Requirements

This page describes the Abiquo requirements to install the Abiquo appliances. Before you do this, verify the infrastructure requirements:

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• Datacenters require a unique datacenter ID shared by appliances inside the same datacenter

• The appliances should be able to reach NTP servers to keep their clocks synchronized

• The Server and Monolithic appliances require DNS resolution for SSL TLS to work out of the box

• Appliances require static network configuration.

• The appliances should have internet access with correct configuration at boot time, in order to download JCE libraries. If not, you must manually download and install the libraries. See Invalid secret key requires JCE encryption libraries

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The Abiquo appliances must be able to reach each other and the infrastructure components. See Configuring
See Preparing platform networks for Abiquo. and Configure management network connections

Service network

Depending on the cloud network management solution, you will need to configure the DC network accordingly. See Configuring the Service Network for Cloud Tenant Network

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These appliances require some configuration parameters before deployment. Some of them are common, while others are specific to the appliance functions inside the platform.

These details are required during the bootstrap process, and you must have them in place before the deployment:

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• OVA deployment

Post-installation steps

1. Change the Abiquo default passwords as soon as possible (Base OS and UI passwords)

2. Extend the appropriate filesystems according to the VM templates sizes that the environment will manage

3. Review the appliances /opt/abiquo/config/abiquo.properties file. You may need to tune it depending on your environment configuration.

4. If the Server appliance is not connected to the internet, configure the UI accordingly.

5. Monitor the appliance to prevent outages: See Monitor platform servers

6. Work through the section on Configuration

Further steps

Now open your web browser and type in the site address for the Abiquo server:

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The default cloud administrator login username and password are admin and xabiquo, respectively. Remember to change these credentials as soon as you log in for the first time.

The This link below describes how to get an Abiquo license and add it to the platform: Configure a platform licenselicenses

For an overview of the Abiquo platform, try the Abiquo quick tutorial.

The following components are optional and you do not need them in a trial environment. Check the related links for further details on each component: