CloudStack management server is an open source cloud computing. It can be installed various linux distribution such as ubuntu, redhat and centos. Now I have to configure CloudStack Management Server on ubuntu 14.04. And I have used hypervisor host like as XEN server 6.5. Apache CloudStack is a cloud management system.

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CloudStack Management Server installation system requirements.

CloudStack Management Server requirements:

ClounStack management server and storage must fulfill below requirements.

• Operating system [centOS/RHEL 6.3+ or Ubuntu 14.04]
• 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. cloud-mgmt.technologyrss.local]

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.

Step #01: Now install ubuntu 14.04 on VM machine.

Then change ssh  service, hosts file and hostname for install cloudStack management server requirements.

• Enable ssh service on your virtual machine
• Edit hosts file via command line. (vi /etc/hosts)  edit like as below.

127.0.0.1       localhost
10.55.50.10     technologyrss.local     cloud-mgmt

• Edit hostname (vi /etc/hostname)  like as cloud-mgmt

Hostname needed fully qualified domain name. So ping cloud-mgmt.technologyrss.local

All is ok then reboot your machine.

Then reboot your machine.

Step #02: Install open ntp server command.

root@cloud-mgmt:~# apt-get install openntpd

Step #03: Configure DEB package repository to your apt sources for ubuntu 14.04 [trusty].

Open source list file via any editor such as vi, vim or nano.

root@cloud-mgmt:~# vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudstack.list

Add below line into cloudstack.list file

deb http://cloudstack.apt-get.eu/ubuntu precise 4.9

Now we have to add public key into cloudstack apt-get

root@cloud-mgmt:~# sudo wget -O – http://cloudstack.apt-get.eu/release.asc|apt-key add –

Step #04: Now update your machine via apt-get command.

root@cloud-mgmt:~# apt-get update

Step #05:  Complete update then install apt-get cloudstack management server command below.

root@cloud-mgmt:~# apt-get install cloudstack-management

Wait up to 30 minutes or less download all packages for install cloudstack mgmt server requirements.

Step #06:  After completed install. Then install mysql server on your management server.

root@cloud-mgmt:~# apt-get install mysql-server

Edit mysql configuration file. Open vim /etc/mysql/my.cnf 

root@cloud-mgmt:~# vim /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Insert below lines under [mysqld] section  the max_connections parameter should be set to 350

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

Step #07:  Don’t forget Create file /etc/mysql/conf.d/cloudstack.cnf and insert just [mysqld] section.

root@cloud-mgmt:~#  vim /etc/mysql/conf.d/cloudstack.cnf

Insert [mysqld]  line and save it. Now restart mysql server.

root@cloud-mgmt:~#  service mysql restart

Step #08:  Don’t forget disable your firewall. ubuntu firewall name like as ufw. 

root@cloud-mgmt:~#  ufw disable

Step #09:  Configure your cloud databases and add cloud user this command below. Details as like

cloudstack-setup-databases “cloud_user”:”db_password”@localhost –deploy-as=root:”root_passw0rd”

cloud:cloud  [That means “cloud” user for password “cloud”]

root [That means mysql installation root password, Is not machine root password]

root@cloud-mgmt:~# cloudstack-setup-databases cloud:cloud@localhost --deploy-as=root:passw0rd

Step #10:  Now start, stop and restart your management server command below.

service cloudstack-management start
service cloudstack-management stop 
service cloudstack-management start
service cloudstack-management restart

Test your cloudStack management server installed is ok. As like Command below.

root@cloud-mgmt:~# cloudstack-setup-management

Finally Goto your browser  then type server ip and port 8080.

http://10.55.50.10:8080/client/ 

If you can’t access web GUI then goto step #09 and read again very carefully.

Default login

UserName : admin

Password : password

Now prepare NFS Server for cloudstack management server

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