FusionCompute
6.5.0
Quick User Guide
Issue: 01
Date: 2019-06-10
FusionCompute Overview
FusionCompute virtualizes the hardware
resources of a physical server by
deploying virtualization software on the
physical server. This allows the physical
server to have the functionality of multiple
virtual servers and run multiple virtual
machines (VMs).
Host
Active and
standby VRM
VMs
Client
Quick Documentation Overview
This document describes how to quickly install FusionCompute and provision VMs, thereby helping users
understand FusionSphere virtualization capabilities.
Contact Information
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support
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1 Introduction
Component
Description
Server
A physical server. After the virtualization software is installed on a server, the server
functions as a host in the FusionCompute system, providing virtualized computing
resources, including virtual CPUs (vCPUs), memory, and network ports.
Storage device
Connects to a host through network devices, provides virtual storage resources to VMs.
This section uses local disks of a server as storage deivces.
FusionCompute
A component of the virtualization software. FusionCompute consists of two hosts and
the virtualization resource management module, that is, active and standby virtualization
resource management (VRM) VMs. FusionCompute virtualizes physical resources and
creates and manages VMs.
2 FusionCompute Installation Preparations
Check installation conditions
Obtain software
Obtain data
Learn installation process
Prerequisites
 You have obtained the integration design plan.
 All hardware has been installed and is working properly.
 You have configured network and storage devices based on the design plan.
Learn
installation
process
Servers used in the FusionCompute system must meet the following requirements.
Item
Requirement
Hardware
Intel or AMD 64-bit CPU with virtualization function enabled
Memory > 8 GB
For a host where a management VM is to be deployed, its memory must be at
least the total of management VM memory and host management domain memory.
Recommended memory ≥ 48 GB
Available hard disk capacity > 70 GB
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
RAID
Boot device
Server accommodating the VRM node:
Form RAID 10 when the number of disks is greater than 2. Form RAID 1 when the
number of disks is 2.
Computing node hardware configurations are as follows:
•
Use RAID 1 that consists of hard disks 1 and 2 to install the host OS, thereby
enhancing host reliability.
•
If the server has multiple hard disks, you are advised to use all the hard disks
except disks 1 and 2 to set up RAID 5.
•
If you have higher requirements on RAID, set up RAID based on your
requirements.
Set the first boot device to Hard disk, the second boot device to Network, and the third
boot device to CD-ROM in the server BIOSor UEFI. Set RAID 1 as the first boot device.
Youare advised to preferably configure the system to be booted using BIOS and then
UEFI.
The local PC used for FusionCompute installation must meet the following requirements.
Item
Requirement
Hardware
Memory ≥ 2 GB
System disk free space > 1 GB; User disk free space > 15 GB
32-or 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 10 or Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012 64-bit
Windows firewall is disabled.
Operating
Note
system (OS)
•
When you use the installation tool to install the FusionCompute for which the IP type of the
management plane is IPv6, ensure that the msvcr100.dll file mapping the OS version is available on
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Item
Requirement
the local PC. Otherwise, host installation will fail. If the installation fails, obtain the msvcr100.dll file
from the administrator or the OS supplier and copy the file to the corresponding directory:
• For 32–bit OS: C:\Windows\System32
• For 64–bit OS: C:\Windows\SysWOW64
• For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 released before 2012, determine whether to install the
Microsoft security patch and then install the patch as required to support the security TLS protocol.
Otherwise, the installation tool cannot install hosts using the FTPS protocol. Method of determining
whether to install the Microsoft security patch: Decompress FusionCompute 6.5.0_Installer.zip,
switch to the depends/bin directory, and double-click FileZilla Server Interface.exe. If a dialog box
is displayed, prompting "Could not load TLS libraries. Aborting start of administration interface.",
the security TLS protocol is not supported. In this case, visit https://support.microsoft.com/enus/help/2533623/microsoft-security-advisory-insecure-library-loading-could-allow-remot, and
download and install the required patch. If the dialog box is not displayed, you do not need to
install the patch.
The PC can communicate with the planned management plane and the host BMC
plane properly.
Network
Check installation conditions
Obtain software
Obtain data
installation
process
Obtain the following software files for FusionCompute installation.
Item
Software Package
FusionCompute host OS
FusionCompute 6.5.0_CNA.iso
FusionCompute installation
wizard
Learn
Learn
installation process
How to Obtain
For enterprises, visit
http://support.huawei.com/enterprise
and search for the software package
FusionCompute 6.5.0_Installer.zip
name to download the software
package.
For carriers, visit
http://support.huawei.com and
VRM VM template file
FusionCompute 6.5.0_VRM.zip
search for the software package
name to download the software
package.
Remote access tool
PuTTY
Check installation conditions
Obtain software
Visit http://www.putty.org.
Obtain data
Learn installation process
Before installation, finish the integration design plan and obtain all the data required for installing
FusionCompute. The following figures show a sample networking plan. The table on the next page lists
sample data for this plan.
Note
If a parameter SN (such as A4) is mentioned in a procedure below, use the planned value for this parameter.
Type
A. Host
information
Parameter
Example and Planned Value
(A1) IP address of the host BMC
Used to access the host BMC.
192.168.200.71
Planned value: _________________
(A2) Host BMC username and password
Used to log in to the host BMC.
Username: root Planned value: ____
Password: root
____
(A3) Host management plane ports
During host OS installation, set a management plane port for
the host. If multiple ports are deployed, bind a second port to
the first port in the configuration phase.
eth0 and eth1
Planned value: _________________
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Type
B. Local PC
information
C.
Active/standby
VRM node
Information
Parameter
Example and Planned Value
(A4) Host management plane port parameters
The parameters are required during host OS installation.
IP address: 192.168.9.6/192.168.9.7
Subnet mask/Subnet Prefix Length:
255.255.255.0/112
Gateway: 192.168.9.1
Planned value: __________________
__________________
__________________
(A5) Host name
Used to identify the host.
Host01
Planned value: _________________
(A6) Password of user root
Used to log in to the host.
IaaS@OS-CLOUD8!
(B1) IP address
Used to communicate with the host.
192.168.16.104
Planned value: _________________
(C1) Management IP addresses
Management IP addresses of the active and standby VRM
nodes. Required during the VRM installation phase.
192.168.9.3/192.168.9.4
Planned value:
_______________ / ______________
(C2) Floating IP address
Specifies the floating IP address of the active and standby
192.168.9.5
VRM nodes. It must be an idle IP address in the
Planned value:
management IP address segment planned for the VRM node.
_______________
This parameter is mandatory only when the site has two
Learn
VRM nodes working in active/standby mode.
(C3) Arbitration IP address
Specifies the IP address used to determine the status of the
active and standby VRM nodes.
A minimum of one arbitration IP address needs to be
specified, and a maximum of three arbitration IP addresses
can be specified.
Check installation conditions
Obtain software
installation
process
192.168.9.1
Planned value:
_______________
Obtain data
Learn installation process
Procedure
FusionCompute installation includes the installation of Host and VRM.
In the following table, the left column describes the operation guidelines and the right column provides the
operation background, principles, and other descriptions. The configuration process includes the icons
pictured below. It is recommended to familiarize yourself with the meanings of the icons before proceeding.
Example:
Icon
1
2
Description
1
Operation sequence
2
Transition between different
sections of the interface

