI0SKL3/6aZE.
   Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
   Warning: Permanently added '52.116.5.59' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
   root@52.116.5.59's password:
   

4. Create mkdir /root/nz This is where the client media will be executed.

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Move the installer to bastion node

1. Log into the newly provisioned VM
   • ssh root@52.116.5.59
   • Create a directory called to put the install media. I created /root/nz.
2. From your laptop in a different terminal, move the installer to the bastion node.

   Toms-MBP:nzcloud tjm$ scp nzcloud-linux-v11.1.0.0.tar.gz root@52.116.5.59:/root/nz
   root@52.116.5.59's password:
   nzcloud-linux-v11.1.0.0.tar.gz      100%   45MB  29.4MB/s   00:01    
   

3. Proceed to the installation instructions for NZ CLoud.

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