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[[Category:Amazon EC2]]
 
[[Category:Amazon EC2]]
  
==== This HowTo is about how to easily run your own private IaaS Cloud on Amazon EC2 ====
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==== This How-To is about how to easily run your own private IaaS Cloud on Amazon EC2 ====
 
First login to your Amazon Account
 
First login to your Amazon Account
 
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[[File:Marketplace01.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Login to Amazon Account]]
 
Then point your browser to openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition on the Amazon Marketplace and click on 'Continue'
 
Then point your browser to openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition on the Amazon Marketplace and click on 'Continue'
 
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[[File:Marketplace02.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Navigate to openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition ]]
 
Configure the region in which you want to start your openQRM Enterprise Cloud. Then click on "Launch-with-1-Click".
 
Configure the region in which you want to start your openQRM Enterprise Cloud. Then click on "Launch-with-1-Click".
 
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[[File:Marketplace03.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Select Region]]
 
Your openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition instance is now starting.
 
Your openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition instance is now starting.
 
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[[File:Marketplace04.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Instance is now starting]]
Here the Usage-Instructions.
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Follow the Usage-Instructions.
  
 
Please use an SSH-Client to login into the openQRM instance with the keypair your have specified on launch.
 
Please use an SSH-Client to login into the openQRM instance with the keypair your have specified on launch.
 
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[[File:Marketplace06.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Use an SSH-Client]]
Now point your browser to the public IP address of the openQRM instance and login with the credentials shown in the step below.
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Now point your browser to the public IP address of the openQRM instance and login with the "Initial Administrator" credentials shown in the step above.
 
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[[File:Marketplace07.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Login]]
 
Welcome to your ready-to-use openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition!
 
Welcome to your ready-to-use openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition!
  
= Your private Cloud on Amazon EC2 - part 2 =
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= Configuring your private Cloud on Amazon EC2 =
 
 
==== This HowTo describes the minimal configuration requirements ====
 
  
==== for the openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edtion ====
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==== This section explains the minimal configuration requirements for the openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition ====
 
Login to your openQRM Enterprise Server
 
Login to your openQRM Enterprise Server
 
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[[File:Maconfig01.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Login]]
 
In the plugin menu click on 'Cloud -> Amazon Cloud -> Actions" and add a new account
 
In the plugin menu click on 'Cloud -> Amazon Cloud -> Actions" and add a new account
 
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[[File:Maconfig02.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Navigate through 'Cloud -> Amazon Cloud -> Actions']]
 
Add an account name and your Amazon access key and secret access key. You get both keys from the account section in Amazon EC2.
 
Add an account name and your Amazon access key and secret access key. You get both keys from the account section in Amazon EC2.
 
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[[File:Maconfig03.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Add account name and access key]]
 
Copy the new created account ID.
 
Copy the new created account ID.
 
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[[File:Maconfig04.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Copy newly creates account ID]]
 
Now edit /usr/share/opernqrm/plugins/amazon/etc/openqrm-plugin-amazon.conf
 
Now edit /usr/share/opernqrm/plugins/amazon/etc/openqrm-plugin-amazon.conf
 
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[[File:Maconfig05.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Edit config file]]
Edit the parameter OPENQRM_PLUING_AMAZON_CLOUD_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT and insert the account ID from created account.
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Edit the parameter OPENQRM_PLUGIN_AMAZON_CLOUD_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT and insert the account ID from created account.
 
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[[File:Maconfig06.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Edit the Parameter]]
 
Also configure OPENQRM_PLUGIN_AMAZON_CLOUD_DEFAULT_KEYPAIR parameter with your personal key-pair from your Amazon EC2 account.
 
Also configure OPENQRM_PLUGIN_AMAZON_CLOUD_DEFAULT_KEYPAIR parameter with your personal key-pair from your Amazon EC2 account.
 
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[[File:Maconfig07.png|none|thumb|390x390px|Configure other parameter]]
Point your browser to <nowiki>https://wiki.debian.org/Cloud/AmazonEC2Image/Jessie</nowiki> and find an AMI for the region you want to deploy it in.
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Follow this URL in your browser: <nowiki>https://wiki.debian.org/Cloud/AmazonEC2Image/Jessie</nowiki> and find an AMI for the region you want to deploy it in.
  
 
Here we use the official Debian Jessie AMI in the "eu-central1" region. Please notice that the "eu-central1" region is the configured as default in your openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition!
 
Here we use the official Debian Jessie AMI in the "eu-central1" region. Please notice that the "eu-central1" region is the configured as default in your openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition!
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Set the filter to 'd' and search for the AMI name of the official Debian Jessie AMI.
 
Set the filter to 'd' and search for the AMI name of the official Debian Jessie AMI.
  
Add the Debain Jessie AMI to openQRM.
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Add the Debian Jessie AMI to openQRM.
  
 
The AMI got added to openQRM.
 
