Install on CloudBolt Documentation

Deploy a virtual appliance

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Deploy from OVA

Download the OVA

Cloud Management Platform Releases

Go to the Releases page and select the latest release.
Download the Installer, Upgrader, or OVA as required.

Deploy the OVA

See Deploying an OVA to VMware vSphere and Deploying OVA via Citrix XenCenter.

Configure the appliance

Core configuration

Connect to the VM using your Virtualization Manager (for example, VMware vSphere or Citrix XenServer).
Log in to the VM console. The default values for username and password are ‘root/cloudbolt’.
Configure the VM’s network settings:

Skip this step if using CMP in a DHCP environment.
- Set the fully qualified domain name (FQDN):
  - Press ENTER to set the FQDN.
  - Press ENTER to accept.
- Set the IP address:
  - Use the arrow keys to go to IP Address and press ENTER.
  - Confirm the IP address.
  - Press ENTER to accept.
- Repeat for subnet mask, gateway, primary DNS, secondary DNS, and SELinux mode (default: permissive).

Deploy with installer

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This is also the recommended way to deploy in Azure.

Prerequisites

A dedicated server running RHEL 8 or OL 8 that meets the Hardware guidelines. The installer removes any existing CMP data on the server.
Root access to the server.
The root user’s umask set to 022. Run umask to check it, and umask 022 to set it for the current session.
/usr/local/bin in the root user’s PATH. Run echo $PATH to check it.
firewalld running, if you use it.

Download Cloud Management Platform

Cloud Management Platform Releases

Deploy in AWS

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Cloud Management Platform (CMP) starts on the free tier, which supports up to 100 resources. To manage more, apply a paid license. See Product license.

Log in to AWS.
Go to AWS Marketplace.
From the left-hand menu, select Discover products.
Search for CloudBolt.
Select CloudBolt Cloud Management Platform.
Select View purchase options.
Select Subscribe.
Select Accept Terms to subscribe and wait for the subscription process to complete.
Select View Subscription.
Select your subscription.
Select Launch new instance.
Select Launch from EC2 Console.
Select a Region. The default is US East (N. Virginia).
Select Launch from EC2 and proceed to the next section.

Configure the appliance

Provide a name and tags

Enter a name for the instance. CloudBolt recommends adding at least a Name tag to identify the instance.

SELinux

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Before you begin

Take a VM snapshot of your CMP host before making any operating system changes.

Enabling SELinux

Log in to your CMP host and run the following command: getenforce. If this reports that SELinux is disabled, run the following command, then reboot the host:

sed -i "s/SELINUX=.*$/SELINUX=permissive/g" /etc/selinux/config

This will tell the host to run in permissive SELinux mode upon reboot.

Permissive SELinux

To set SELinux back to Permissive mode, run the following commands on the host:

Install on CloudBolt Documentation

Deploy a virtual appliance

Deploy from OVA

Download the OVA

Deploy the OVA

Configure the appliance

Core configuration

Deploy with installer

Prerequisites

Download Cloud Management Platform

Deploy in AWS

Subscribe to the CMP AMI

Configure the appliance

Provide a name and tags

SELinux

Before you begin

Enabling SELinux

Permissive SELinux