How To Install Apache CloudStack Management Server on CentOS 6.510 min read

by Admin · Published February 26, 2018 · Updated July 30, 2020

As the latest technology is cloud computing. So now I have to show you can install Apache CloudStack management Server in CentOS 6.5. Apache CloudStack is very strong cloud computing system. Now follow this step by step installation process.

★ Install CentOS 6.5 on your virtual environment.

★ Prepare NFS Server For CloudStack Management Server

CloudStack Management Server installation system requirements on CentOS 6.5.

CloudStack Management Server requirements:

ClounStack management server and storage must fulfill below requirements.

Operating system [CentOS 6.5]
64-bit x86 [Maximum core for more best preference]
4GB memory [Used maximum RAM for best performance]
250 GB of local disk [Recommended Disk Space 500GB]
At least 1 NIC [Local LAN]
Configure IP address [Static IP address]
Fully qualified domain name [e.g. CloudST-CentOS.local CloudST-CentOS]

CloudStack Host/Hypervisor System Requirements:

Must be support HVM [Intel-VT or AMD-V enabled]
64-bit x86 CPU [Maximum core for more best preference]
Hardware virtualization support required [Software executed on these virtual machines]
4 GB of memory [Must be increase your RAM]
36 GB of local disk [Must be increase your local disk]
At least 1 NIC [configure two NIC such as LAN and WAN]
Installed hypervisor software [e.g. Xen Server or another virtualization]
When installed hypervisor software, then can’t create or running any vm.

Now have to show step by step configure cloudStack management server on CentOS 6.5.

Step #01: Must be configure static ip address.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

Change hostname open hosts file command line. Example : CloudST-CentOS.local CloudST-CentOS

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/hosts

All config change then reboot your machine.

Step #02: Install ntp server via command line.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install ntp

Check config ntpd service using command below.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig ntpd on

Service ntpd start using command below.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service ntpd start

Step #03: Add CloudStack RPM package repository for updates when the installation process ruining.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/cloudstack.repo

Insert below lines into cloudstack.repo file

[cloudstack]
name=cloudstack
baseurl=http://cloudstack.apt-get.eu/centos/6/4.9/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Add the public key to the trusted keys.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# wget -O – http://cloudstack.apt-get.eu/release.asc|apt-key add –

Step #04: Configure NFS for manage primary and secondary storage. Install command below:

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install nfs-utils

Create two directory for primary and secondary storage. Example command below:

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# mkdir -p /mnt/primary /mnt/secondary

Now permanent mount into exports file. Open exports file

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/exports

Insert below lines into exports file.

/mnt/secondary 10.44.0.0/16(rw,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
/mnt/primary 10.44.0.0/16(rw,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)

Step #05: Configure firewall for incoming NFS connections.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables

Insert all below lines into iptables file.

#Apache CloudStack
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 111 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 111 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 32803 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 32769 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 892 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 892 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 875 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 875 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 662 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.44.0.0/16 -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 662 -j ACCEPT
-A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited

 iptables service restart command

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service iptables restart

RPC bind service start

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service rpcbind start

Check config RPC bind on

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig rpcbind on

Service NFS start

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service nfs start

Check config NFS on

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig nfs on

Step #06: Install mysql db service with command line.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install mysql-server

Open my.cnf file vi /etc/my.cnf

Insert all below lines mysqld section

innodb_rollback_on_timeout=1
innodb_lock_wait_timeout=600
max_connections=350
log-bin=mysql-bin
binlog-format = 'ROW'

Now start mysql service command below.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service mysqld start

Check config mysql on

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig mysqld on

Step #07: Edit mysql repo file for update from source.

Open vi /etc/yum.repos.d/mysql.repo Insert all below lines into mysql.repo file.

[mysql-connectors-community]
name=MySQL Community connectors
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-connectors-community/el/$releasever/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

Now add mysql public key from command below.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]#  rpm --import http://repo.mysql.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-mysql

Install mysql connector python command below.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]#  yum install mysql-connector-python

Step #08: Now main installation command on CloudStack Management Server

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install cloudstack-management

If you show error message below:

Trying other mirror.
To address this issue please refer to the below knowledge base article
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1320623
If above article doesn't help to resolve this issue please open a ticket with Red Hat Support.

Solution : rm -rf /var/cache/yum/*

Then again start your installation command

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install cloudstack-management

After CloudStack Management server installation complete then setup cloud database command.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]#  cloudstack-setup-databases cloud:passw0rd@localhost --deploy-as=root

Check successfully install your Cloud Management system command below.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# cloudstack-setup-management

All are ok then finish installation process from terminal. Next step goto your browser and type your Cloud srver IP address and default port like as below.

http://Your_Server_IP:8080/client/

CloudStack Management Server default user name and password:

User name : admin
Password : password

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How To Install Apache CloudStack Management Server on CentOS 6.510 min read

★ Install CentOS 6.5 on your virtual environment.

★ Prepare NFS Server For CloudStack Management Server

CloudStack Management Server requirements:

CloudStack Host/Hypervisor System Requirements:

Step #01: Must be configure static ip address.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/hosts

Step #02: Install ntp server via command line.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install ntp

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig ntpd on

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service ntpd start

Step #03: Add CloudStack RPM package repository for updates when the installation process ruining.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/cloudstack.repo

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# wget -O – http://cloudstack.apt-get.eu/release.asc|apt-key add –

Step #04: Configure NFS for manage primary and secondary storage. Install command below:

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install nfs-utils

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# mkdir -p /mnt/primary /mnt/secondary

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/exports

Step #05: Configure firewall for incoming NFS connections.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service iptables restart

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service rpcbind start

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig rpcbind on

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service nfs start

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig nfs on

Step #06: Install mysql db service with command line.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install mysql-server

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# service mysqld start

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# chkconfig mysqld on

Step #07: Edit mysql repo file for update from source.

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install cloudstack-management

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# yum -y install cloudstack-management

[root@CloudST-CentOS ~]# cloudstack-setup-management

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