Install ScaleArc on Rackspace
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have the following:
- Access to a Rackspace account
- A valid ScaleArc license.
- A shared image of ScaleArc. Contact sales@scalearc.com for a free trial or call +1-855-800-SCAL(7225).
Create a virtual machine
Follow these steps to create a new virtual machine:
- Log into mycloud.rackspace.com.
- Click Servers > Cloud Servers.
- Click Create Server.
Configure the virtual machine
- Fill in the server name. Then, select a region (this is the region the image was shared in).
- Select the saved image type to install.
- To locate the image, click Image Type > Saved > Deleted Servers > Shared Image.
- Choose the Flavor/Size of the VM to be deployed. ScaleArc needs a minimum of four virtual processors or
else a kernel panic occurs and blocks the ScaleArc startup.
- Copy the root password for access the system from SSH.
- Wait for the server to build.
- When completed, the server becomes active.
- Copy the public IP to access the ScaleArc UI.
Add a disk to store logs
Add a second LVM disk to store ScaleArc-related logs.
- SSH to connect to your server using the Linux command :ssh root@ip_address or putty on Windows.
Log in as "root" and use the password copied before.
- List the disks on your server using the command: "fdisk -l"
Note:/dev/xvda
is the system disk and the Other volumes listed will be your data or Cloud Block Storage disks.
- Enter a new volume size (500GB) and select the Standard (SATA) radio button.
- Use "fdisk -l" to verify that a new disk has been allocated onto the machine.
- Mount the disk. Run the " mnt " command and assign the volume a name on your server. In this example, the volume is named Data. Check the volume is ready by running command "df -h" to show your free disk space.
- Make the volume permanent by adding the new data volume to the static file system in the "fstab file."
Log in to ScaleArc
- Browse to the IP address to set up ScaleArc.
- Proceed to the ScaleArc License Agreement screen. Read through the license and click Accept EULA.
- A successful network setup brings up the Welcome screen. You are now ready to initialize ScaleArc.
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