easyinstall

Deploy openstack is an diffcult job for large useage and some researchers. For this purpose, we write this project for deploying openstak.

Until now, this project just can install OS by PXE. Before using install.sh script, you have to check these settings.

SIMPLE STEPS

All we used is ubuntu-12.04. But PXE-server may use other version of Ubuntu.

1 Packages

You have to use apt-get install command to install some packages.

apt-get install -y --force-yes dhcp3-server tftp-hpa \
    tftpd-hpa xinetd openssh-server apache2 \
    system-config-kickstart

2 Network

You may configure you network as below.

auto eth0
iface inet eth0 static
       address 192.168.1.1
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       gateway 192.168.1.1
       broadcast 192.168.1.255

3 ISO/CD path

You may change your ISO path as below.

iso_path=/dev/sr0  # If you use CD/DVD.
iso_path=/tmp/ubuntu-12.04-amd64.iso # If you use iso file.

4 run install.sh

If you use simple setting to install OS. You may not see words below. If you want install more complex env, you may change localrc as below.

MORE SETTINGS

1 PXE-Server

Ubuntu version: 12.04

2 ISO

You may use both ISO/CDROM as installation source. We have checked that ubuntu-12.04-amd64.iso works very well. If you want to use your iso file, you have to change localrc as:

   iso_path=/abs_isopath/ubuntu-12.04-amd64.iso

3 KickStart file

We already prepare one kickstart file as a template. If you want to use your own kickstart file. You may use system-config-kickstart GUI tool to generate your own kickstart configuration file.

Note: You may config your password & username in localrc.

    # point to you kickstart configure file.
    ks_cfg=/abs_ks_file_path/ks.cfg or ks_cfg=ks.cfg

    ROOT_PASSWORD=zaq12wsx
    USER_NAME=openstak
    USER_PASSWORD=zaq12wsx

4 Install some deb packages.

You have to use apt-get install command line to install some packages. Such as DHCP, xinetd, tftp-hpa, apache2.

Note: must use tftp-hpa to instead of tftp package.

5 Check your Network.

In my network configuration, (after I use apt-get install some packages), I write /etc/network/interfaces as below: (default)

auto eth0
iface inet eth0 static
       address 192.168.1.1
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       gateway 192.168.1.1
       broadcast 192.168.1.255

After you check your network, you may have to write your network information. If you use 192.168.1.1 as your IP of PXE server. You may not change network configuration in localrc file. Otherwise you may have to change your localrc as you network info.