The AMI got added to openQRM.
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You can login to the openQRM Enterprise Cloud Portal with the the username "openqrm" and the same password as for the main openQRM Enterprise administration UI.
 
You can login to the openQRM Enterprise Cloud Portal with the the username "openqrm" and the same password as for the main openQRM Enterprise administration UI.
  
Here the openQRM Enterprise Cloud User Dashboard. Please cklick on "New Instance".
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Here the openQRM Enterprise Cloud User Dashboard. Please click on "New Instance".
  
 
Please set the disk size to 50GB.
 
Please set the disk size to 50GB.
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You now have your own private Cloud on Amazon EC2
 
You now have your own private Cloud on Amazon EC2
  
We hope you have enjoyed this howto!
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We hope you have enjoyed this How-To!
  
 
Your openQRM Enterprise Team
 
Your openQRM Enterprise Team

Revision as of 11:46, 9 November 2020


This How-To is about how to easily run your own private IaaS Cloud on Amazon EC2

First login to your Amazon Account

Login to Amazon Account

Then point your browser to openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition on the Amazon Marketplace and click on 'Continue'

Navigate to openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition

Configure the region in which you want to start your openQRM Enterprise Cloud. Then click on "Launch-with-1-Click".

Select Region

Your openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition instance is now starting.

Instance is now starting

Follow the Usage-Instructions.

Please use an SSH-Client to login into the openQRM instance with the keypair your have specified on launch.

Use an SSH-Client

Now point your browser to the public IP address of the openQRM instance and login with the "Initial Administrator" credentials shown in the step above.

Login

Welcome to your ready-to-use openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition!

Configuring your private Cloud on Amazon EC2

This section explains the minimal configuration requirements for the openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition

Login to your openQRM Enterprise Server

Login

In the plugin menu click on 'Cloud -> Amazon Cloud -> Actions" and add a new account

Navigate through 'Cloud -> Amazon Cloud -> Actions'

Add an account name and your Amazon access key and secret access key. You get both keys from the account section in Amazon EC2.

Add account name and access key

Copy the new created account ID.

Copy newly creates account ID

Now edit /usr/share/opernqrm/plugins/amazon/etc/openqrm-plugin-amazon.conf

Edit config file

Edit the parameter OPENQRM_PLUGIN_AMAZON_CLOUD_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT and insert the account ID from created account.

Edit the Parameter

Also configure OPENQRM_PLUGIN_AMAZON_CLOUD_DEFAULT_KEYPAIR parameter with your personal key-pair from your Amazon EC2 account.

Configure other parameter

Follow this URL in your browser: https://wiki.debian.org/Cloud/AmazonEC2Image/Jessie and find an AMI for the region you want to deploy it in.

Here we use the official Debian Jessie AMI in the "eu-central1" region. Please notice that the "eu-central1" region is the configured as default in your openQRM Enterprise Amazon Edition!

Go to "Cloud -> Amazon Cloud -> Actions -> AMIs"

Set the filter to 'd' and search for the AMI name of the official Debian Jessie AMI.

Add the Debian Jessie AMI to openQRM.

The AMI got added to openQRM.

Go to "Cloud -> Configuration -> Images".

Edit the added AMI image.

Set the Cloud-User to "Everybody" and submit.

Now got to "Cloud -> Configuration -> Products".

Add a new "size" Cloud product. Here we use "t2.micro".

Now you can login to the openQRM Enterprise Cloud Portal by clicking on "Cloud -> Portal".

You can login to the openQRM Enterprise Cloud Portal with the the username "openqrm" and the same password as for the main openQRM Enterprise administration UI.

Here the openQRM Enterprise Cloud User Dashboard. Please click on "New Instance".

Please set the disk size to 50GB.

Submit your request.

openQRM now fully automatically deploys the new instance now.

To check you can take a look at the Amazon EC2 console

The openQRM Enterprise Cloud has sent a mail to the cloud user. You can read it by running in a terminal console

cat /var/spool/mail/nobody

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You can now SSH login to the new created instance with the credentials sent by mail.

Here the active instance in the openQRM Enterprise Cloud Portal.

Congratulations!

You now have your own private Cloud on Amazon EC2

We hope you have enjoyed this How-To!

Your openQRM Enterprise Team


Links

  • openQRM Community - http://www.openqrm.com/
  • openQRM Project at sourceforge - sourceforge.net/projects/openqrm/
  • openQRM Enterprise - http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/
  • openQRM at Twitter - https://twitter.com/openQRM
  • openQRM at Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/openQRM

Congratulations!

For the minimal configuration requirements please take a look at part 2.

Your openQRM Enterprise Team


Links

  • openQRM Community - http://www.openqrm.com/
  • openQRM Project at sourceforge - sourceforge.net/projects/openqrm/
  • openQRM Enterprise - http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/
  • openQRM at Twitter - https://twitter.com/openQRM
  • openQRM at Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/openQRM