About this document

This document describes how to deploy the Fabric Services System software and the required software components such as the Kubernetes cluster and storage volumes.

This document is intended for network technicians, administrators, operators, service providers, and others who need to understand how to install and provision the Fabric Services System for deployment.

Note: This document covers the current release and may also contain some content that will be released in later maintenance loads. See the Fabric Services System Release Notes for information about features supported in each load.

What's new

This section lists the changes that were made in this release.

Table 1. What's new in Fabric Services System 24.5.1
Description	Location
Support for geo-redundancy	Geo-redundancy In Editing the installation configuration file, added the parameters relevant to geo-redundancy configuration Geo-redundant deployer configuration example, added a sample configuration Preparing the Fabric Services System clusters for geo-redundant configuration Uninstalling software Deploying a geo-redundant system
Platform component upgrades - OS	Fabric Services System deployer requirements Fabric Services System node requirements Preparing the Fabric Services System virtual machine nodes Creating the VM on a bridged network on KVM Creating the VM on bridged networks on KVM Creating the VM on VMware vSphere Creating the VM on bridged networks on VMware vSphere Configuring the Fabric Services System virtual machine
Change to the software upgrade process	Software upgrade and rollback Preparing for software upgrade Performing a software upgrade Restores the procedure Upgrading the Fabric Services System cluster

Precautionary and information messages

The following are information symbols used in the documentation.

DANGER: Danger warns that the described activity or situation may result in serious personal injury or death. An electric shock hazard could exist. Before you begin work on this equipment, be aware of hazards involving electrical circuitry, be familiar with networking environments, and implement accident prevention procedures.

WARNING: Warning indicates that the described activity or situation may, or will, cause equipment damage, serious performance problems, or loss of data.

Caution: Caution indicates that the described activity or situation may reduce your component or system performance.

Note: Note provides additional operational information.

Tip: Tip provides suggestions for use or best practices.

Conventions

Commands use the following conventions:

Bold type indicates a command that the user must enter.
Input and output examples are displayed in Courier text.
An open right angle bracket indicates a progression of menu choices or simple command sequence (often selected from a user interface). Example: start > connect to
Angle brackets (< >) indicate an item that is not used verbatim. For example, for the command show ethernet <name>, name should be replaced with the name of the interface.
A vertical bar (|) indicates a mutually exclusive argument.
Square brackets ([ ]) indicate optional elements.
Braces ({ }) indicate a required choice. When braces are contained within square brackets, they indicate a required choice within an optional element.
Italic type indicates a variable.

Examples use generic IP addresses. Replace these with the appropriate IP addresses used in your system.