8.3. Configuring the networking settings for fully disconnected hosts

Procedure

1. Add a fake IP address to the loopback interface by first assigning it to the environment variable, for example by using "10.44.0.1":

   $ IP="10.44.0.1" 

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2. Add a fake IP address to the loopback interface by running the following command:

   $ sudo nmcli con add type loopback con-name stable-microshift ifname lo ip4 ${IP}/32

   $ sudo nmcli con add type loopback con-name stable-microshift ifname lo ip4 ${IP}/32

   注記

   Any valid IP works if it avoids both internal MicroShift and potential future external IP conflicts. This can be any subnet that does not collide with the MicroShift node subnet or is be accessed by other services on the device.

3. Configure the DNS interface to use the local name server by setting modifying the settings to ignore automatic DNS and reset it to the local name server:

   1. Bypass the automatic DNS by running the following command:

      $ sudo nmcli conn modify stable-microshift ipv4.ignore-auto-dns yes

   2. Point the DNS interface to use the local name server:

      $ sudo nmcli conn modify stable-microshift ipv4.dns "10.44.1.1"

4. Get the hostname of the device by running the following command:

   $ NAME="$(hostnamectl hostname)"

5. Add an entry for the hostname of the node in the /etc/hosts file by running the following command:

   $ echo "$IP $NAME" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts >/dev/null

6. Update the MicroShift configuration file by adding the following YAML snippet to /etc/microshift/config.yaml:

   sudo tee /etc/microshift/config.yaml > /dev/null <<EOF
   node:
     hostnameOverride: $(echo $NAME)
     nodeIP: $(echo $IP)
   EOF

7. MicroShift is now ready to use the loopback device for intranode communications. Finish preparing the device for offline use.

   1. If the device currently has a NIC attached, disconnect the device from the network.
   2. Shut down the device and disconnect the NIC.
   3. Restart the device for the offline configuration to take effect.

8. Restart the MicroShift host to apply the configuration changes by running the following command:

   $ sudo systemctl reboot 

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   This step restarts the node. Wait for the greenboot health check to report the system healthy before implementing verification.

1. Verify that the MicroShift node is running by entering the following commands:

   $ export KUBECONFIG=/var/lib/microshift/resources/kubeadmin/kubeconfig

   $ sudo -E oc get pods -A

   Example output

   NAMESPACE                  NAME                                       READY   STATUS    RESTARTS      AGE
   kube-system                csi-snapshot-controller-74d566564f-66n2f   1/1     Running   0             1m
   kube-system                csi-snapshot-webhook-69bdff8879-xs6mb      1/1     Running   0             1m
   openshift-dns              dns-default-dxglm                          2/2     Running   0             1m
   openshift-dns              node-resolver-dbf5v                        1/1     Running   0             1m
   openshift-ingress          router-default-8575d888d8-xmq9p            1/1     Running   0             1m
   openshift-ovn-kubernetes   ovnkube-master-gcsx8                       4/4     Running   1             1m
   openshift-ovn-kubernetes   ovnkube-node-757mf                         1/1     Running   1             1m
   openshift-service-ca       service-ca-7d7c579f54-68jt4                1/1     Running   0             1m
   openshift-storage          topolvm-controller-6d777f795b-bx22r        5/5     Running   0             1m
   openshift-storage          topolvm-node-fcf8l                         4/4     Running   0             1m