...
This document outlines the steps to deploy Radio Edge Cloud (REC) cluster. It has a minimum of three controller nodes. Optionally it may include worker nodes if desired. REC was designed from the ground up to be a highly available, flexible, and cost-efficient system for the use and support of Cloud RAN and 5G networks. The production deployment of Radio Edge Cloud is intended to be done using the Akraino Regional Controller which has been significantly enhanced during the Akraino Release 1 timeframe, but for evaluation purposes, it is possible to deploy REC without the Regional Controller. Regardless of whether the Regional Controller is used, the installation process is cluster oriented. The Regional Controller or a human being initiates the process on the first controller in the cluster, then that controller automatically images installs an image onto every other server in the cluster using IPMI and Ironic (from OpenStack) to perform a zero touch install.
...
The instructions below skip most of this and directly invoke the REC Deployer from the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), integrated Lights Out (iLO) or integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) of a physical server. The basic workflow of the REC deployer is to copy a base image to the first controller in the cluster and then read the contents of a configuration file (typically called user_config.yaml) to deploy the base OS and all additional software to the rest of the nodes in the cluster.
...
Recent builds can be obtained from the Akraino Nexus server. Choose either "latest" or a specific build number from the release images directory and download the file install.iso.
| Akraino Release | REC or TA ISO Build | Build Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-05-30 | Build number 9 is known to NOT work on Dell servers or any of the ARM options listed below. If attempting to install on Dell servers, it is suggested to use builds from no earlier than June 10th | |
| 2 | 2019-11-18 | It is possible that there may still be some issues on Dell servers. Most testing has been done on Open Edge. Some builds between June 10th and November 18th have been successfully used on Dell servers, but because of a current lack of Remote Installer support for Dell (or indeed anything other than Open Edge), the manual testing is not as frequent as the automated testing of REC on Open Edge. If you are interested in testing or deploying on platforms other than Open Edge, please join the Radio Edge Cloud Project Meetings. |
Options for booting the ISO on your target hardware include NFS, HTTP, or USB memory stick. You must place the ISO in a suitable location (e.g., NFS server, HTTP(S) server or USB memory stick before starting the boot process. The file bootcd.iso, which is also in the same directory, is used only when deploying via the Akraino Regional Controller using the Telco Appliance Remote Installer. You can ignore bootcd.iso when following the manual procedure below.
...