Chapter 3. Installing a cluster on OpenStack with customizations

1. As an administrator in the RHOSP CLI, add the swiftoperator role to the account that will access Swift:

   $ openstack role add --user <user> --project <project> swiftoperator

Procedure

1. Create a YAML file that specifies the storage class and availability zone to use. For example:

   apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
   kind: StorageClass
   metadata:
     name: custom-csi-storageclass
   provisioner: cinder.csi.openstack.org
   volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer
   allowVolumeExpansion: true
   parameters:
     availability: <availability_zone_name>

   Note

   OpenShift Container Platform does not verify the existence of the availability zone you choose. Verify the name of the availability zone before you apply the configuration.

2. From a command line, apply the configuration:

   $ oc apply -f <storage_class_file_name>

   Example output

   storageclass.storage.k8s.io/custom-csi-storageclass created

3. Create a YAML file that specifies a persistent volume claim (PVC) that uses your storage class and the openshift-image-registry namespace. For example:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
   metadata:
     name: csi-pvc-imageregistry
     namespace: openshift-image-registry 1
     annotations:
       imageregistry.openshift.io: "true"
   spec:
     accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
     volumeMode: Filesystem
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: 100Gi 2
     storageClassName: <your_custom_storage_class> 3

   1

   Enter the namespace openshift-image-registry. This namespace allows the Cluster Image Registry Operator to consume the PVC.

   2

   Optional: Adjust the volume size.

   3

   Enter the name of the storage class that you created.

4. From a command line, apply the configuration:

   $ oc apply -f <pvc_file_name>

   Example output

   persistentvolumeclaim/csi-pvc-imageregistry created

5. Replace the original persistent volume claim in the image registry configuration with the new claim:

   $ oc patch configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster --type 'json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/storage/pvc/claim", "value": "csi-pvc-imageregistry"}]'

   Example output

   config.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster patched

   Over the next several minutes, the configuration is updated.

1. Verify that the PVC claim value is identical to the name that you provided in your PVC definition:

   $ oc get configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster -o yaml

   Example output

   ...
   status:
       ...
       managementState: Managed
       pvc:
         claim: csi-pvc-imageregistry
   ...

2. Verify that the status of the PVC is Bound:

   $ oc get pvc -n openshift-image-registry csi-pvc-imageregistry

   Example output

   NAME                   STATUS   VOLUME                                     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS             AGE
   csi-pvc-imageregistry  Bound    pvc-72a8f9c9-f462-11e8-b6b6-fa163e18b7b5   100Gi      RWO            custom-csi-storageclass  11m

Procedure

1. Using the RHOSP CLI, verify the name and ID of the 'External' network:

   $ openstack network list --long -c ID -c Name -c "Router Type"

   Example output

   +--------------------------------------+----------------+-------------+
   | ID                                   | Name           | Router Type |
   +--------------------------------------+----------------+-------------+
   | 148a8023-62a7-4672-b018-003462f8d7dc | public_network | External    |
   +--------------------------------------+----------------+-------------+

Procedure

1. Create the clouds.yaml file:

   • If your RHOSP distribution includes the Horizon web UI, generate a clouds.yaml file in it.

     Important

     Remember to add a password to the auth field. You can also keep secrets in a separate file from clouds.yaml.

   • If your RHOSP distribution does not include the Horizon web UI, or you do not want to use Horizon, create the file yourself. For detailed information about clouds.yaml, see Config files in the RHOSP documentation.

     clouds:
       shiftstack:
         auth:
           auth_url: http://10.10.14.42:5000/v3
           project_name: shiftstack
           username: <username>
           password: <password>
           user_domain_name: Default
           project_domain_name: Default
       dev-env:
         region_name: RegionOne
         auth:
           username: <username>
           password: <password>
           project_name: 'devonly'
           auth_url: 'https://10.10.14.22:5001/v2.0'

2. If your RHOSP installation uses self-signed certificate authority (CA) certificates for endpoint authentication:

   1. Copy the certificate authority file to your machine.

   2. Add the cacerts key to the clouds.yaml file. The value must be an absolute, non-root-accessible path to the CA certificate:

      clouds:
        shiftstack:
          ...
          cacert: "/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/ca.crt.pem"

      Tip

      After you run the installer with a custom CA certificate, you can update the certificate by editing the value of the ca-cert.pem key in the cloud-provider-config keymap. On a command line, run:

      $ oc edit configmap -n openshift-config cloud-provider-config

3. Place the clouds.yaml file in one of the following locations:

   1. The value of the OS_CLIENT_CONFIG_FILE environment variable
   2. The current directory
   3. A Unix-specific user configuration directory, for example ~/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml

   4. A Unix-specific site configuration directory, for example /etc/openstack/clouds.yaml

      The installation program searches for clouds.yaml in that order.

