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README.deploy -- Instructions for a basic Synnefo deployment |
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This document describes the basic steps to obtain a basic, working Synnefo |
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deployment. It begins by examining the different node roles, then moves to the |
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installation and setup of distinct software components. |
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It is current as of Synnefo v0.5.2. |
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Node types |
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Nodes in a Synnefo deployment belong in one of the following types: |
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* DB: |
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A node [or more than one nodes, if using an HA configuration], running a DB |
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engine supported by the Django ORM layer. The DB is the single source of |
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truth for the servicing of API requests by Synnefo. |
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Services: PostgreSQL / MySQL |
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* APISERVER: |
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A node running the implementation of the OpenStack API, in Django. Any number |
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of APISERVERs can be used, in a load-balancing configuration, without any |
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special consideration. Access to a common DB ensures consistency. |
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Services: Web server, vncauthproxy |
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* QUEUE: |
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A node running the RabbitMQ software, which provides AMQP functionality. More |
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than one QUEUE nodes may be deployed, in an HA configuration. Such |
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deployments require shared storage, provided e.g., by DRBD. |
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Services: RabbitMQ [rabbitmq-server] |
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* LOGIC: |
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A node running the business logic of Synnefo, in Django. It dequeues |
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messages from QUEUE nodes, and provides the context in which business logic |
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functions run. It uses Django ORM to connect to the common DB and update the |
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state of the system, based on notifications received from the rest of the |
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infrastructure, over AMQP. |
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Services: the Synnefo logic dispatcher [/logic/dispatcher.py] |
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* GANETI-MASTER and GANETI-NODE: |
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A single GANETI-MASTER and a large number of GANETI-NODEs constitute the |
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Ganeti backend for Synnefo, which undertakes all VM management functions. |
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Any APISERVER can issue commands to the GANETI-MASTER, over RAPI, to effect |
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changes in the state of the VMs. The GANETI-MASTER runs the Ganeti request |
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queue. |
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Services: |
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only on GANETI-MASTER: |
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the Synnefo Ganeti monitoring daemon [/ganeti/snf-ganeti-eventd] |
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the Synnefo Ganeti hook [/ganeti/snf-ganeti-hook.py]. |
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on each GANETI_NODE: |
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a deployment-specific KVM ifup script |
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properly configured NFDHCPD |
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Installation Process |
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This section describes the installation process of the various node roles in a |
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Synnefo deployment. |
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0. Allocation of physical nodes: |
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Determine the role of every physical node in your deployment. |
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1. Ganeti installation: |
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Synnefo requires a working Ganeti installation at the backend. Installation |
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of Ganeti is not covered by this document, please refer to |
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http://docs.ganeti.org/ganeti/current/html for all the gory details. A |
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successful Ganeti installation concludes with a working GANETI-MASTER and a |
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number of GANETI-NODEs. |
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2. RabbitMQ installation: |
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RabbitMQ is used as a generic message broker for the system. It should be |
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installed on two seperate QUEUE nodes (VMs should be enough for the moment) |
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in a high availability configuration as described here: |
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http://www.rabbitmq.com/pacemaker.html |
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After installation, create a user and set its permissions |
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rabbitmqctl add_user okeanos 0k3@n0s |
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rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p / okeanos "^.*" ".*" ".*" |
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The values set for the user and password must be mirrored in the |
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RABBIT_* variables in settings.py (see step 6) |
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3. Web server installation: |
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A Web Server (e.g., Apache) needs to be installed on the APISERVERs, |
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and be configured to run the Synnefo Django project appropriately. Selection |
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and configuration of a Web server is outside the scope of this document. |
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For testing or development purposes, Django's own development server, |
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`./manage.py runserver' can be used. |
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4. Installation of the Synnefo Django project: |
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As of v0.5 the Synnefo Django project needs to be installed on nodes |
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of type APISERVER, LOGIC and on the GANETI-MASTER, with a properly |
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configured settings.py. In later revisions, the specific parts of the Django |
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project which need to run on each node type will be identified. |
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Synnefo is written in Python 2.6 and depends on the following Python modules: |
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[package versions confirmed to be compatible are in braces] |
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* django 1.2 [Django==1.2.4] |
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* simplejson [simplejson==2.1.3] |
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* pycurl [pycurl==7.19.0] |
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* python-dateutil [python-dateutil==1.4.1] |
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WARNING: version python-dateutil==2.0 downloaded by pip known *not* to |
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work with Python 2.6 |
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* python-ipy [IPy==0.75] |
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also verified to work with python-ipy 0.70-1 as shipped with Squeeze |
