Appendix A. Manually Installing the Manager Operating System

Procedure A.1. Manually Installing the Manager Operating System

1. Configuring the Virtual Machine

   The hosted-engine script creates a virtual machine to be configured as the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. The virtual machine is referred to in this procedure as HostedEngine-VM. Specify the boot device and, if applicable, the path name of the installation media, the CPU type, the number of virtual CPUs, and the disk size. Specify a MAC address for HostedEngine-VM, or accept a randomly generated one. The MAC address can be used to update your DHCP server prior to installing the operating system on the virtual machine. Specify memory size and console connection type for the creation of HostedEngine-VM.

   Please specify the device to boot the VM from (cdrom, disk, pxe) [cdrom]: 
   The following CPU types are supported by this host:
             - model_Penryn: Intel Penryn Family
             - model_Conroe: Intel Conroe Family
   Please specify the CPU type to be used by the VM [model_Penryn]: 
   Please specify the number of virtual CPUs for the VM [Defaults to minimum requirement: 2]: 
   Please specify the disk size of the VM in GB [Defaults to minimum requirement: 25]: 
   You may specify a MAC address for the VM or accept a randomly generated default [00:16:3e:77:b2:a4]: 
   Please specify the memory size of the VM in MB [Defaults to minimum requirement: 4096]: 
   Please specify the console type you want to use to connect to the VM (vnc, spice) [vnc]:

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2. Configuring the Hosted Engine

   Specify the name for the self-hosted engine host to be identified in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment, and the password for the admin@internal user to access the Administration Portal. Provide the FQDN for HostedEngine-VM; this procedure uses the FQDN manager.example.com. Finally, provide the name and TCP port number of the SMTP server, the email address used to send email notifications, and a comma-separated list of email addresses to receive these notifications.

   Enter the name which will be used to identify this host inside the Administrator Portal [hosted_engine_1]: Host-HE1
   Enter 'admin@internal' user password that will be used for accessing the Administrator Portal: 
   Confirm 'admin@internal' user password: 
   Please provide the FQDN for the engine you want to use. This needs to match the FQDN that you will use for the engine installation within the VM: manager.example.com
   Please provide the name of the SMTP server through which we will send notifications [localhost]: 
   Please provide the TCP port number of the SMTP server [25]: 
   Please provide the email address from which notifications will be sent [root@localhost]: 
   Please provide a comma-separated list of email addresses which will get notifications [root@localhost]:

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3. Configuration Preview

   Before proceeding, the hosted-engine script displays the configuration values you have entered, and prompts for confirmation to proceed with these values.

   Bridge interface                   : eth1
   Engine FQDN                        : manager.example.com
   Bridge name                        : rhevm
   SSH daemon port                    : 22
   Firewall manager                   : iptables
   Gateway address                    : X.X.X.X
   Host name for web application      : Host-HE1
   Host ID                            : 1
   Image size GB                      : 25
   Storage connection                 : storage.example.com:/hosted_engine/nfs
   Console type                       : vnc
   Memory size MB                     : 4096
   MAC address                        : 00:16:3e:77:b2:a4
   Boot type                          : pxe
   Number of CPUs                     : 2
   CPU Type                           : model_Penryn
   
   Please confirm installation settings (Yes, No)[Yes]:

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4. Creating HostedEngine-VM

   The script creates the virtual machine to be configured as HostedEngine-VM and provides connection details. You must install an operating system on HostedEngine-VM before the hosted-engine script can proceed on Host-HE1.

   [ INFO  ] Stage: Transaction setup
   ...
   [ INFO  ] Creating VM
   You can now connect to the VM with the following command:
   	/usr/bin/remote-viewer vnc://localhost:5900
   Use temporary password "5379skAb" to connect to vnc console.
   Please note that in order to use remote-viewer you need to be able to run graphical applications.
   This means that if you are using ssh you have to supply the -Y flag (enables trusted X11 forwarding).
   Otherwise you can run the command from a terminal in your preferred desktop environment.
   If you cannot run graphical applications you can connect to the graphic console from another host or connect to the console using the following command:
   virsh -c qemu+tls://Test/system console HostedEngine
   If you need to reboot the VM you will need to start it manually using the command:
   hosted-engine --vm-start
   You can then set a temporary password using the command:
   hosted-engine --add-console-password
   The VM has been started.  Install the OS and shut down or reboot it.  To continue please make a selection:
            
             (1) Continue setup - VM installation is complete
             (2) Reboot the VM and restart installation
             (3) Abort setup
             (4) Destroy VM and abort setup
            
             (1, 2, 3, 4)[1]:

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   Connect to the virtual machine using the VNC protocol with the following command. Replace FQDN with the fully qualified domain name or the IP address of Host-HE1.