Skip to step
Step 1: Select the host where the VRM
VM is to be installed.
Step 2: Click Install VRM.
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Note: All screenshots provided in the steps are examples.
3 FusionCompute Installation
3.1 Configure Services
Step 1: Initialize the Installation Wizard
1. Enable the communication between the local PC and the host
where FusionCompute is to be installed.
Typically, the IP address of the local PC and the host where
FusionCompute is to be installed are in the same network
segment. The local PC, management plane, and host BMC plane
communicate with each other.
You are advised to connect the local
PC and host to the same switch.
The 2288H V5 server is used as an
example.
2. Right-click the package and choose Extract to
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FusionCompute 6.5.0_Installer\ to decompress its files to the
FusionCompute 6.5.0_Installer folder.
3. Run FusionComputeInstaller.exe in the FusionCompute
6.5.0_Installer folder. The installation preparation page is
displayed.
4. Select the target language and the components to be installed.
• IPv4
1
2
3
4
•
IPv6
1
2
3
4
5
5
Note
FusionCompute Installer
automatically detects whether .net
Framework is installed on the local
PC. If it is not installed, the system
automatically installs .net
Framework in silent mode.
3 The IP type must be consistent
with that of the actual system
management plane.
After the system is installed, you are
not allowed to switch the
management plane IP type.
• If IP Protocol is set to IPv4, that is,
IPv4 is used for the management
plane, the IPv4 PXE mode is used
for host installation by default.
• If IP Protocol is set to IPv6, that is,
IPv6 is used for the management
plane, the IPv6 PXE mode is used
for host installation by default. If
the server does not support the
IPv6 PXE mode, select IPv4 PXE
and change the IPv4 address to
the IPv6 address after the tool
detects the host.
Note:
Only the hosts whose startup mode is
set to UEFI support the IPv6 PXE
mode. When this mode is used, the
VLAN of the local PC must be the
same as that of the port on the host to
be installed.
To query the host startup mode, log
in to the host BMC system and
choose Configuration > Boot
Device > Boot Mode.
 Typical installation
 Custom installation
 3.2: Typical Installation
 3.3: Custom Installation

