Building highly efficient Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 Infrastructure with MellanoxInterconnectReference DesignEli KarpilovskiManager, Cloud
2.2 Required HardwareTable 1: Required HardwareEquipment NotesMellanox SX6036/Grid Director 4036E Infini-Band/Gateway switchUsed for Data/Storage net
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.2 (or higher) • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 (RHEV, RHEV-M) or higher 3 Software Installation and Ba
Step 3: Activate NTP services.[root@host2-1]# /etc/init.d/ntpd statusntpd is stopped[root@host2-1]# /etc/init.d/ntpd startStarting ntpd:
-channel=jbappplatform-5-x86_64-server-6-rpmUsername: meldcsPassword:[root@host2-1]#rhn-channel --add --channel=rhel-x86_64-server-supplementary-6 Use
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Database password (required for secure authentication with the locally created database) :Warning: Weak Password.Confirm password :Organization Name f
Editing RHEV Manager Configuration... [ DONE ]Configuring Firewall (iptables)... [ DONE ]Starting JBoss Servi
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3.2 RHEV Host Installation (Host3)Follow these steps for RHEV installation:Step 1: Install RHEL 6.2. You may use the default installation of RHEL
Step 4: Register to the Red Hat Network (RHN).[root@host3]#rhn_register…Figure 8: Red Hat Network - RegisterStep 5: Subscribe to the required ch
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Step 7: Add a manual host entry to the /etc/hosts file (on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux host) for the RHEV-M server to enable vdsm and other ser
PermitRootLogin yesStep 11: Restart the SSH server.[root@host3]# service sshd restartNote: For advanced configuration of the RHEV-M refer to “Red H
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TYPE=Infiniband # ifup ib0Step 7: Add eIPoIB Interfaces. Make sure the host is connected to an InfiniBand network and that the latest Mellanox O
iSER- ConnectX’s RDMA capabilities can be used to accelerate hypervisor traffic such as storage access, VM migration, data and VM replication. The use
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# cd mellanox_nm_client# ./install.sh4 RHEV Manager ConfigurationBefore configuring Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M), please ensure
4.2 Add ClusterTo add new cluster for the data center in RHEV-M, click on the New Cluster button:Figure 11: New ClusterFigure 12: Data Centerwww.redh
4.3 Add HostFollow the steps below in order to add a host:Step 1: Go to Hosts tab and click on New.Figure 13: Adding a HostStep 2: Fill in the
After finishing the installation, the installer restarts the host. The virtual desktop and server manager daemon should be up and running. Figure 15:
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Step 5: Click on Discover.Figure 17: Discovering TargetsStep 6: Click on Login located on the right of your chosen target.Figure 18: Login to Ta
Step 7: Choose the LUN to add and Click OK.Figure 19: Choosing an LUNThe discovered storage domain will change from a non-operational status to ope
4.5 Adding Virtual Machines to a ClusterStep 1: Click on System à Default à Clusters à Default à VMs à New Server.Step 2: Fill the details in G
Step 3: Select VNC protocol in Console tab.Figure 22: Adding a New Virtual Machine - ConsoleStep 4: In the Host tab, select the host you want th
Step 5: Go to Boot Options tab and choose Hard Disk as the First Device and PXE as the Second Device then click the OK button at the bottom.Fig
Step 7: Complete the details for the new HCA.Figure 26: Adding a New Virtual Machine – Adding a New Network InterfaceStep 8: Click on Configure
Step 9: Click Configure Later to finish.Figure 28: Adding a New Virtual Machine – Finishing ConfigurationFigure 29: Adding a New Virtual Machine –
Step 10: Right click on the line of the VM and choose Run.Step 11: In order to start the VM console, right-click and select Console. Figure 30:
Step 3: Fill in the details for the new Logical Network.Figure 32: Adding a New Logical NetworkThe new logical network is available for use.Figure
Step 4: Go to each host you want to connect to the new logical network and click Edit on the interface.Step 5: Find which interface is eIPoIB. R
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The logical network name appears under the column Network Name for this interface.Figure 35: Added the Network Interface to the Logical Network4.7 Ad
Step 4: Fill in the details for the HCA.Figure 37: Adding a New Network InterfaceThe newly added network interface appears.Figure 38: Added the New
Step 5: Start the VM.Step 6: Verify that the host has a new network interface for the VM. Run the command ifconfig –a.Figure 39: Verifying the N
5 Using UFM to Automate Network ManagementMellanox's Unified Fabric Manager™ (UFM™) is a powerful platform for managing scale-out computing envi
5.1 Basic UFM Configuration FlowThe following steps show how to create a logical server and UFM Network, and finally connecting between them.Step 1:
Step 2: Add a logical server. UFM logical server is equivalent to datacenter cluster in the RHEV-M architecture model.Figure 41: New Logical Server
Step 4: Create a new network. Add partition key (PKey) Figure 43: Add [email protected] 39 www.redhat.com
Step 5: Connect the logical server (cluster) to the network. By doing this, all hosts located under this logical server (cluster) will be connected
6 Mellanox Network Manager PluginMellanox Network Manager Plugin performs seamless integration between Mellanox UFM and the RHEV Manager. After insta
Appendix A: TroubleshootingA.1.1 Host is not Added to a Logical Server in UFMVerify the server is visible in UFM. If it does not appear there, run:
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A.1.4 Low Latency Performance TuningThe below links provide a tactical tuning overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for latency sensitive workloads
Figure 25: Adding a New Virtual Machine – Configuration...27Figure 26: Adding a New Vi
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1 IntroductionThis reference design describes how to integrate and use Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) to control a cloud based on
2 Getting Started2.1 Basic Test Bed ConfigurationFigure 1: Basic Test Bed Scenario - Examplewww.redhat.com 2 [email protected]
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