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Version: 1.3

Get Started

Network - Create an External/Internet network

  1. Please navigate to Admin > Network > Networks > + CREATE NETWORK

    /assets/get-started/01a-external-network.png

  2. Please follow the configuration below, uncheck shared

    /assets/get-started/03a-create-external-network.png

  3. Config the Subnet

    /assets/get-started/02-external-network-subnet.png

  4. DHCP - Enable the DHCP setting, define the Allocation Pools & DNS

    /assets/get-started/02-external-network-dhcp.png


Network - Create Private Network (VLAN/VXLAN)

  1. Please follow the configuration below, uncheck shared & external , VXLAN is recommended.

    /assets/get-started/03d-private-network.png

  2. Configure the Subnet

    /assets/get-started/03e-pri-network-subnet.png

  3. DHCP - Enable the DHCP setting, define the Allocation Pools & DNS

    /assets/get-started/03f-pri-network-dhcp.png


Network - Setting the route

Setting up a router bridging private network and external network, allows the instances can be accessed through floating ip and the internet

  1. Please navigate to Project > Network > Routers > + CREATE ROUTER

    /assets/get-started/04-router.png

  2. Create a Route

    /assets/get-started/05-router-setting.png

  3. Click on newly created router01

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  4. + ADD INTERFACE to the router

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  5. Select the private network(VLAN/VXLAN) , in a few seconds the added interface will show on the list and the status will automatically changed to Active

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  6. Let's preview our network setting at : Project > Network > Network Topology

    /assets/get-started/10.png


Network - Security Group

Allow SSH/HTTP/HTTPS/MYSQL services(ports) by changing the default security groups

  1. Please navigate to Project > Network > Security Groups > MANAGE RULES

    /assets/get-started/SG02.png

  2. Create a new rule by click on + ADD RULE

    /assets/get-started/SG03.png

  3. A. Create Rule by port range

    /assets/get-started/SG05.png

    B. Create rule by sevices

    /assets/get-started/SG04.png

  4. Finally the new rules will be added to the default security group

    /assets/get-started/SG07.png

Compute - Create Flavors


  1. Let's goto Admin > Compute > Flavors > + CREATE FLAVOR

    /assets/get-started/11.png

  2. Please define a Names, No. of VCPU, RAM & Root Disk, ex:

    /assets/get-started/12.png


Compute - Create Images with web

download from the web:

Get images

  1. Let's goto Admin > Compute > Images > + CREATE IMAGE

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  1. Create an image with file upload, ex:

/assets/get-started/create-img.png

Compute - Create Images with CLI

Description: import your VM image from usb drive or local disk /var/support

your local machine

$ scp Cirros-0.4.0-x86_64.qcow2 root@IPADDRESS:/var/support/.

control node

$ ssh admin@IPADDRESS

Welcome to the Cube Appliance
Enter "help" for a list of available commands
host-1> image
host-1:image> import
1: usb
2: local
Enter index: 2
1: Cirros-0.4.0-x86_64.qcow2
Enter index: 1
Specify image name: Cirros
Importing...
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| checksum | ba3cd24377dde5dfdd58728894004abb |
| container_format | bare |
| created_at | 2019-10-09T06:19:44Z |
| disk_format | raw |
| file | /v2/images/6660fd5a-1cec-4e4e-ada4-08366fc450d0/file |
| id | 6660fd5a-1cec-4e4e-ada4-08366fc450d0 |
| min_disk | 0 |
| min_ram | 0 |
| name | Cirros |
| owner | 35f9664428534c81b85611fa3c6f23c3 |
| properties | direct_url='rbd://c6e64c49-09cf-463b-9d1c-b6645b4b3b85/glance-images/6660fd5a-1cec-4e4e-ada4-08366fc450d0/snap', hw_disk_bus='scsi', hw_qemu_guest_agent='yes', hw_scsi_model='virtio-scsi', os_require_quiesce='yes' |
| protected | False |
| schema | /v2/schemas/image |
| size | 46137344 |
| status | active |
| tags | |
| updated_at | 2019-10-09T06:19:49Z |
| virtual_size | None |
| visibility | public |
+------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Importing Cirros complete. It is safe to remove the USB drive.

Create Instance

  1. Let's goto Project > Compute > Instances > + LAUNCH INSTANCE

    /assets/get-started/15.png

  2. Detail : Naming the Instance Name

    /assets/get-started/16.png

  3. Source :

    /assets/get-started/create_with_image.png

  4. Flavor :

    /assets/get-started/18.png

    /assets/get-started/18-b.png

  5. Keypair :

    /assets/get-started/keypair01.png

    /assets/get-started/keypair02.png

  6. Launch the instance

    /assets/get-started/keypair03.png


Associate Floating IP for VLAN/VXLAN

  1. Select ASSOCIATE FLOATING IP from the drop down from the actions column

    /assets/get-started/20-1.png

  2. Allocate a floating IP

    /assets/get-started/20-2.png

  3. Select Pool and Allocate IP

    /assets/get-started/20-3.png

  4. Associate to the instances

    /assets/get-started/20-4.png

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Connect to your instance

Now you can access your instance with SSH or SFTP

$ ssh -i mykey.pem [email protected]
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.93' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.