If data services need to be deployed on FusionStorage Block, use custom installation.

If the typical installation is used, ensure that available space on the hard disk
accommodating the host OS is greater than the total minimum space required by the
selected management nodes and the host OS. Otherwise, the installation tool
automatically selects another hard disk that meets the requirements for the installation.
The respective minimum space required by the host OS and VRM nodes is 70 GB and 140
GB. If you need to install the management nodes and host OS on a specified disk, use the
custom installation mode.
3.2 Typical Installation
Step 1: Install Hosts
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1. Select Typical Mode and click Next.
1
2
2. Select the path to the installation packages, and then click Next.
1
2
3
6
Create a folder on the local PC,
copy the installation packages of
all the components to be
installed to this folder, and
ensure that each component
has only one installation
package in this folder.
The path in which the folder is
created contains a maximum of
256 characters. To meet this
requirement, for example, you
can create the
FusionCompute_ISO folder in
D:\ on your local PC.
Step 1: Install Hosts
3. Click Next. The Configure Services page is displayed.
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1
4. Set the following parameters, click Configure, and then
click Next.
• IPv4 PXE
•
IPv6 PXE
The service IP address must be accessible to
the local PC and the installation plane.
You are advised to set DHCP Pool Capacity
to a value greater than or equal to twice of the
number of hosts to be installed.
NOTICE

No other DHCP servers are running in the
installation plane subnet.

Only one IP address can be set for the NIC
identified by a local service address. In ad
dition, the IP address must be reachable to
the host.

After the host is installed, you can adjust
the partition size only by reinstalling the
system. If the disk where the host OS is
located has VRM VM or user data, the
partition size must be the same as that
before the system re-installation.Otherwise,
the VM data will be overwritten.
The swap partition size must be an integer
greater than or equal to 30.
If memory overcommitment is disabled, use
the default swap partition size of 30 GB. If
memory overcommitment needs to be
enabled, manually configure the swap
partition size. For details about how to
calculate the swap partition size, see section
"Smart Memory Overcommitment" in the
product documentation or select auto to
automatically configure the swap partition size.
1
2
3
4
If you select auto, the swap partition size is
set to the smaller one of the remaining system
disk space and 60% of the total host memory
size by default. If the host memory size is
close to or greater than the system disk
capacity, the system automatically sets the
swap partition size. As a result, no sufficient
space is reserved for VRM VM installation on
the host. Therefore, you need to manually
configure the swap partition size as required.
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Step 1: Install Hosts
This operation uses a 2288H V5 server as
an example. The host BIOS password may
be required during the restart. Obtain the
password in advance.
5. Boot hosts to be installed from network.
1
2
3 When the host begins to
restart, press F11 repeatedly
until the screen for selecting
boot device is displayed.
The default BIOS password for V5 servers
is Admin@9000.
After the hosts to be installed are booted
from network, information about these hosts
is automatically displayed in the host list,
and the status of these hosts is Detected.
Note
If VRM is deployed in active/standby mode,
log in to the BMC systems of the host
accommodating the active and standby
VRM nodes, respectively, set the boot
modes of the hosts, and restart the hosts
from the network.
 Modify the host information
 6: Configure Hosts
 Do not modify the host information
 7: Start Installation
6. In the host list, select a host and right-click Modify to
modify host information on the displayed Configure Hosts
page.
• IPv4



1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Note
When the system whose management
plane IP type is IPv6 is installed, the user
must change the host management IP
type to IPv6 before system installation.
Click Export to export the host
configurations as an Excel file.
You can use the host installation port
MAC address to identify a host, edit host
configurations in the Excel file based on
the planned host data, and click Import
to import the data to the system.
Step 1: Install Hosts
•
IPv6
•
IPv4 PXE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
•
IPv6 PXE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Step 1: Install Hosts
7. In the host list, select one or more hosts and click Install.
•
IPv4
1
•
The host installation automatically starts.
Note

On the host information table, you can
click the column header to sort the
hosts by order.

