Overview
Celona Edge OS is, to-date, deployed on a dedicated Celona Edge Appliance. To offer more flexibility, Celona Edge software can now be deployed on a customer’s virtualized infrastructure using VMware’s ESXi platform. This guide outlines the system requirements and setup instructions for deploying Celona Edge on ESXi using an OVA file through the vSphere client.
Platform Requirements
The following requirements must be met in order to deploy the Celona Edge software:
Host Requirements:
8 CPUs per VM
32 GB memory per VM
1 TB storage per VM
Network Interface Card (NIC) supporting ixgbe or i40e VF drivers (e.g., x552 for Celona Edge Express, x772 for Celona Edge Enterprise). Other NICs in their families are also supported.
Networking Requirements:
Configure vSwitch (standard or distributed) with a port group using VLAN 4095 (trunk type) for External IP Domains.
One port group per VM
Pre-Setup Steps
Contact support@celona.io to request the Edge VM node serial number for registration and access to the latest Edge OVA software.
Once the VM Edge node is added to your account, proceed with the following setup steps.
Configuring & Provisioning your Celona Edge Cluster
Follow the instructions provided here to configure and provision your Edge Cluster. Add the newly created VM node to the cluster.
Setting up Celona Edge on VMWare ESXi
The following steps outline the process to set up Celona Edge on ESXi:
Deploy using vSphere Client or ESXi Host Client
Step 1: Deploy OVF Template
Use the OVA file obtained from your Celona support engineer.
Click on Deploy OVF Template.
Step 2: Provide VM Name and Settings
Give the VM a unique name.
Loading the OVA file takes a minute or two.
Loading the OVA file takes a minute or two.
Step 3: Configure Storage and Disk Format
Choose Thick provision to preallocate maximum storage for the Edge. OR select Thin provision from the drop down next to “Select virtual disk format”.
Step 4: Select Network and Port Group Mapping
Select the Destination Network to map to Source Network using the port group created on the ESXi server.
Management network is the VM linux interface
Default IP Domain is the UDPF data interface
Step 5: Fill in the serial number and hostname
For clarity it is suggested that you assign the hostname the same as the previously-configured VM name
Step 6: Assign IP and Network Parameters
Assign static IP parameters if desired (default is DHCP). For static configuration, specify IP, netmask, gateway, and both DNS addresses. Incomplete static IP parameters may cause provisioning issues.
Step 6: Finalizing and Powering On VM
Complete the setup and power on the VM
Note: If using ESXi Host Client, ignore any error that says “The disk image was missing”. Click Finish to complete.
The deployment of the image takes about an hour.
When the ova is fully deployed, the below screen shows the deployed package.
If you click on the image below “Guest OS”, it will launch access to the console as shown below.
