EdgeXR Assisted OpenStack Deployment Options

Deployment Scenario 1: Operator Provides Bare Metal Server IPMI Access to EdgeXR

In this Deployment option, operator provides bare metal Server Management IPMI access to EdgeXR. EdgeXR installs operating system, OpenStack (IaaS) and configure server side networking based on the specifications provided by the operator. EdgeXR then deploys and manages the cloudlet.

Deployment Scenario 2: Operator Installs EdgeXR Recommended Operating System in Bare Metal Servers and Provide SSH Access to EdgeXR

In this Deployment option, operator setup bare metal servers with EdgeXR recommended operating system and server side networking. EdgeXR will then be provided with SSH access to the server. EdgeXR installs Openstack (IaaS) and deploy cloudlets based on the network specifications provided by the operator.

EdgeXR Assisted OpenStack Deployment Checklist

Bare metal server minimum requirements

• 1 Baremetal Server - Mandatory

• 32-64 vCPU - Mandatory

• 128-256 GB RAM - Mandatory

• 500GB-1TB HDD/Disk - Mandatory

• One 10 GB Ethernet Network Interface card - Mandatory

• Out of band management interface/IPMI console - Mandatory only for Deployment Option 1

Bare metal server preferred requirements

• 2 Bare-metal Servers or More

• 200 vCPU or more in Total

• 500 GB RAM or more in Total

• 2TB HDD/Disk or more in Total

• one 10 GB Network Interface card for Cloud Data Network and one 1GB or 10 GB Network Interface card for Cloud Management Network on each server

• PCI PassThrough GPU (eg: NVIDA T4) card or vGPU license for each server

• Out of band management interface/IPMI console

Bare metal networking requirements

• /28 External Public & Wireless Network with a minimum of 8 ip’s.

• LACP Bonding in Network Switches.

• Bare Metal Server SSH access for EdgeXR [ only for Deployment Option 2]

Networks

• External UE Wireless Network - Mandatory

• Internal L2 only isolated Network - Optional needed only if IaaS Openstack API endpoints need to be isolated and should not be on an External Accessible Wireless or Internet Network.

• External Internet Network - Optional needed only if UE Wireless Network can’t reach EdgeXR Public end points.

• Bare metal Out of band management IPMI Network - Optional

Bare metal OS requirements

• CentOS 7

• RHEL 7

• Ubuntu 16.04 or above

Firewall requirements

• For both Open Networks & Operator Fire-walled networks, EdgeXR manages separate IaaS stack firewalls for the Cloudlet and mobile Applications.

Egress

• Open egress access to Internet to reach EdgeXR Public Endpoints.

Ingress

• Operator handset devices should have have ingress access for all app TCP ports opened on the mobile network side towards cloudlet. i.e All firewall ports open from mobile network towards Cloudlet.