Workflow for new CLM system deployment

Purpose

The following is the sequence of high-level actions that you must perform in order to install a standalone or DR CLM system.

Stages
 
1 

If using physical hosts for the VMs, perform To provision the network bridge for CLM VMs on each physical host to create a network bridge for KVM access to the guest VMs.


2 

Commission the required stations for the CLM VMs.


3 

Ensure that the RHEL chronyd time-synchronization service is running on each component, and that chronyd is actively tracking a central time source. See the RHEL documentation for information about using the chronyc command to view the chronyd synchronization status.

Note: CLM deployment is blocked if the chronyd service is not active.


4 

Contact Nokia to obtain the required license for your deployment.


5 

If you are using a custom TLS certificate for the deployment, perform To generate custom TLS certificate files for the CLM to generate the required TLS files.


6 

Install the CLM in the standalone or primary data center; perform To install the CLM.


7 

In a DR deployment, install the CLM in the standby data center; perform To install the CLM.