Installation Guide

7 Setting up the CloudSystem Console for the first time
To complete the final step of the CloudSystem Foundation installation, add Cloud Networking
information to the CloudSystem Console. Once the network setting is saved, the Foundation base
appliance automatically creates the SDN appliance and network node appliances.
For definitions of the SDN appliance and network node appliances, see CloudSystem Foundation
components (page 8).
Configuring cloud networking
IMPORTANT: Before you apply the Cloud Networking configuration in the CloudSystem Console,
verify that you have the correct subnets. Cloud Networking is intended to be configured only once.
If you need to change Cloud Networking after compute nodes are activated, you will need to
delete all of the compute nodes first.
Prerequisites
• Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator
• The appliance is physically connected to the network.
• The Foundation base appliance is installed.
Procedure 10 Configuring cloud networking for the first time
1. Open a supported browser and enter the url https://<IP address of the Foundation
base appliance>.
2. Log in to the CloudSystem Console using the administrator user name and the new secure
password you defined in csstart.
The console opens to the Dashboard screen.
3. Expand the help icon along the right side of the screen.
4. Under the Recommended actions heading, select Edit Cloud Networking.
The Cloud Networking window opens.
5. Enter the Cloud Management subnet in the field provided. This is the Cloud Management
Network you established in Configuring the CloudSystem network infrastructure (page 35) or
Understanding the network infrastructure (page 26).
6. Click OK to save the settings.
7. Verify that the SDN appliance and network node appliances are created and running:
• For ESX, check vCenter Server to make sure the appliances are in the cluster.
• For KVM, log in to the management hypervisor and run the command
virsh list
Performing time synchronization on the Foundation base appliance
CloudSystem services can encounter errors and unpredictable system behavior can occur if the
time on the Foundation base appliance, vCenter proxy appliance and the Enterprise appliance
differ by more than a few minutes. Make sure the correct Time and Language synchronization
setting in the CloudSystem Console is selected before CloudSystem is available for general use.
Prerequisites
• Foundation base appliance is successfully installed on a management hypervisor.
• Management hypervisor where the Foundation base appliance was installed is synchronized
with a set of NTP servers.
44 Setting up the CloudSystem Console for the first time