To select multiple hosts, hold down
Ctrl or Shift and click the left mouse
button.

To select all hosts at a time, hold down
Ctrl and press A.

If the number of hosts to be installed is
greater than 10, the tool automatically
installs 10 hosts in a batch, which
usually takes a maximum of 20
minutes.
IPv6
1
8. After the hosts are installed, click Next. The Install VRM
page is displayed.
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NOTICE
When you use the FusionCompute
installation tool to install VRM, ensure that
the password for logging in to the CNA
node accommodating the VRM VM is the
default password. Otherwise, VRM
installation may fail.
Step 2: Install the VRM Node
1. Click Next. The Configure VRM page is displayed.
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1
2. Set the following parameters for the VRM nodes.
• IPv4
1
2
3
4
•
IPv6
1
2
3
4
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Note
You can set Install Mode to
standalone or active/standby mode
based on the actual operation scenario.
Active/standby deployment is
recommended. When VRM is
deployed in standalone mode, if the
VRM node is faulty, data may not be
restored. Therefore, the system
reliability is low.
This page uses the active/standby
mode as an example.
The Install Scales parameter can be
set based on the system deployment
scale or can be customized by
referring to VM specifications of the
corresponding scale.
VM indicates the number of VMs, and
PM indicates the number of hosts.
Step 2: Install the VRM Node
3. Click Next to verify the configurations.
After the verification succeeds, the
Choose Host page is displayed.
4. Select hosts and install the VRM node.
Wait until the VRM node is
installed.
•
IPv4
1
2
•
IPv6
1
2
5. After System installed successfully is displayed, click Next.
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The Finished page is displayed.
Step 3: Finish Installation
FusionCompute Installer will be
automatically removed from the
local PC.
1. Click Finish.
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3.3 Custom Installation
Step 1: Install Hosts
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1. Select Custom Mode and click Next.
1
2
2. Select the path to the installation packages, and then click Next.
1
2
3
3. Click Next. The Configure Services page is displayed.
1
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Create a folder on the local PC,
copy the installation packages
of all the components to be
installed to this folder, and
ensure that each component
has only one installation
package in this folder.
The path in which the folder is
created contains a maximum of
256 characters. To meet this
requirement, for example, you
can create the
FusionCompute_ISO folder in
D:\ on your local PC.
-
Step 1: Install Hosts
4. Set the following parameters, click Configure, and then click
Next.
• IPv4 PXE


1

2

3
4

5
•
IPv6 PXE


1
2
3
4
5
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
The service IP address must be
accessible to the local PC and
the installation plane.
You are advised to set DHCP
Pool Capacity to a value greater
than or equal to twice of the
number of hosts to be installed.
CAUTION
No other DHCP servers are
running in the installation plane
subnet.
Only one IP address can be set for
the NIC identified by a local servic
e address. In addition, the IP addre
ss must be reachable to the host.
After the host is installed, you can
adjust the partition size only by
reinstalling the system. If the disk
where the host OS is located has
VRM VM or user data, the partition
size must be the same as that
before the system re-installation.
Otherwise, the VM data will be
overwritten.
The swap partition size must be an
integer greater than or equal to 30.
If memory overcommitment is
disabled, use the default swap
partition size of 30 GB. If memory
overcommitment needs to be
enabled, manually configure the
swap partition size. For details about
how to calculate the swap partition
size, see section "Smart Memory
Overcommitment" in the product
documentation or select auto to
automatically configure the swap
partition size.
If you select auto, the swap partition
size is set to the smaller one of the
remaining system disk space and
60% of the total host memory size
by default. If the host memory size is
close to or greater than the system
disk capacity, the system
automatically sets the swap partition
size. As a result, no sufficient space
is reserved for VRM VM installation
on the host. Therefore, you need to
manually configure the swap
partition size as required.
Step 1: Install Hosts
5. Log in to the host BMC system and boot hosts to be installed
from network.
Boot hosts
1 to be installed from network.
The default BIOS password for V5
servers is Admin@9000.
When the host begins to
3 restart, press F11 repeatedly
2
This operation uses a 2288H V5 server
as an example. The host BIOS
password may be required during the
restart. Obtain the password in advance.
until the screen for selecting
boot device is displayed.
After the hosts to be installed are booted
from network, information about these
hosts is automatically displayed in the
host list, and the status of these hosts is
Detected.
Note
If VRM is deployed in active/standby
mode, log in to the BMC systems of the
host accommodating the active and
standby VRM nodes, respectively,
restart the hosts from the network.
 Modify the host information