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* south [south==0.7.1] |
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WARNING: might not work with Debian squeeze's default south-0.7-1 package. |
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* amqplib [amqplib==0.6.1] |
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* lockfile [lockfile==0.8] |
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* python-daemon [python-daemon==1.5.5] |
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also, depending on the database engine of choice, on one of the following: |
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* MySQL-python [MySQL-python==1.2.3] |
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* psycopg2 [psycopg2==2.4] |
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if the invitations application is deployed, the following dependencies should |
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be installed: |
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* pycrypto==2.1.0 |
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To run the user interface tests, selenium must be installed |
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* selenium [?] |
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The easiest method for installation of the Django project is to setup a |
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working environment through virtualenv. Alternatively, you can use your |
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system's package manager to install the dependencies (e.g. Macports has them |
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all). |
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* On Snow Leopard and linux (64-bit), you have to set the following |
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environment variable for pip to compile the dependencies correctly. |
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$ export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" |
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* On Ubuntu, a few more packages must be installed before installing the |
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prerequisite Python libraries |
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$ sudo aptitude install libcurl3-gnutls libcurl3-gnutls-dev uuid-dev |
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Checkout the code and install the Python prerequisites. This assumes that |
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python is already installed on the host. |
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$ sudo easy_install virtualenv |
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$ git clone https://user@code.grnet.gr/git/synnefo synnefo |
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$ virtualenv --python=python2.6 synnefo --no-site-packages |
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... |
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$ cd synnefo |
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$ ./bin/pip install <list_of_dependencies> |
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[WARNING]: The software must be checked out in a directory named synnefo, |
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otherwise python imports will not work. Therefore, do not change the |
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or rename the checkout path. |
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5. Database installation: |
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A database supported by the Django ORM layer must be installed on nodes |
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of type DB. The choices are: SQLIte, MySQL, PostgreSQL. |
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* SQLite: |
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The python sqlite driver is available by default with Python so no |
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additional configuration is required. Also, most self-respecting systems |
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have the sqlite library installed by default. |
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* MySQL: |
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MySQL must be installed first: |
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* Ubuntu - Debian |
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$ sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev |
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* MacPorts |
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$ sudo port install mysql5 |
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Install the MySQL python library on servers running the Django project: |
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$ bin/pip install MySQL-python |
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Note: On MacOSX with Mysql install from MacPorts the above command will |
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fail complaining that it cannot find the mysql_config command. Do |
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the following and restart the installation |
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$ echo "mysql_config = /opt/local/bin/mysql_config5" >> \ |
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./build/MySQL-python/site.cfg |
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Configure a MySQL db/account for synnefo |
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$ mysql -u root -p |
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mysql> create database synnefo; |
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mysql> show databases; |
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mysql> GRANT ALL on synnefo.* TO username IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; |
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IMPORTANT: |
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MySQL *must* be set in READ-COMMITED mode, e.g. by setting |
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transaction-isolation = READ-COMMITTED |
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in the [mysqld] section of /etc/mysql/my.cnf. |
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Alternatively, make sure the following code fragment stays enabled |
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in settings.d/10-database.conf: |
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if DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'].endswith('mysql'): |
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DATABASES['default']['OPTIONS'] = { |
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'init_command': 'SET storage_engine=INNODB; ' + |
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'SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED', |
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} |
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* PostgreSQL |
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You need to install the PostgreSQL binaries: |
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* Ubuntu - Debian |
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$ sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.4 libpq-dev |
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* MacPorts |
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$ sudo port install postgresql84 |
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Install the postgres Python library |
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$ bin/pip install psycopg2 |
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Configure a postgres db/account for synnefo: |
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Become the postgres user, connect to PostgreSQL: |
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$ sudo su - postgres |
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$ psql |
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Run the following commands: |
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DROP DATABASE synnefo; |
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DROP USER username; |
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CREATE USER username WITH PASSWORD 'password'; |
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CREATE DATABASE synnefo; |
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GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE synnefo TO username; |
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ALTER DATABASE synnefo OWNER TO username; |
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ALTER USER username CREATEDB; |
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The last line enables the newly created user to create own databases. This |
