Distributed environment
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This section describes how to deploy an Abiquo distributed environment.
For a distributed deployment, you will need at least the Abiquo appliances below:
- One Abiquo server
- One V2V server in each Abiquo datacenter
- One Remote Services server in each Abiquo datacenter
Notes
- The VM repository folder must be the same in each DC on the V2V appliance and Remote Services appliance.
- The datacenter ID must be the same in each DC on the V2V appliance and Remote Services appliance.
- The datacenter ID must be different for each datacenter.
- The Server appliance FQDN requires DNS resolution.
Appliances
Distributed environments split the Abiquo platform functionality among different servers to improve reliability and performance. They are ideal for production environments.
To deploy a distributed environment, you will need to deploy at least one server, one remote services, and one V2V appliance.
Server
The server appliance contains the Abiquo UI, API, and Events servers.
Installation requirements
- 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- 64 GB HD
Installation parameters
Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|
Server FQDN | This FQDN must be resolvable from customer premises, in order for SSL and the Appliance manager to work as expected. Abiquo will use self-signed certificates for trial environments |
Firewall requirements
From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Anywhere | TCP/80 (HTTP) | It will be redirected to port 443 by default |
| Anywhere | TCP/443 (HTTPS) | Proxy port for API/AM/UI services |
Remote services appliance V2V appliance | TCP/8009 TCP/8010 | |
Monitoring appliance Remote services appliance V2V appliance | TCP/5672 | RabbitMQ default port for Abiquo components to exchange messages |
Remote Services
The Remote Services appliance contains the Abiquo private datacenter and Public Cloud provider management components. A Remote services appliance is require for each private datacenter.
Installation requirements
- 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- 64 GB HD
Installation parameters
Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|
Server FQDN | This FQDN must be resolvable from customer premises, in order for SSL and the Appliance manager to work as expected. Abiquo will use self-signed certificates for trial environments |
| Abiquo Datacenter ID | Internal ID of the trial DC. It must be unique for each DC, and all remote services and V2V appliances inside the DC must use the same datacenter ID |
| NFS Template repository | NFS share for the VM repository of the DC. Each private DC must have a different NFS share |
| Abiquo RabbitMQ server address | Abiquo server appliance IP and and port. |
Firewall requirements
From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Server appliance | TCP/8009 TCP/8010 | |
| Server appliance | TCP/4822 |
V2V
The server appliance contains the Abiquo virtualization format conversion components, and it is isolated for performance reasons.
As this appliance deals with conversions, we recommend fast HD storage for this appliance.
Installation requirements
- 2 CPUs
- 4 Gb RAM
- 256 GB HD (Depending on template conversion requirements. Get in touch with Abiquo support for further information)
Installation parameters
Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|
Server FQDN | This FQDN must be resolvable from customer premises, in order for SSL and the Appliance manager to work as expected. Abiquo will use self-signed certificates for trial environments |
| Abiquo Datacenter ID | Internal ID of the trial DC. It must be unique for each DC, and all remote services and V2V appliances inside the DC must use the same datacenter ID |
| NFS Template repository | NFS share for the VM repository of the DC. Each private DC must have a different NFS share |
| Abiquo RabbitMQ server address | Abiquo server appliance IP and and port. |
Firewall requirements
From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Server appliance | TCP/8009 TCP/8010 |
Monitoring
The Monitoring appliance (optional) contains the Abiquo Watchtower components for VM monitoring and metrics, along with its required services and databases.
Installation requirements
- 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- 64 GB HD
Installation parameters
Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|
Abiquo Server IP | This must be the same as the Server appliance management IP address |
Firewall requirements
From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Remote Services | TCP/36638 | Watchtower port |
Worksheets
Distributed environment worksheet
Distributed environment worksheet example
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