6: Configure Hosts
 Do not modify the host information

7: Start Installation
6. In the host list, select a host and right-click Modify to modify
host information on the displayed Configure Hosts page.
• IPv4



1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Note
When the system whose
management plane IP type is IPv6 is
installed, the user must change the
host management IP type to IPv6
before system installation.
Click Export to export the host
configurations as an Excel file.
You can use the host installation port
MAC address to identify a host, edit
host configurations in the Excel file
based on the planned host data, and
click Import to import the data to the
system.
Step 1: Install Hosts
•
IPv6
•
IPv4 PXE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
•
IPv6 PXE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Step 1: Install Hosts
7. In the host list, select one or more hosts and click Install.
• IPv4



1

•
On the host information table, you
can click the column header to sort
the hosts by order.
To select multiple hosts, hold down
Ctrl or Shift and click the left mouse
button.
To select all hosts at a time, hold
down Ctrl and press A.
If the number of hosts to be installed
is greater than 10, the tool
automatically installs 10 hosts in a
batch, which usually takes a
maximum of 20 minutes.
IPv6
1
8. After the hosts are installed, click Next. The Install VRM
page is displayed.
After the hosts are installed, the system
cannot switch to the host installation
page.
NOTICE
When you use the FusionCompute
installation tool to install VRM, ensure
that the password for logging in to the
CNA node accommodating the VRM VM
is the default password. Otherwise,
VRM installation may fail.
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Step 2: Install the VRM Node
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1. Click Next. The Configure VRM page is displayed.
1
2. Set the following parameters for the VRM nodes.
• IPv4
1
2
3
4
•
IPv6
1
2
3
4
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Note
You can set Install Mode to standalone or
active/standby mode based on the actual
operation scenario.
Active/standby deployment is recommended.
When VRM is deployed in standalone mode, if
the VRM node is faulty, data may not be
restored. Therefore, the system reliability is
low.
This page uses the active/standby mode as an
example.
The By deployment scale parameter can be
set based on the system deployment scale or
can be customized by referring to VM
specifications of the corresponding scale.
VM indicates the number of VMs, and PM
indicates the number of hosts.
Step 2: Install the VRM Node
3. Click Next to verify the configurations. After the configurations are
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successfully verified, the Chose Host page is displayed.
4. Select target hosts, click Configure Host, and then click Next.
• IPv4
1
2
3
•
IPv6
1
2
3
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Step 2: Install the VRM Node
5. Configure a data store in the following sequences.
• IPv4
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1
2
3
•
IPv6
1
2
3
6. Select a rights management mode and click Next.

1
2
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
Note
Before selecting Rights
separation mode for
FusionCompute, ensure that
the interconnected
components, such as
FusionAccess, support this
mode.
After FusionCompute
installation is complete, the
rights management mode
cannot be changed.
Step 2: Install the VRM Node
Wait until the VRM node is
installed.
7. Click Install VRM.
1
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8. Click Next. The Finished page is displayed.
Step 3: Finish Installation
FusionCompute Installer will be
automatically removed from
the local PC.
1. Click Finish.
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4. Using FusionCompute
4.1 FusionCompute Web Client Login
 Internet Explorer (IE): 
Go to Step 1: Configure IE
 Firefox:
Go to Step 2: Configure Firefox

