cfxDimensions Setup & Install

This section explains how to install using CLI.

Prerequisites:

1. All the VMs used for deploying cfxDimensions are expected to contain "Python 3.x" as default python version. Note: CloudFabrix delivered OVF (VM's) are by default enabled with Python 3.x environment.

2. Please make sure that the docker images, volumes are cleared from the Platform, Service, and cLambda VMs.

3. Make sure all hardware requirements are met as in Hardware and Software Section.

Deploy the latest Macaw CLI tool binary from CloudFabrix Software Inc. (Please contact [e-mail])

Installation of cfxDimensions Platform using Macaw CLI

Step 1: CloudFabrix provides CLI tool which is called as Macaw CLI.

Macaw CLI is a command line tool that is used to setup, install/deploy and manage CloudFabrix AIOPs platform.

Execute the following commands in the order given below.

Step 2: Login to Platform VM using SSH tool (e.g. putty)

Install macaw cli with below command

platform-vm> pip install --user https://macaw-amer.s3.amazonaws.com/macaw-platform/releases/2.1.1/macawcli-2.1.1.tar.gz

Users can check the macaw-cli version using below command

platform-vm>  macaw -v or macaw --version
 

Step 3: 'macaw-setup' is a pre-requisite command to complete. Once the macaw setup step is completed successfully, users are expected to run the below commands to Install cfxDimensions Infrastructure and platform services using the following command.

As part of macaw setup, setup commands will prompt users for confirmation Yes|No, CloudFabrix recommends ‘Yes’ in all the cases.

Note: Macaw setup will ask for service vm’s and clambda vm’s IP, Mysql IP, username and Password etc.; Please specify required inputs, CloudFabrix highly recommends IP Address instead hostname wherever it prompts for IP/Hostname.

platform-vm> macaw setup

Step 4: Install Infra services, Initialize database with DBinit and install Platform services with below commands. Users need to execute them in the same order as shown below (after each execution completes successfully)

platform-vm> macaw infra install --tag macaw-2.1.2
platform-vm> macaw platform dbinit --tag macaw-2.1.2
platform-vm> macaw platform install --tag macaw-2.1.2

Note: Make sure Infra, Platform services are all up and running fine without any restarts.