IBM Cloud Orchestrator, Version 2.5.0.6

Installation checklist

Use this checklist to ensure that you complete all of the installation steps in the correct order.

Table 1. Installation Checklist
Step Description Done? Comment
Planning the installation    
1 Choosing the deployment topology    
2 Checking OpenStack prerequisites    
3 Checking the hardware prerequisites    
4 Checking the software prerequisites    
Installing the OpenStack servers - Run one of the following procedures:    
5a Installing IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack and deploying an IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack cloud    
5b Installing an OpenStack distribution of another vendor    
[Optional] Installing the NSX plug-in    
Preparing for the IBM Cloud Orchestrator installation    
6 Downloading the required image files    
7 Preparing the IBM Cloud Orchestrator Servers    
8 [Optional] Creating the Business Process Manager databases on an external IBM DB2 server    
Configuring the OpenStack servers - Run one of the following procedures depending on your OpenStack environment:    
9a [Typical] Configuring the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack servers    
9b [Advanced] Configuring the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack servers    
9c Configuring an OpenStack Kilo distribution    
Preparing the installer    
10 Setting the deployment parameters    
11 Adding the OpenStack simple token to the response file    
12 Checking the installation prerequisites    
Installing    
13 Deploying the IBM Cloud Orchestrator Servers    
14 Verifying the installation    
15 Reconfiguring IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack after updates    
  Installing high availability across multiple sites    
15 Troubleshooting the installation