Procedure

1. If you have not already generated manifest files for your cluster, generate them by running the following command:

   $ openshift-install --dir <destination_directory> create manifests

2. In a text editor, open the cloud-provider configuration manifest file. For example:

   $ vi openshift/manifests/cloud-provider-config.yaml

3. Modify the options according to the CCM reference guide.

   Configuring Octavia for load balancing is a common case. For example:

   #...
   [LoadBalancer]
   lb-provider = "amphora" 1
   floating-network-id="d3deb660-4190-40a3-91f1-37326fe6ec4a" 2
   create-monitor = True 3
   monitor-delay = 10s 4
   monitor-timeout = 10s 5
   monitor-max-retries = 1 6
   #...

   1

   This property sets the Octavia provider that your load balancer uses. It accepts "ovn" or "amphora" as values. If you choose to use OVN, you must also set lb-method to SOURCE_IP_PORT.

   2

   This property is required if you want to use multiple external networks with your cluster. The cloud provider creates floating IP addresses on the network that is specified here.

   3

   This property controls whether the cloud provider creates health monitors for Octavia load balancers. Set the value to True to create health monitors. As of RHOSP 16.2, this feature is only available for the Amphora provider.

   4

   This property sets the frequency with which endpoints are monitored. The value must be in the time.ParseDuration() format. This property is required if the value of the create-monitor property is True.

   5

   This property sets the time that monitoring requests are open before timing out. The value must be in the time.ParseDuration() format. This property is required if the value of the create-monitor property is True.

   6

   This property defines how many successful monitoring requests are required before a load balancer is marked as online. The value must be an integer. This property is required if the value of the create-monitor property is True.

   Important

   Prior to saving your changes, verify that the file is structured correctly. Clusters might fail if properties are not placed in the appropriate section.

   Important

   You must set the value of the create-monitor property to True if you use services that have the value of the .spec.externalTrafficPolicy property set to Local. The OVN Octavia provider in RHOSP 16.2 does not support health monitors. Therefore, services that have ETP parameter values set to Local might not respond when the lb-provider value is set to "ovn".

4. Save the changes to the file and proceed with installation.

   Tip

   You can update your cloud provider configuration after you run the installer. On a command line, run:

   $ oc edit configmap -n openshift-config cloud-provider-config

   After you save your changes, your cluster will take some time to reconfigure itself. The process is complete if none of your nodes have a SchedulingDisabled status.

Procedure

1. Go to the Cluster Type page on the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console. If you have a Red Hat account, log in with your credentials. If you do not, create an account.
2. Select your infrastructure provider from the Run it yourself section of the page.
3. Select your host operating system and architecture from the dropdown menus under OpenShift Installer and click Download Installer.

4. Place the downloaded file in the directory where you want to store the installation configuration files.

   Important
   • The installation program creates several files on the computer that you use to install your cluster. You must keep the installation program and the files that the installation program creates after you finish installing the cluster. Both of the files are required to delete the cluster.
   • Deleting the files created by the installation program does not remove your cluster, even if the cluster failed during installation. To remove your cluster, complete the OpenShift Container Platform uninstallation procedures for your specific cloud provider.

5. Extract the installation program. For example, on a computer that uses a Linux operating system, run the following command:

   $ tar -xvf openshift-install-linux.tar.gz

6. Download your installation pull secret from Red Hat OpenShift Cluster Manager. This pull secret allows you to authenticate with the services that are provided by the included authorities, including Quay.io, which serves the container images for OpenShift Container Platform components.

