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VMware-to-ZStack Case Collection
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solutions and customer case studies for transitioning from VMware to ZStack.
Bare Metal Cluster
New Bare Metal Cluster
Prerequisites
- The bare metal cluster requires a deployment server to provide PXE services for bare metal instances in the cluster.
- Each bare metal cluster supports only one deployment server, but one deployment server can be attached to multiple clusters.
- The bare metal cluster can attach distributed switches to provide networks for bare metal instances.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Select the target data center.
- On the data center details page, click Bare Metal Management.
- On the Bare Metal Management tab, click .
- In the New Bare Metal Cluster dialog, set the following parameters:
- Name: Set a name for the bare metal cluster.
- Description: Optional. Enter a description.
- Attach Deployment Server: Choose whether to attach a deployment server.
- Server Source: Select either a new or existing deployment server.If you select New Deployment Server, set the following parameters:
- Deployment Server Name: Set a name for the deployment server.
- DHCP Listening NIC: Enter the NIC device number connected to the deployment network.
Note: - This NIC must be connected to the deployment network of the bare metal chassis and have a configured IP address.
- The network where this NIC resides must not have any other DHCP services.
- Storage Path: Enter the local directory for PXE deployment images.
- Deployment Server IP: Enter the deployment server IP address.
- SSH Port: Default: 22.
- Username: Default: root. You can enter a regular user.
- Password: Enter corresponding user password.
- DHCP Start IP: Used for traversing IP ranges of DHCP services.
- DHCP End IP: Used for traversing IP ranges of DHCP services.Note: If not specified, the system will detect and filter used IP address as IP ranges according to this NIC IP addresses.
If you select Existing Deployment Server, select a deployment server.
- Server Source: Select either a new or existing deployment server.
- Review the configuration and click OK.
Deployment Server Management
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Select the target bare metal cluster.
- On the bare metal cluster Overview details page, you can check the configuration information of the attached deployment server.
- On the bare metal cluster details page, click Actions.
- To attach a deployment server, choose Attach Deployment Server.
- To reconnect a deployment server, choose Reconnect Deployment Server.
- To detach the deployment server from the bare metal cluster, choose Detach Deployment server.
Delete a Bare Metal Cluster
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Select the target bare metal cluster.
- On the bare metal cluster details page, click .
Results
Deleting bare metal clusters will delete all bare metal chassis and bare metal instances in the cluster. Proceed with caution.Next Chapter: Bare Metal Chassis