Install FastStart

FastStart allows you to install the various Eucalyptus components in different configurations. You can choose the configuration option at boot time.

Make sure the FastStart media is in the media drive and boot the computer from that drive.
Wait for the Eucalyptus boot screen to appear, and then select the appropriate option:
1. Choose Cloud-in-a-Box if you want your entire Eucalyptus cloud installed on this single system.
2. Choose Node Controller if you want to set up Eucalyptus across multiple physical systems. Node Contollers should be configured first.
3. Choose Frontend if you want to set up Eucalyptus across multiple physical systems and you've already installed all of your Node Controllers.
You may safely accept all defaults, except for the network interface configuration. At the page where you set your hostname, click the Configure Network button.
The Network Connections window displays.
In the Network Connections window, select the network interface and click Edit.
The Editing System Interface window for the connection displays.
In the Editing System Interface window, click Connect automatically.
Click the IPv4 Settings tab and do the following:
1. Change the Method from "Automatic (DHCP)" to "Manual". It is not recommended to run Eucalyptus under DHCP.
2. In the Address area, click Add and fill in the system's IP address and gateway. (Netmask should be filled automatically.)
3. In the DNS servers field, enter the IP address for your DNS servers, comma-delimited (for example, 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4).
Click Apply and finish with the installation.
Repeat on each machine you will use for FastStart.

Now that FastStart has been installed on all systems, you are ready to configure your systems. For a multi-system install, proceed to Node Controller Configuration (after which you will configure the Frontend). For a cloud-in-a-box install, proceed directly to Frontend Configuration.