How to install Dent on a virtual machine manager

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to illustrate the steps involved to install DENT on a virtual machine manager

Materials Needed

virtual machine manager running on blackfoot server (amd64)
onie recovery iso For instructions on how do download the ONIE source code and build an ONIE iso image (referred here in this document as onie-recovery-x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0.iso), refer to ** https://opencomputeproject.github.io/onie/download/index.html
Dent Image ** https://repos.refinery.dev/service/rest/repository/browse/dent/releases/org/dent/3.1/

Instructions

1. create the new vm with name and local install

create the new vm with name and local install

2. use the onie recovery iso to load it up

2 use the onie recovery iso to load it up

3. assign enough resources to the VM

3 assign enough resources to the VM

4. create a VM with at least 30 G space

4 create a VM with at least 30 G space

5. select customize config b4 install and click finish

5 select customize config b4 install and click finish

6. remove the default console and then click Add-hardware

6 remove the default console and then click Add-hardware

7. create an serial console with tcp and telnet and port 40031 click finish

7 create an serial console with tcp and telnet and port 40031 click finish

8. will create the disk for use

8 will create the disk for use

9 start the vm and login to the console using telnet localhost 40031 and it will be in onie recovery now force off the virtual machine

9 start the vm and login

10 set the boot order to boot from first HD then CDROM

10 set the boot order

11 change the disk type to SATA (onie wants this)

12 Re-mount the onie recovery iso on the cdrom

12+1 start the VM after it comes up and select “embed ONIE” from telnet console, if the prompt does not show then reboot from the onie recovery prompt

12+1 start the VM