• How to install OpenStack Kolla-ansible on top of a Bright Cluster

    How to install OpenStack Kolla-ansible on top of a Bright Cluster with CentOS 8 ** This document was tested on Bright 9.0 with CentOS 8.1 Preparing the Cluster In this section, we will walk through the steps required to prepare the cluster to be a Kolla-Ansible OpenStack cluster. The head…

  • How to Copy Bright Cluster configurations between two clusters

    Following this method, configurations can be copied between Bright clusters with the same major version (tested on Bright 9.0 with latest updates applied) Method 1: Using JSON exporter Export configuration in JSON format from the current existing cluster # service cmd stop# cmd -x json:/tmp/cmd Copy the exported directory to…

  • How to Clone a Bright Head Node

    These steps are tested on Bright 9.0 with CentOS 7 PXE Boot the new head node from the current head node in RESCUE mode After the node boots successfully, we will run “cm-clone-install” script to start cloning the head node Case 1: the new head node will have the same…

  • How do I upgrade to Bright 9.0?

    The upgrade procedure was originally published in parallel with Bright 9.0-6.  This is now available. Please take the time to completely read the following document before proceeding with the upgrade.  https://support.brightcomputing.com/upgrade-manuals/9.0/upgrade-manual.pdf As always, please feel free to reach out to the support staff if you need assistance.