Step 1: Configure IE
1. In the address bar of the IE browser, enter floating IP address of the VRM node,
press Enter, select Continue to this website (not recommended), and log in to
the FusionCompute Web Client.
For example,
IPv4：http://192.168.9.5
IPv6：http://[fd00::3101:88:96:5:32]
2. Click Certificate Error in the top right corner of the browser, then click View
certificate.
1
The IE version is from
Internet Explorer 10 to
Internet Explorer 11. Internet
Explorer 10 is used as an
example.
After installing the certificate,
FusionCompute is
considered to be a safe site
and you can directly access
the login page.
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3. Click Install Certificate. In the displayed dialog box, click Next.
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4. Import the certificate as follows:
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1
2
3
5
4
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Step 1: Configure IE
5. Click Finish, then click Yes in the popup dialog box. A message is displayed
indicating that the import is complete.
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6. Click OK to close the certificate dialog box.
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7. Press Shift+Ctrl+Delete.
8. Check the box to the left of the following items, then click Delete to delete the
browsing history:
• Preserve Favorites website data
• Temporary Internet files and website files
• Cookies and website data
• History
After deleting the browsing
history, restart the browser
for the configuration to take
effect.
9. Close the browser, then reopen it.
10. Skip to Step 3: FusionCompute Web Client Login.
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Step 2: Configure Firefox
1. In the address bar of the Firefox browser, enter floating IP address of the VRM
node, press Enter, select Continue to this website (not recommended), and log
in to the FusionCompute Web Client.
For example,
IPv4：http://192.168.9.5
IPv6：http://[fd00::3101:88:96:5:32]
2. Under I Understand the Risks, click Add Exception.
Firefox 50 is used as an
example.
After configuration, you can
directly access the
FusionCompute web client
login page.
3. In the popup dialog box, check the box next to Permanently store this exception,
then click Confirm Security Exception.
Step 3: FusionCompute Web Client Login
1. Enter floating IP address of the VRM node, then press Enter.
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2. Log in as user admin.
You must change the password upon first login.
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4.2 VM Creation
Step 1: Select the VM Creation Position
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1. Switch to the VM creation page.
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2. Select the VM creation mode.
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3. Enter the VM name and description information and select the site or folder
for creating the target VM.
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Step 1: Select the VM Creation Position
4. Select the position, the OS type and version for creating the target VM.
A cluster is a collection of
hosts.
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If there are no specific
requirements for the
location of a VM host,
select a cluster. The
system will select a
suitable host in the
cluster to create the VM.
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If there are specific
requirements for VM
deployment, select a
host and select Bind to
the selected host to
bind the VM to the host.
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After the VM is bound to a
host, the VM can only run
on this host and cannot be
migrated to another host.
Step 2: Select a Data Store
1. Select the data store to be used by the VM.
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Step 3: Configure the VM Hardware Information
1. Set the VM CPU specifications.
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The number of CPUs
cannot exceed 32 if a VM
runs some OSs of certain
versions. See the
FusionSphere SIA Huawei
Guest OS Compatibility
Guide (KVM Enterprise
Virtualization) to obtain
these OSs.
Step 3: Configure the VM Hardware Information
Huge page configuration:
• If the VM uses the vhostuser NICs, set the
hugepage memory to 1 GB.
• For other situations, users
can configure the hugepage
memory based on service
requirements or select
Disabled.
2. Set the VM memory specifications.
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A data store is a storage
resource associated with a host
and used to create VM disks.
For details, see Principles of
VM Storage Access
3. Set the VM disk attributes.
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If a data store is created on
virtual local disks and virtual
SAN storage, the VM disks
support the following
configuration modes:
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Common: The system
allocates disk space based
on the disk capacity. Disks
are immediate formatted.
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Thick provisioning lazy
zeroed: The system
allocates disk spaces based
on the disk capacity. Disk
formatting is delayed. In this
mode, the disk creation
speed is faster than that of
the common mode
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Thin provisioning: The
system allocates disk space
based on the disk usage.
If the data store is set to RDM,
the disk created using the data
store cannot be used as a
system disk.
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Step 3: Configure the VM Hardware Information
A distributed switch is a virtual
switch, which is similar to a
switch on the layer 2 network
and used to realize
communication between VMs
and physical networks.
4. Set the VM network attributes.
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A port group is a virtual logical
port used to define the method
the VM NIC uses to connect to
the network.
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For details, see Principles of
VM Network Access
If the created VM uses the
vhost-user NICs, the following
requirements need to be met:
The host accommodating the
VM uses the Intel 82599ES or
Intel XL710 NICs.