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is needed for Django to create and drop the test_synnefo database for unit |
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testing. |
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6. Setting up the Django project: |
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The settings.py file for Django may be derived by concatenating the |
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settings.py.dist file contained in the Synnefo distribution with a file |
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containing custom modifications, which shall override all settings deviating |
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from the supplied settings.py.dist. This is recommended to minimize the load |
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of reconstructing settings.py from scratch, since each release currently |
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brings heavy changes to settings.py.dist. |
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Add the following to your custom settings.py, depending on your choice |
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of DB: |
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* SQLite |
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PROJECT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + '/' |
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DATABASES = { |
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'default': { |
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'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', |
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'NAME': PROJECT_PATH + 'synnefo.db' # WARN: This must be an absolute path |
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} |
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* MySQL |
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DATABASES = { |
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'default': { |
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'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', |
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'NAME': 'synnefo', |
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'USER': 'USERNAME', |
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'PASSWORD': 'PASSWORD', |
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'HOST': 'HOST', |
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'PORT': 'PORT', |
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'OPTIONS': { |
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'init_command': 'SET storage_engine=INNODB', |
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} |
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* PostgreSQL |
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DATABASES = { |
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'default': { |
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'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', |
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'NAME': 'DATABASE', |
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'USER': 'USERNAME', |
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'PASSWORD': 'PASSWORD', |
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'HOST': 'HOST', |
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'PORT': 'PORT', |
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} |
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} |
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Try it out. The following command will attempt to connect to the DB and |
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print out DDL statements. It should not fail. |
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$ ./bin/python manage.py sql db |
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7. Initialization of Synnefo DB: |
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You need to initialize the Synnefo DB and load fixtures |
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db/fixtures/{flavors,images}.json, which make the API usable by end users by |
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defining a sample set of hardware configurations (flavors) and OS images. |
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$ ./bin/python manage.py syncdb |
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$ ./bin/python manage.py migrate db |
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$ ./bin/python manage.py loaddata db/fixtures/flavors.json |
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$ ./bin/python manage.py loaddata db/fixtures/images.json |
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8. Finalization of settings.py: |
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Set the BACKEND_PREFIX_ID variable to some unique prefix, e.g. your commit |
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username in settings.py. Several functional conventions within the system |
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require this variable to include a dash at its end (e.g. snf-) |
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9. Installation of the Ganeti monitoring daemon, /ganeti/snf-ganeti-eventd: |
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The Ganeti monitoring daemon must run on GANETI-MASTER. |
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The Ganeti monitoring daemon has no dependency on Django. |
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Override all relevant settings in settings.d/99-snf-ganeti-eventd.conf, |
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GANETI_* variables. |
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Then, make sure PYTHONPATH contains the parent of the Django project, |
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and start the server on the Ganeti master as root. |
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root:~# export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/opt |
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root:~# /opt/synnefo/ganeti/snf-ganeti-eventd.py |
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TBD: how to handle master migration. |
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10. Installation of the Synnefo dispatcher, /logic/dispatcher.py: |
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The logic dispatcher is part of the Synnefo Django project and must run |
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on LOGIC nodes. |
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The dispatcher retrieves messages from the queue and calls the appropriate |
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handler function as defined in the queue configuration in `setttings.py'. |
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The default configuration should work directly without any modifications. |
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For the time being The dispatcher must be run by hand: |
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$ ./bin/python ./logic/dispatcher.py |
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The dispatcher should run in at least 2 instances to ensure high |
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(actually, increased) availability. |
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11. Installation of the Synnefo Ganeti hook: |
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The bash wrapper ganeti/snf-ganeti-hook is the generic launcher for |
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Synnefo hooks in Ganeti. It resides in the ganeti/ directory under the |
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root of the Synnefo Django project. |
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The hook needs to be enabled for phases post-{add,modify,reboot,start,stop} |
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by *symlinking* in |
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/etc/ganeti/hooks/instance-{add,modify,reboot,start,stop}-post.d on |
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GANETI-MASTER, e.g.: |
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root@ganeti-master:/etc/ganeti/hooks/instance-start-post.d# ls -l |
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 45 May 3 13:45 00-snf-ganeti-hook -> /home/devel/synnefo/ganeti/snf-ganeti-hook |
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IMPORTANT: The link name may only contain "upper and lower case, digits, |
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underscores and hyphens. In other words, the regexp ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$." |
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See: |
