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- Page 1 H3C Super Controller Installation Guide New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com Document version: 5W400-20230227...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Upgrading and uninstalling Supper Controller ·············································· 15 Upgrading Supper Controller ··························································································································· 15 Uninstalling Supper Controller ························································································································· 16 Scaling out Super Controller ········································································ 17 Managing plugins ························································································ 18 Obtaining the plugin installation packages ······································································································· 18 Installing and starting a plugin ························································································································· 18 Upgrading a plugin ···········································································································································... -
Page 5: About Super Controller
About Super Controller Super Controller is designed for Data Center Interconnect (DCI) scenarios. It enables southbound service orchestration and O&M for controllers across DCs and provides a northbound unified network view for the cloud platform. It also provides a unified portal for service deployment. -
Page 6: Preparing For Installation
You can deploy Super Controller independently or deploy it together with the data center controller or analyzer. You can deploy a standalone super controller on one server or deploy a super controller cluster on multiple servers. As a best practice, deploy a three-node super controller cluster. - Page 7 System drive: A minimum total size of 1920 GB after RAID configuration. Drive • etcd drive: A minimum total size of 50 GB after RAID configuration. Table 4 Hardware requirements for super controller cluster deployment (x86-64 Haiguang server) Item Requirements...
- Page 8 System drive: A minimum total size of 1920 GB after RAID configuration. Drive • etcd drive: A minimum total size of 50 GB after RAID configuration. Table 6 Hardware requirements for super controller cluster deployment (ARM Kunpeng server) Item Requirements...
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Page 9: Running On The Same Server With The Controller Or Analyzer
System drive: A minimum total size of 1920 GB after RAID configuration. Drive • etcd drive: A minimum total size of 50 GB after RAID configuration. Table 9 Hardware requirements for super controller standalone deployment (ARM Phytium server) Item Requirements... -
Page 10: Software Requirements
Software requirements Supper Controller runs on Unified Platform as a component. Before deploying Supper Controller, first install Unified Platform. Client requirements You can access Unified Platform from a Web browser without installing any client. As a best practice, use Google Chrome 70 or a later version. -
Page 11: Installing Unified Platform
Installing Unified Platform Supper Controller runs on Unified Platform as a component. Before deploying Supper Controller, first install Unified Platform. For more information, see H3C Unified Platform Deployment Guide. Partitioning drives Configure drives as described in "Hardware requirements." Partition the drives as described in... -
Page 12: Deploying Installation Packages
Supper Controller deployment process. You only need to upload the packages. To use the general_PLAT_network_2.0 installation package, deploy it manually after Supper Controller is deployed. For the deployment procedure, see "Deploying the applications" in H3C Unified Platform Deployment Guide. - Page 13 Installation package Description common_PLAT_GlusterFS_2.0_version_arm.zip • x86: Provides portal, unified authentication, user general_PLAT_portal_2.0_version_x86.zip management, service gateway, and help center functionalities. ARM: general_PLAT_portal_2.0_version_arm.zip • x86: Provides access control, resource identification, general_PLAT_kernel_2.0_version_x86.zip license, configuration center, resource group, and log functionalities. ARM: general_PLAT_kernel_2.0_version_arm.zip • x86: general_PLAT_kernel-base_2.0_version_x86.z Provides alarm, access parameter template,...
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Page 14: Deploying Supper Controller
SUPER_CONTROLLER-version-MATRIX.zip SUPER_CONTROLLER-version-ARM64.zip NOTE: For some Super Controller versions, the installation package is released only for one server architecture. Log in to Unified Platform. Click System > Deployment. Click Upload. In the dialog box that opens, click Select File to select the installation package and then click Upload. - Page 15 Figure 2 Selecting the component Click Next until you reach the Confirm Parameters page, and then click Deploy. Figure 3 Deployment in progress...
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Page 16: Accessing Supper Controller
IP address of Unified Platform. 30000 is the port number. Figure 4 Super Controller login page Enter the username and password, and then click Login. The default username is admin and the default password is Pwd@12345. -
Page 17: Registering And Installing Licenses
Registering and installing licenses After you install Super Controller, you can use its complete features and functions for a 180-day trial period. After the trial period expires, you must get it licensed. Installing the activation file on the license server For the activation file request and installation procedure, see H3C Software Products Remote Licensing Guide. -
Page 18: Backing Up And Restoring Supper Controller Configuration
Backing up and restoring Supper Controller configuration You can back up and restore the Supper Controller configuration on Unified Platform. For the procedures, see H3C Unified Platform Deployment Guide. IMPORTANT: When you backup and restore the Supper Controller configuration, the plugin versions will be restored automatically. -
Page 19: Upgrading And Uninstalling Supper Controller
Upgrading and uninstalling Supper Controller This section describes the procedures for upgrading and uninstalling Supper Controller. For the upgrading and uninstallation procedures for Unified Platform, see H3C Unified Platform Deployment Guide. Upgrading Supper Controller CAUTION: The upgrade might cause service interruption. Be cautious when you perform this operation. -
Page 20: Uninstalling Supper Controller
Uninstalling Supper Controller Log in to Unified Platform. Click System > Deployment. Click the icon to the left of Supper Controller name and then click Uninstall. Figure 7 Uninstalling Supper Controller... -
Page 21: Scaling Out Super Controller
Super Controller can be scaled out from standalone mode to cluster mode. To scale out Super Controller from standalone mode to cluster mode, add two master nodes on Matrix to form a three-host cluster with the existing master node. Then scale out Unified Platform and Super Controller sequentially. -
Page 22: Managing Plugins
Obtaining the plugin installation packages Obtain the Super Controller plugins based on the controllers to manage. You can contact Technical Support to obtain the plugin installation packages, or develop plugins yourself according to H3C Super Controller Driver Plugin Development Guide. -
Page 23: Upgrading A Plugin
Figure 10 Uploading the plugin After the plugin is uploaded, click Start to start the plugin. Upgrading a plugin Log in to Unified Platform. Navigate to the Automation > Data Center Networks > Multi-Data Center > Settings page. Expand the Plugins item. Click the upgrade icon in the Actions column for the target plugin. - Page 24 Figure 13 Plugins management...
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