Procedure

1. Create the install-config.yaml file.

   1. Change to the directory that contains the installation program and run the following command:

      $ ./openshift-install create install-config --dir <installation_directory> 1

      1

      For <installation_directory>, specify the directory name to store the files that the installation program creates.

      When specifying the directory:

      • Verify that the directory has the execute permission. This permission is required to run Terraform binaries under the installation directory.
      • Use an empty directory. Some installation assets, such as bootstrap X.509 certificates, have short expiration intervals, therefore you must not reuse an installation directory. If you want to reuse individual files from another cluster installation, you can copy them into your directory. However, the file names for the installation assets might change between releases. Use caution when copying installation files from an earlier OpenShift Container Platform version.

   2. At the prompts, provide the configuration details for your cloud:

      1. Optional: Select an SSH key to use to access your cluster machines.

         Note

         For production OpenShift Container Platform clusters on which you want to perform installation debugging or disaster recovery, specify an SSH key that your ssh-agent process uses.

      2. Select openstack as the platform to target.
      3. Specify the Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) external network name to use for installing the cluster.
      4. Specify the floating IP address to use for external access to the OpenShift API.
      5. Specify a RHOSP flavor with at least 16 GB RAM to use for control plane nodes and 8 GB RAM for compute nodes.
      6. Select the base domain to deploy the cluster to. All DNS records will be sub-domains of this base and will also include the cluster name.
      7. Enter a name for your cluster. The name must be 14 or fewer characters long.
2. Modify the install-config.yaml file. You can find more information about the available parameters in the "Installation configuration parameters" section.

3. Back up the install-config.yaml file so that you can use it to install multiple clusters.

   Important

   The install-config.yaml file is consumed during the installation process. If you want to reuse the file, you must back it up now.

Procedure

1. If you do not have an existing SSH key pair on your local machine to use for authentication onto your cluster nodes, create one. For example, on a computer that uses a Linux operating system, run the following command:

   $ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N '' -f <path>/<file_name> 1

   1

   Specify the path and file name, such as ~/.ssh/id_ed25519, of the new SSH key. If you have an existing key pair, ensure your public key is in the your ~/.ssh directory.

   Note

   If you plan to install an OpenShift Container Platform cluster that uses the RHEL cryptographic libraries that have been submitted to NIST for FIPS 140-2/140-3 Validation on only the x86_64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures, do not create a key that uses the ed25519 algorithm. Instead, create a key that uses the rsa or ecdsa algorithm.

2. View the public SSH key:

   $ cat <path>/<file_name>.pub

   For example, run the following to view the ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub public key:

   $ cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

3. Add the SSH private key identity to the SSH agent for your local user, if it has not already been added. SSH agent management of the key is required for password-less SSH authentication onto your cluster nodes, or if you want to use the ./openshift-install gather command.

   Note

   On some distributions, default SSH private key identities such as ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_dsa are managed automatically.

   1. If the ssh-agent process is not already running for your local user, start it as a background task:

      $ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

      Example output

      Agent pid 31874

      Note

      If your cluster is in FIPS mode, only use FIPS-compliant algorithms to generate the SSH key. The key must be either RSA or ECDSA.

4. Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent:

   $ ssh-add <path>/<file_name> 1

   1

   Specify the path and file name for your SSH private key, such as ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

   Example output

   Identity added: /home/<you>/<path>/<file_name> (<computer_name>)

Procedure

1. In the cluster environment, export the administrator’s kubeconfig file:

   $ export KUBECONFIG=<installation_directory>/auth/kubeconfig 1

   1

   For <installation_directory>, specify the path to the directory that you stored the installation files in.

   The kubeconfig file contains information about the cluster that is used by the CLI to connect a client to the correct cluster and API server.

2. View the control plane and compute machines created after a deployment:

   $ oc get nodes

3. View your cluster’s version:

   $ oc get clusterversion

4. View your Operators' status:

   $ oc get clusteroperator

5. View all running pods in the cluster:

   $ oc get pods -A

Procedure

1. Export the kubeadmin credentials:

   $ export KUBECONFIG=<installation_directory>/auth/kubeconfig 1

   1

   For <installation_directory>, specify the path to the directory that you stored the installation files in.

2. Verify you can run oc commands successfully using the exported configuration:

   $ oc whoami

   Example output

   system:admin