Introduction
This document describes the basic installations of Abiquo and the subsections describe the components of each configuration.
The main installations of the Abiquo platform are Monolithic and Distributed. A monolithic installation is a single-server configuration used for testing. A distributed installation requires more than one server and is suitable for production environments.
Abiquo Platform Networking
The main networks of the Abiquo platform are shown in the following diagram of a distributed installation.
The Management Network is used by the Abiquo platform components to manage the virtual resources.
The Service Network is used for virtual machine networking and it includes:
- Private Networks
- External Networks
- Unmanaged Networks
The Public Network is used to connect virtual machines to the Internet.
The Storage Network is a fast network used to connect virtual machines to their virtual storage.
These networks are also shown in the following diagrams.
Basic Monolithic Installation for Testing
The scenario shown below is a basic Monolithic Install, which is suitable for testing environments only. In a monolithic configuration, the machine that is running the Abiquo Monolithic Server also contains the Abiquo Remote Services.
Monolithic Installation Network Diagram
Initial Distributed Installation
The following diagram shows a Distributed Install with one Abiquo Datacenter, including a storage server and networks. This configuration can support more than one Abiquo Datacenter in the physical datacenter. As you can see, here there are three separate servers running the Abiquo platform components: the Abiquo Server (AEE Server), the Abiquo Remote Services, and the Abiquo V2V Services.
This setup can be used for a Private/Public Cloud with support for virtual storage and virtual machine networking. This setup allows for a mix of all types of IPs on each virtual machine, plus access to a multi-tier virtual storage system built to provide fast access to data.
This configuration can be the first step for ISPs and companies planning to deploy a complete cloud environment. Contact Abiquo for assistance in planning the deployment of the platform.
Distributed Installation Diagram
Multiple Datacenters
The diagram below shows a basic scenario of the Abiquo platform with three Abiquo datacenters to highlight that each Abiquo datacenter must have its own Remote Services (including V2V Services) and NFS Repository, which stores the Appliance Library. Each datacenter should have access to a Remote Template Repository, which stores virtual machine templates accessible to all Abiquo datacenters.
Basic Distributed Installation
The following diagram shows a complete basic Distributed Installation with two datacenters.