• You have configured the
hugepage memory for the
host accommodating the
VM, and this configuration
has taken effect.
• You have configured the
user-mode switching
specifications for the host
accommodating the VM,
and this configuration has
taken effect.
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You have created a usermode distributed virtual
switch (DVS).
If the NIC type is vhost-user,
you must select the user-mode
DVS and the user-mode port
group associated with the DVS.
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5. Set the VM GPU specification and retain the default settings for other
attributes.
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If you need to add a device,
click Add Device and then
continue configuring the
attributes.
Step 3: Configure the VM Hardware Information
EVS Affinity: After the VM
EVS affinity is enabled,
only when the hugepage
memory size is 1 GB and
the user-mode switching
specifications are
configured for the host
accommodating the VM,
the VM EVS affinity takes
effect. In this case, the VM
CPUs, memory, and EVS
forwarding cores are
allocated to the same
NUMA node on a host,
and VMs with vhost-user
NICs feature the optimal
NIC rate.
6. Retain the default settings for other VM attributes.
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Step 4: Check the Task Creation Information
1. After ensuring that the information is correct, click Confirm.
You can click Recent Tasks in the lower left corner to view the task
progress.
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The creation time of a
bare VM depends on the
VM disk size and disk
storage type. The creation
time of a VM using
common disks is relatively
low. Please wait.
4.3 VM OS Installation (A Windows VM Is Used as an Example)
Step 1: Mount a CD/DVD-ROM Drive
1. Mount a CD/DVD-ROM drive to a VM in the following mode.
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A CD/DVD-ROM drive
can be mounted to a
VM only when the VM
is in the Rrunning
status.
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2. After the VM is restarted, install an OS for the VM based on the following
operations.
Note
Before installing an OS, you are not allowed to disable the VNC window.
Otherwise, the CD/DVD-ROM drive is automatically unmounted from the VM,
causing an installation failure.
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To mount a
CD/DVD-ROM drive,
select CD/DVDROM, and select
the directory where
the CD/DVD-ROM
drive is located.
To mount an ISO
file, select File, and
click Browse to
select the file.
To mount a local
directory as a
CD/DVD-ROM drive,
select Device path
and click Browse to
select a local folder
or drive letter.
Step 2: Install the VM OS
1. Log in to the VM using VNC.
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VNC login refers to
the process of using
VNC protocol to
remotely access a VM.
After providing the VM
network fault, you can
access the VM
through the system
management plane
network to locate the
fault.
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2. In the installation window, install the VM OS as prompted.
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Step 2: Install the VM OS
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Step 2: Install the VM OS
3. Switch to the Installing Windows window to start OS installation.
The installation takes
about 50 minutes.
During the installation
process, the VM
automatically restarts.
4. Set the login password.
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5. Complete the OS installation.
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Step 3: Unmount the CD/DVD-ROM Drive
1. Unmount the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
The VNC window is used
later. Therefore, do not
close it.
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2. In the displayed dialog box, click Confirm.
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Step 4: Install Tools
The Tools installation file
is stored on the host. The
VM can connect to the
installation file only after
Tools is mounted to the
VM.
1. Mount Tools to the VM.
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Right-click
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2. Click Confirm as prompted.
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Step 4: Install Tools
Tools is the virtual driver
of a VM.
3. Install VM Tools.
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Tools improves I/O
processing, hardware
monitoring, and other
advanced functions on a
VM.
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Mounting Tools indicates
that the Tools driver is
mounted to a VM.
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4. On the VM desktop displayed in the VNC window, choose Start >
Computer.
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5. On the Computer page, perform the following operations and install Tools
as prompted.
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Right-click
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Right-click
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6. Restart the VM as prompted to make Tools take effect.
Restart the VM twice for VMs running only Windows Server 2008.
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Step 5: Initialize the User Disk
1. On the VM desktop displayed in the VNC window, click Start, right-click
Computer, and choose Manage.
2. Initialize the user disk. (The Windows 7 OS is used as an example.)
The user disk refers to a
disk drive other than the C
drive. If the VM does not
have any user disks, skip
this step.
3 Select the layout of
disk partitions according to
the user requirements.
The Initialize Disk
window may not be
displayed if the disk is on
a non-Windows-7 VM. To
resolve this problem, set
the disk state from Offline
to Online, and then
initialize the disk.
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3. Right-click the unallocated areas on the disk and choose New Simple
Volume. Create a simple disk as prompted.
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Step 6: Install Applications
1. If the VM uses VLAN to access the network, configure an IP address for
the VM. This allows the VM to interconnect with external networks.
