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• KVM vSphere Installation and Configuration
• Oracle VM (OVM) Installation and Configuration
To configure the first host, enter the following, then click Next:
• Host Name. The DNS name or IP address of the host.
• Username. The username is root.
• Password. This is the password for the user named above (from your XenServer or KVM
install).
• Host Tags. (Optional) Any labels that you use to categorize hosts for ease of maintenance.
For example, you can set this to the cloud's HA tag (set in the ha.tag global configuration
parameter) if you want this host to be used only for VMs with the "high availability" feature
enabled. For more information, see HA-Enabled Virtual Machines as well as HA for Hosts.
11. In a new cluster, CloudPlatform adds the first primary storage server for you. You can always add
more servers later. For an overview of what primary storage is, see About Primary Storage.
To configure the first primary storage server, enter the following, then click Next:
• Name. The name of the storage device.
• Protocol. For XenServer, choose either NFS, iSCSI, or PreSetup. For KVM, choose NFS or
SharedMountPoint. For vSphere choose either VMFS (iSCSI or FiberChannel) or NFS. The
remaining fields in the screen vary depending on what you choose here.
8.3.3.2. Advanced Zone Configuration
1. After you select Advanced in the Add Zone wizard and click Next, you will be asked to enter the
following details. Then click Next.
• Name. A name for the zone.
• DNS 1 and 2. These are DNS servers for use by guest VMs in the zone. These DNS servers
will be accessed via the public network you will add later. The public IP addresses for the zone
must have a route to the DNS server named here.
• Internal DNS 1 and Internal DNS 2. These are DNS servers for use by system VMs in the
zone(these are VMs used by CloudPlatform itself, such as virtual routers, console proxies,and
Secondary Storage VMs.) These DNS servers will be accessed via the management traffic
network interface of the System VMs. The private IP address you provide for the pods must
have a route to the internal DNS server named here.
• Network Domain. (Optional) If you want to assign a special domain name to the guest VM
network, specify the DNS suffix.
• Guest CIDR. This is the CIDR that describes the IP addresses in use in the guest virtual
networks in this zone. For example, 10.1.1.0/24. As a matter of good practice you should set
different CIDRs for different zones. This will make it easier to set up VPNs between networks in
different zones.
• Hypervisor. Choose the hypervisor for the first cluster in the zone. You can add clusters with
different hypervisors later, after you finish adding the zone.