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http://docs.ganeti.org/ganeti/master/html/hooks.html?highlight=hooks#naming |
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You need to set SYNNEFO_PROJECT_DIR in ganeti/snf-ganeti-hook. The bash |
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script modifies PYTHONPATH accordingly, before passing control to the |
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relevant Python code. |
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12. Installation of the VNC authentication proxy, vncauthproxy: |
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To support OOB console access to the VMs over VNC, the vncauthproxy |
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daemon must be running on every node of type APISERVER. |
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Download and install vncauthproxy from its own repository, |
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at https://code.grnet.gr/git/vncauthproxy (known good commit: tag v1.0). |
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Download and install a specific repository commit: |
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$ bin/pip install -e git+https://code.grnet.gr/git/vncauthproxy@INSERT_COMMIT_HERE#egg=vncauthproxy |
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Create /var/log/vncauthproxy and set its permissions appropriately. |
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Alternatively, you can build Debian packages. To do so, |
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checkout the "debian" branch of the vncauthproxy repository |
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$ git checkout debian |
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Then build debian package, and install as root: |
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$ dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc -us |
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# dpkg -i ../vncauthproxy_1.0-1_all.deb |
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--Failure to build the package on the Mac. |
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libevent, a requirement for gevent which in turn is a requirement for |
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vncauthproxy is not included in MacOSX by default and installing it with |
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MacPorts does not lead to a version that can be found by the gevent |
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build process. A quick workaround is to execute the following commands: |
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cd $SYNNEFO |
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sudo pip install -e git+https://code.grnet.gr/git/vncauthproxy@5a196d8481e171a#egg=vncauthproxy |
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<the above fails> |
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cd build/gevent |
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sudo python setup.py -I/opt/local/include -L/opt/local/lib build |
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cd $SYNNEFO |
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sudo pip install -e git+https://code.grnet.gr/git/vncauthproxy@5a196d8481e171a#egg=vncauthproxy |
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13. Installation of the customized Ganeti Instance Image for image deployment: |
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For Synnefo to be able to launch VMs from specified Images, you need |
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the gnt-instance-image OS Provider installed on the Ganeti backend. |
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Download and install gnt-instance-image in all Ganeti nodes from its own |
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repository, at https://code.grnet.gr/git/gnt-instance-image. It's |
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recommended to use the win-support branch (known good commit for 0.5.2: |
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8afaedb329c981282aed1a6c3daf62e43532f00d). |
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After installing gnt-instance-image do the following: |
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1. root@ganeti-master$ cd /path-to-repo |
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root@ganeti-master$ cp ./defaults /etc/default/ganeti-instance-image |
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2. Uncomment the following in /etc/default/ganeti-instance-image: |
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SWAP=no |
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ARCH="x86_64" |
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3. In /etc/ganeti/instance-image/hooks, make sure the hooks you want to |
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run during instance creation process have execute permission. |
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For linux you will need at lease `grub' and `root_passwd' to make the |
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instance usable: |
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chmod +x /etc/ganeti/instance-image/hooks/linux/{grub,root_passwd} |
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For security reasons make sure `ssh' hook is also enabled. |
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For windows you will need `mbr' and `admin_passwd': |
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chmod +x /etc/ganeti/instance-image/hooks/windows/{mbr,admin_passwd} |
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For both architectures it is also highly recommended to enable |
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`hostname' hook too: |
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chmod +x /et/ganeti/instance-image/hooks/{linux,windows}/hostname |
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Your Custom Images should be stored in a dump format under |
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/var/cache/ganeti-instance-image and their filenames should have the |
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following format: |
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{backend_id}-x86_64-root.dump |
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e.g., debian-6.0.1a-x86_64-root.dump (backend_id = "debian-6.0.1a") |
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14. Setup Synnefo-specific networking on the Ganeti backend: |
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This part is deployment-specific and must be customized based on the |
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specific needs of the system administrators. |
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A reference installation will use a Synnefo-specific KVM ifup script, |
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NFDHCPD and pre-provisioned Linux bridges to support public and private |
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network functionality. For this: |
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Grab NFDHCPD from its own repository (https://code.grnet.gr/git/nfdhcpd), |
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install it, modify /etc/nfdhcpd/nfdhcpd.conf to reflect your network |
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configuration. |
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Install a custom KVM ifup script for use by Ganeti, as |
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/etc/ganeti/kvm-vif-bridge, on GANETI-NODEs. A sample implementation is |
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provided under /contrib/ganeti-hooks. Set NFDHCPD_STATE_DIR to point |
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to NFDHCPD's state directory, usually /var/lib/nfdhcpd. |
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15. Create log file directories for Synnefo components, set appropriate |
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permissions. By default logic/dispatcher.py and ganeti/snf-ganeti-eventd.py |
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use /var/log/synnefo. |
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16. Optionally, read the okeanos_site/README file to setup ~okeanos introductory |
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site (intro, video/info pages). Please see okeanos_site/90-okeanos.sample |
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for a sample configuration file which overrides site-specific variables, |
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to be placed under settings.d/, after customization. |
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17. (Hopefully) Done |
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