From a5db42f366798034e464442c92a90529fc947f08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John DeNisco Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:25:15 -0400 Subject: docs: Moved installing up a level, removed guides. Change-Id: Ie4b2939b693698585f1f2d12391a0009e80bac0b Signed-off-by: John DeNisco --- docs/gettingstarted/installing/centos.rst | 247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 247 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/gettingstarted/installing/centos.rst (limited to 'docs/gettingstarted/installing/centos.rst') diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/installing/centos.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/installing/centos.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..dae24f6b4c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/gettingstarted/installing/centos.rst @@ -0,0 +1,247 @@ +.. _centos: + +.. toctree:: + +Setup the fd.io Repository - Centos 7 +===================================== + +Update the OS +------------- + +Before starting the repository setup, it is a good idea to first update and upgrade +the OS; run the following command to update the OS: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum update + + +Point to the Repository +----------------------- + +For CentOS based systems, there are two respositories to pull VPP binaries from: + +* CentOS NFV SIG Repository +* Nexus Repository + + +CentOS NFV SIG Repository +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +VPP is not in the official CentOS 7 distro; however, CentOS has Special +Interest Groups (SIG), which are smaller groups within the CentOS community that +focus on a small set of issues. The CentOS NFV (Network Function Virtualization) +SIG was created to provide a CentOS-based stack that will serve as a platform + +To install released packages from the CentOS NFV SIG Repository on an updated +Centos 7 system, first, install the CentOS NFV SIG FIDO repo file by running the +following command: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum install centos-release-fdio + +then **'Install VPP RPMs'**, as described below. + +This will install the latest VPP version from the repository. To install an +older version, once the CentOS NFV SIG FDIO repo file has been installed, list +the stored versions: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum --showduplicates list vpp* | expand + Loaded plugins: fastestmirror + Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile + * base: repos-va.psychz.net + * epel: download-ib01.fedoraproject.org + * extras: mirror.siena.edu + * updates: repo1.ash.innoscale.net + Available Packages + vpp.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-java.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-java.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-java.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-java.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-lua.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-lua.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-lua.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-lua.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-python.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-python.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-python.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp-api-python.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-devel.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp-devel.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp-devel.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp-devel.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-lib.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp-lib.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp-lib.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp-lib.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-plugins.x86_64 17.10-1 centos-fdio + vpp-plugins.x86_64 18.01.1-1 centos-fdio + vpp-plugins.x86_64 18.01.2-1 centos-fdio + vpp-plugins.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + vpp-selinux-policy.x86_64 18.04-1 centos-fdio + +Then install a particular version: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum install vpp-17.10-1.x86_64 + + +Nexus Repository +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Build artifacts are also posted to a FD.io Nexus Repository. This includes +official point releases, as well as nightly builds. To use any of these build +artifacts, create a file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the +content that points to the version needed. Below are some common examples of +the content needed: + + +VPP Latest Release +"""""""""""""""""" + +To allow *'yum'* access to the official VPP releases, create the file +*'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content. + +.. code-block:: console + + $ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo + [fdio-release] + name=fd.io release branch latest merge + baseurl=https://nexus.fd.io/content/repositories/fd.io.centos7/ + enabled=1 + gpgcheck=0 + +The *'yum install vpp'* command will install the most recent release. To +install older releases, run the following command to get the list of releases +provided. + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum --showduplicates list vpp* | expand + +Then choose the release to install. See **'CentOS NFV SIG Repository'** for +sample *'yum --showduplicates list'* output and an example of installing a +particular version of the RPMs. + +VPP Stable Branch +""""""""""""""""""" + +To allow *yum* access to the build artifacts for a VPP stable branch, create +the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content. + +.. code-block:: console + + $ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo + [fdio-stable-1804] + name=fd.io stable/1804 branch latest merge + baseurl=https://nexus.fd.io/content/repositories/fd.io.stable.1804.centos7/ + enabled=1 + gpgcheck=0 + +For other stable branches, replace the *'1804'* from the above content with the +desired release. Examples: 1606, 1609, 1701, 1704, 1707, 1710, 1804, 1807 + +The *'yum install vpp'* command will install the most recent build on the +branch, not the latest offical release. Run the following command to get the +list of images produce by the branch: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum --showduplicates list vpp* | expand + +Then choose the image to install. See **'CentOS NFV SIG Repository'** for +sample *'yum --showduplicates list'* output and an example of installing a +particular version of the RPMs. + + +VPP Master Branch +""""""""""""""""""" + +To allow *yum* access to the nightly builds from the VPP master branch, create +the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content. + +.. code-block:: console + + $ cat /etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo + [fdio-master] + name=fd.io master branch latest merge + baseurl=https://nexus.fd.io/content/repositories/fd.io.master.centos7/ + enabled=1 + gpgcheck=0 + +The *'yum install vpp'* command will install the most recent build on the +branch. Run the following command to get the list of images produce by the +branch. + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum --showduplicates list vpp* | expand + +Then choose the image to install. See **'CentOS NFV SIG Repository'** for +sample *'yum --showduplicates list'* output and an example of installing a +particular version of the RPMs. + + +Install VPP RPMs +================ + +To install the VPP packet engine, run the following command: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum install vpp + +The *vpp* RPM depends on the *vpp-lib* and *vpp-selinux-policy* +RPMs, so they will be installed as well. + +.. note:: + + The *vpp-selinux-policy* will not enable SELinux on the system. It + will install a Custom VPP SELinux policy that will be used if SELinux is + enabled at any time. + +There are additional packages that are optional. These packages can be +combined with the command above and installed all at once, or installed as +needed: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum install vpp-plugins vpp-devel vpp-api-python vpp-api-lua vpp-api-java + +Starting VPP +============ + +Once VPP is installed on the system, to run VPP as a systemd service on CentOS, +run the following command: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo systemctl start vpp + +Then to enable VPP to start on system reboot, run the following command: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo systemctl enable vpp + +Outside of running VPP as a systemd service, VPP can be started manually or +made to run within GDB for debugging. See :ref:`running` for more details and +ways to tailor VPP to a specific system. + + +Uninstall the VPP RPMs +====================== + +To uninstall a VPP RPM, run the following command: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ sudo yum autoremove vpp* -- cgit 1.2.3-korg