IONOS CLOUD

Installing the CTERA Edge Filer in an IONOS CLOUD Environment

Installing the CTERA Edge Filer involves creating and configuring a virtual machine and then performing an initial configuration, described in First Time Setup.

Contact CTERA, and request the latest qcow2 CTERA Edge Filer disk image.

You can install the CTERA Edge Filer on IONOS CLOUD. The installation requires the CTERA Portal qcow2 image, that you get from CTERA support. This image is uploaded to IONOS CLOUD using FTPS.

To transfer the edge filer image to IONOS CLOUD:

1. Log in to the IONOS CLOUD Data Center Designer (DCD).
   
   Note

   If this is the first time accessing IONOS CLOUD, select the cookies and options,
   
   and also close the What's New in DCD window.
   

   The Welcome page is displayed.
   
2. Select Backup & Storage in the navigation pane.
   
3. Select Images & Snapshots.
   
4. Click FTP Upload Image
   
5. Select the target location. This location must be the same location that you use for the storage.
6. Copy the FTP server address for the HDD Image option for the location. For example, ftp://ftp-fra-2.ionos.com/hdd-images
7. Open an FTP client and input the following configuration details:
   Protocol – Select FTP.
   Encryption – Select explicit encryption.
   Host – Paste the regional FTP server address you copied from the DCD.
   Port – Leave as 21 (the default for explicit TLS).
   User – Enter your IONOS Cloud username.
   Password – Enter your IONOS Cloud password.
8. Transfer the qcow2 image file.
   Note

   The image transfer can take a long time. An email is sent from 1&1 IONOS FTP Server <ftp@cloud.ionos.com> with the transfer details.

9. Click Close to close the FTP Upload Image window.
10. After the image has uploaded, refresh IONOS CLOUD Data Center Designer (DCD).
    
11. Click the image that was uploaded to see details.
    
12. Click the OS Type to define the OS Type.
    
13. Select Linux and click Save.
14. Close the Manage Images and Snapshots window.

To install the CTERA Edge Filer:

1. Log in to the IONOS CLOUD Data Center Designer (DCD).
   
   The Welcome page is displayed.
   

2. Make sure that the VDC Create mode is Canvas.
   

3. Click Create in Canvas.
   

4. Enter the following:
   Name – A name for the data center.
   Location – Select the same location as the location where you uploaded the image, from the drop-down list.
   

5. Check Create default network security group.

6. Click Create.
   The virtual data center is displayed.
   

7. Drag-and-drop the vCPU Server element under the Internet Access element.
   

8. Click the green connector, , under the Internet Access element and drag the cursor to the connector, , on the vCPU Server element to connect the Internet Access element to the vCPU Server element.
   

9. Select the vCPU Server and specify the following under Settings.
   Name – A name for the edge filer.
   Preset – The vCPUs and RAM for the server.
   
   CTERA recommends the following vCPU and RAM minimum requirements:

   • The number vCPUs is the license number/4. For example, an edge filer with an EV16 license should start with 4 vCPUs.
   • The amount of RAM is the license number/2. For example, an edge filer with an EV16 license should start with 8GB RAM.
   Note

   After selecting the Preset configuration, you can change it to a custom configuration using the vCPUs and RAM (GB) sliders.

10. Click the Network tab and specify a name for the network.
    

11. Click the Storage tab.
    

12. For the root disk, click SSD and specify the following:
    Name – A name for the root storage.
    Size in GB – 16GB, to accommodate the image while still leaving room for swap and updates.
    Image – Click Own Images and select the edge filer image.
    
    Boot from Device – Check this field.

13. Click Create SSD Storage.
    

14. For the data disk click SSD or HDD. depending on your requirements.
    

15. Specify the following:
    Name – A name for the data disk.
    Size in GB – The size of the storage. CTERA recommends storage of at least 20% of the Portal Global Name Space. The maximum storage is dependent on the license.

    • For an EV16 license, the maximum is 16TB.
    • For an EV32 license, the maximum is 32TB.
    • For an EV64 license, the maximum is 64TB.
    • For an EV128 license, the maximum is 128TB.
    • For an EV256 license, the maximum is 256TB.

    Image – Click Own Images and select the edge filer image.

16. Click Create SSD Storage or Create HDD Storage.
    

17. Click PROVISION CHANGES.
    The Provision Data Center window is displayed.
    

18. Click Provision Now
    The progress is displayed.
    

19. Select the edge filer and then click Console.
    

20. Login in with the username setup and no password, as instructed.
    Using DHCP, after a few seconds, the IP address to access the CTERA Edge Filer is displayed in the top right of the console.
    

21. Continue with First Time Setup.