Prerequisites Step 1: Creating Prometheus system user and directory Create a system user for Prometheus sudo useradd –system -M -s /bin/false prometheus Create a directory in which we will be storing our configuration files and libraries: sudo mkdir /etc/prometheussudo mkdir /var/lib/prometheus Set ownership of /var/lib/prometheus directory sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /var/lib/prometheus Step 2: Download the Prometheus […]
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Change windows SID in case the windows were built using image on openstack using sysprep
This is needed usually when trying to deploy a windows cluster Steps: 1. Press Windows + R and type on sysprep (It will then show you a folder through sysprep tool)2. Right click on the tools and run as administrator3. Tick on Generalize and change shutdown options to Reboot. (Go through all the steps necessary […]
Install Node Exporter on Ubuntu
This node exporter was installed on Ubuntu 22.04 Creating the User Unpack the package downloaded Install Node Exporter Setup the Node Exporter service Add the following below NOTE: CHANGE “<PORT>” TO ANY PORT NUMBER DESIRED e.g 9xxx Reload Systemd Enable node exporter on startup verify the node exporter is running
Kubernetes Standarization
To standarize a Kubernetes Cluster,A Cluster must have this following:– Dynamic Provisioning Storage (NFS, or any backend storage)– Container Network Interface ( Calico/Weave)– Load Balancer Network Provisioning ( MetalLB)– DNS to resolve ( 8.8.8.8/<any>)– Containerd configured Below are the steps to setup all necessary requirements above.REQUIREMENTS TO RUN THIS GUIDE IS THE FOLLOWING:– MUST HAVE […]
Sardina Documentation Series – Part 8
Migration From VMware to Sardina To Perform Migration, There will be a new project where the Migration tools appliance reside on.The migration tools that will be used is called Moveit. There are several steps that are needed to be configured to perform the migration itself.The tools need to have both VMware credentials to see the […]
Sardina Documentation Series – Part-5
Create and manage networks The OpenStack Networking service provides a scalable system for managing the network connectivity within an OpenStack cloud deployment. It can easily and quickly react to changing network needs (for example, creating and assigning new IP addresses). Networking in OpenStack is complex. This section provides the basic instructions for creating a network […]
Sardina Documentation Series – Part 6
Create and manage object containers OpenStack Object Storage (swift) is used for redundant, scalable data storage using clusters of standardized servers to store petabytes of accessible data. It is a long-term storage system for large amounts of static data which can be retrieved and updated. OpenStack Object Storage provides a distributed, API-accessible storage platform that […]
Sardina Documentation Series – Part 7
Create and manage volumes Volumes are block storage devices that you attach to instances to enable persistent storage. You can attach a volume to a running instance or detach a volume and attach it to another instance at any time. You can also create a snapshot from or delete a volume. Only administrative users can […]
Sardina Documentation Series – Part-3
Configure access and security for instances Before you launch an instance, you should add security group rules to enable users to ping and use SSH to connect to the instance. Security groups are sets of IP filter rules that define networking access and are applied to all instances within a project. To do so, you […]
Sardina Documentation Series – Part-4
Launch and manage instances Instances are virtual machines that run inside the cloud. You can launch an instance from the following sources: Launch an instance You can also launch an instance from the Images or Volumes category when you launch an instance from an image or a volume respectively. When you launch an instance from an image, OpenStack creates […]