Preparing Hardware and Software

Prepare a Linux physical server as the host and a local Windows jumper server (physical server or VM) used to log in to the host.

The following must be installed on the host:

  • vsftpd service

  • SSHD service

  • VNC service

  • virt-manager

  • KVM virtualization software

Note

You can download virt-manager from its official website or select it from the installation package when you install an OS on the host.

Prepare the software listed in Table 1. Determine the drivers to be installed based on Mapping Between BMS Specifications and Drivers.

Table 1 Software

Package

Description

How to Obtain

Host ISO image

CentOS 7.x

Obtain it from the official website.

OS ISO file

ISO file used to create a BMS image. The OSs supported by BMS images are described in Table 2 and Table 3.

Obtain it from the official website.

bms-network-config

It is used to automatically configure BMS networks.

Obtain the package from the operations administrator.

SDI driver

With the SDI driver, EVS disks can be attached to BMSs. The EVS disks can be used as system disks from which the BMSs are booted. This facilitates quick BMS provisioning.

https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/zh/software/250607156-ESW2000158115

Cloudbase-Init

This is a plug-in used to inject a password into Windows.

Obtain the package from the operations administrator.

x86 V5 server drivers

LAN On Motherboard (LOM), RAID, and motherboard drivers of x86 V5 servers.

Visit https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/servers/fusionserver-idriver-pid-21588909/software. Click the latest version. Download the driver package based on the image OS.

Note

The memory of the BMS must be at least 150 MB larger than that of the created image. Ensure that the created image meets this requirement.

Table 2 lists the required tools.

Table 2 Tools

Package

Description

How to Obtain

Cross-platform remote access tool

Used to access the host, such as Xshell

Obtain it from the official website.

File transfer tool

Used to transfer files to the VM, such as Xftp

Obtain it from the official website.

VNC

Used to log in to the VM, such as VNC Viewer

Note

If the VNC Viewer version is 5.3.2, choose Options > Expert > ColorLevel on the login page and set ColorLevel to rgb222. Otherwise, you may fail to log in to the VM.

Obtain it from the official website.