   /usr/bin/remote-viewer vnc://FQDN:5900

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5. Installing the Virtual Machine Operating System

   Connect to HostedEngine-VM, the virtual machine created by the hosted-engine script, and install a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 operating system.

6. Synchronizing the Host and the Virtual Machine

   Return to Host-HE1 and continue the hosted-engine deployment script by selecting option 1:

   (1) Continue setup - VM installation is complete

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7. Installing the Manager

   Connect to HostedEngine-VM, and subscribe to the appropriate Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager repositories. See Subscribing to the Required Entitlements in the Installation Guide.
   Ensure that the most up-to-date versions of all installed packages are in use, and install the rhevm packages.

   # yum update

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   # yum install rhevm

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8. Configuring HostedEngine-VM

   Configure the engine on HostedEngine-VM. This identifies the existing files and database.

   # engine-setup

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   [ INFO  ] Stage: Initializing
   [ INFO  ] Stage: Environment setup
   Configuration files: ['/etc/ovirt-engine-setup.conf.d/10-packaging.conf', '/etc/ovirt-engine-setup.conf.d/20-setup-ovirt-post.conf']
   Log file: /var/log/ovirt-engine/setup/ovirt-engine-setup-20140304075238.log
   Version: otopi-1.1.2 (otopi-1.1.2-1.el6ev)
   [ INFO  ] Stage: Environment packages setup
   [ INFO  ] Yum Downloading: rhel-65-zstream/primary_db 2.8 M(70%)
   [ INFO  ] Stage: Programs detection
   [ INFO  ] Stage: Environment setup
   [ INFO  ] Stage: Environment customization
            
             --== PACKAGES ==--
            
   [ INFO  ] Checking for product updates...
   [ INFO  ] No product updates found
            
             --== NETWORK CONFIGURATION ==--
            
   Setup can automatically configure the firewall on this system.
   Note: automatic configuration of the firewall may overwrite current settings.
   Do you want Setup to configure the firewall? (Yes, No) [Yes]: 
   [ INFO  ] iptables will be configured as firewall manager.
            
             --== DATABASE CONFIGURATION ==--
            
            
             --== OVIRT ENGINE CONFIGURATION ==--
            
             Skipping storing options as database already prepared
            
             --== PKI CONFIGURATION ==--
            
             PKI is already configured
            
             --== APACHE CONFIGURATION ==--
            
            
             --== SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ==--
            
            
             --== END OF CONFIGURATION ==--
            
   [ INFO  ] Stage: Setup validation
   [ INFO  ] Cleaning stale zombie tasks
            
             --== CONFIGURATION PREVIEW ==--
            
             Database name                      : engine
             Database secured connection        : False
             Database host                      : X.X.X.X
             Database user name                 : engine
             Database host name validation      : False
             Database port                      : 5432
             NFS setup                          : True
             Firewall manager                   : iptables
             Update Firewall                    : True
             Configure WebSocket Proxy          : True
             Host FQDN                          : manager.example.com
             NFS mount point                    : /var/lib/exports/iso
             Set application as default page    : True
             Configure Apache SSL               : True
            
             Please confirm installation settings (OK, Cancel) [OK]:

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   Confirm the settings. Upon completion, the setup provides an SSH fingerprint and an internal Certificate Authority hash.

9. Synchronizing the Host and the Manager

   Return to Host-HE1 and continue the hosted-engine deployment script by selecting option 1:

   (1) Continue setup - engine installation is complete

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   [ INFO  ] Engine replied: DB Up!Welcome to Health Status!
   [ INFO  ] Waiting for the host to become operational in the engine. This may take several minutes...
   [ INFO  ] Still waiting for VDSM host to become operational...
   [ INFO  ] The VDSM Host is now operational
             Please shutdown the VM allowing the system to launch it as a monitored service.
             The system will wait until the VM is down.

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10. Shutting Down HostedEngine-VM

    Shut down HostedEngine-VM.

    # shutdown -h now

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11. Setup Confirmation

    Return to Host-HE1 to confirm it has detected that HostedEngine-VM is down.

    [ INFO  ] Enabling and starting HA services
              Hosted Engine successfully set up
    [ INFO  ] Stage: Clean up
    [ INFO  ] Stage: Pre-termination
    [ INFO  ] Stage: Termination

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