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2. Install applications on the VM.
• If the application is an ISO file or on a disc, you must use the CD/DVDROM mounting method to install the application.
• All other types of installation files must be copied onto the VM from the
external environment.
① Configure an IP address for the VM. If a port group to which the NIC
belongs connects to the network using VLAN, manually configure an
IP address for the NIC.
② Copy the application installation file onto the VM.
③ Install the application.
The task is complete.
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4.4 Template Creation
Step 1: Select the Template Creation Method
Note
1. Select the creation method based on the requirement.
 If you want to convert a VM to a VM template, go to Method 1.
 If you want to clone a VM to a VM template, go to Method 2.
 VM to template conversion
Convert a VM to a VM template. All
parameters of the template are from
the VM. The VM is unavailable after
the converting is complete.
 VM to template cloning
Clone a VM to a VM template. Some
parameters can be modified so that
they are different from that of the VM.
The VM is still available after the
cloning is complete.
Method 1: Convert a VM to a Template
If a VM is used to create a template,
the VM must be in the stopped
status.
1. Stop the VM.
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Right-click
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2. Convert the VM to a template.
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Right-click
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3. In the displayed dialog box, click Confirm.
You can click Recent Tasks in the lower left corner to view the
task progress.
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Method 2: Clone a VM to a Template
If a VM is used to create a
template, the VM must be
in the stopped status.
1. Stop the VM.
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Right-click
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2. Perform the following operations for cloning the VM to a template.
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Right-click
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3. Enter the template name and description, and select the VM to be
cloned.
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Method 2: Clone a VM to a Template
4. Select a site or folder for the VM.
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Cluster: The template will
be created on a random
host in the cluster.
Host: The template will be
created on a specified
host.
5. Select the template creation position.
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templates can be created.
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6. Configure the template hardware specifications and retain the default
settings for other attributes.
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7. After ensuring that the information is correct, click Confirm.
You can click Recent Tasks in the lower left corner to view the task
progress.
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4.5 VM Created Using a Template
Step 1: Create a VM Using a Template
1. Perform the following operations for creating a VM using a template.
A template is used to create a
VM.
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Right-click
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2. Enter the VM name and description information, and select the site or folder.
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3
A cluster is a collection of hosts.
3. Select the VM creation position.
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If there are no specific
requirements for the location
of a VM host, select a
cluster. The system will
select a suitable host in the
cluster to create the VM.
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If there are specific
requirements for VM
deployment, select a host
and select Bind to the
selected Host to bind the
VM to the host.
After the VM is bound to a host,
the VM can only run on this
host and cannot be migrated to
another host.
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be created.
Step 1: Create a VM Using a Template
4. Configure the VM hardware specifications based on the prepared data.
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Retain the default settings
for other attributes.
If you use a template to
create a VM, you cannot
set the disk size, bus type,
number of disks, and
number of NICs. After the
VM is created, you can
add disks and NICs for the
VM.
New devices can be
added.
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5. On the Customize OS page, retain the default settings and click Next.
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6. After ensuring that the information is correct, click Confirm.
You can click Recent Tasks in the lower left corner to view the task
progress.
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Appendix 1 Principles of VM Network Access
A virtual NIC of a VM communicates with an external network by connecting to the DVS through the port
group, then by connecting to the physical NIC of a host through the DVS uplink. These connections are
shown in the following figure.
Network
Element (NE)
Description
Port group
A port group is a virtual logical port similar to a template with network attributes. A port
group is used to define VM NIC attributes and uses a DVS to connect to the network.
VLAN: Users must manually assign IP addresses to VM NICs. VMs connect to the
VLAN defined by the port group.
DVS
A DVS is similar to a switch used for communication on the layer 2 network. A DVS
links the port group to the VM and connects to the physical network through the uplink.
Uplink
An uplink connects the DVS to the physical network. An uplink is used for VM
upstream data transmission.
Appendix 2 Principles of VM Storage Access
A data store is a logical storage
unit on FusionCompute. Storage
units in storage resources are
uniformly encapsulated into data
stores.
You can create a virtual disk on a
data store for use by a VM.
Local disk
VM
Virtual disk
Data store
Shared storage
Host
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