How-to Deploy openSUSE Linux instance virtual machines

Create an openSUSE virtual machine in the ITS Private Cloud using the VSS-CLI. This guide covers two installation methods: traditional ISO-based installation and cloud-init configuration.

1. A working local VSS-CLI environment

Choose one of the following methods to create your openSUSE VM:

1. Search for the openSUSE iso you need:

   vss-cli compute iso public ls -f name=openSUSE%

   output:

   id path name ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 1053 [vss-Library] ISOs/Linux/OpenSuse/openSUSE-Leap-42.3-DVD-x86_64.iso openSUSE-Leap-42.3-DVD-x86_64.iso 1054 [vss-Library] ISOs/Linux/OpenSuse/openSUSE-Leap-42.3-NET-x86_64.iso openSUSE-Leap-42.3-NET-x86_64.iso 2757 [vss-Library] contentlib-d1fbd8a3-4aaf-4b97-b417-d4f99aac0491/af662d23-7699-4306-b304-f8dedc5ed74a/openSUSE-MicroOS-DVD-x86_64-Current_2ff81abf-8e02-4407-8b0e-afbe660c55f3.iso openSUSE-MicroOS-DVD-x86_64-Current 2758 [vss-Library] contentlib-d1fbd8a3-4aaf-4b97-b417-d4f99aac0491/98e33533-b568-4cd1-8e00-0b39f24eea9f/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current_db86cce0-e0ed-4b60-8d58-9464785f8cf3.iso openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current 2759 [vss-Library] contentlib-d1fbd8a3-4aaf-4b97-b417-d4f99aac0491/9f318200-65ef-4061-9ecf-cfb050ea1ca7/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-NET-x86_64-Current_c7e36be7-dbae-4518-82c8-6ac4b58ad72f.iso openSUSE-Tumbleweed-NET-x86_64-Current 2508 [vss-Library] contentlib-d1fbd8a3-4aaf-4b97-b417-d4f99aac0491/ded3f3be-b654-4666-8d84-a3149cd27aaf/openSUSE-Leap-15.4-NET-x86_64-Media_bbccd27e-8057-4096-b4de-aa168b6ae9fd.iso openSUSE-Leap-15.4-NET-x86_64-Media

2. Repeat the steps for Network and Folder:

   1. Search for the Network you need:

      vss-cli compute net ls

   2. You can filter the Network list with the following command:

      vss-cli compute net ls -f name=PUBLIC

   3. Search for a Folder:

      vss-cli compute folder ls -f name=OR

   4. You can filter the Folder list with the following command:

      vss-cli compute folder ls

3. Create local environment variables for the iso, network and folder using “export” command to simplify the vss-cli command in the next step:

   export ISO='[vss-Library] contentlib-d1fbd8a3-4aaf-4b97-b417-d4f99aac0491/9f318200-65ef-4061-9ecf-cfb050ea1ca7/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-NET-x86_64-Current_c7e36be7-dbae-4518-82c8-6ac4b58ad72f.iso' export NET=<dvportgroup-XXXXX> export FOLDER=<group-YYYYY>

4. Create a virtual machine using the vss-cli command and your specifications:

   vss-cli --wait compute vm mk shell \ --memory 4 --cpu 2 \ --disk 100 --firmware efi \ --description 'Suse Tumbleweed Server' \ --client EIS --os opensuse64Guest --usage Dev \ --folder $FOLDER --net $NET \ --iso $ISO --storage-type ssd \ --notes 'Suse Tumbleweed demo' \ --vss-service N/A --power-on openSuseTest99

5. Access the server console through vSphere and continue the installation:

   vss-cli compute vm get <VM-ID> vsphere-link -l

   
   
   

   Open

   

1. Clone the repo from Github

   git clone git@github.com:EIS-ITS/cloudinit-openSUSE.git

2. Navigate to the cloudinit-openSUSE directory in the cloned repo.

   cd cloudinit-openSUSE

3. Customize your configuration by editing the following files:

   1. cloud-init/network.yaml

   2. cloud-init/userdata.yaml

   3. spec/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-spec.yaml

4. Use one of the scripts from the repo, listed below and execute it:

   1. deploy_cli.sh

   2. deploy_spec.sh

5. You can access the virtual machine via ssh

   ssh vss-admin@XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX The authenticity of host 'XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX)' can't be established. ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:WgvWDq2aTO8tyee4eX8nlAsrVC/K/DW8/LN9QyfQfy8. This key is not known by any other names. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes Warning: Permanently added 'XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts. Have a lot of fun... vss-admin@opensuse-cloud-test:~>

https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP4/single-html/SLES-minimal-vm/index.html

https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed

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