Question
What packages should be installed on a node to able to use it as a Storage node (to store VE backups and images) or as a Virtualization node (to create VEs)?
Answer
Depending on the purpose, it is required a different packages to be installed on a node:
Storage node
Make sure you register the node with role
- "PACI PCS Storage Node", PACI_SN_PSBM - for Linux OS
- "PACI PVCfW Storage Node", PACI_SN_VZWIN - for Windows OS
Role is selected on first step when adding a node in POA > Infrastructure > Hardware Nodes > Add new node
- Install the package
paci_sn_psbm
on the node (after that the node will appear in POA > Services > Cloud Infrastructure > Storage Nodes)
Virtualization node
Make sure you register the node with role
- "PACI PCS Node", PACI_HN_PSBM - for Linux OS
- "PACI PVCfW Node", PACI_HN_VZWIN - for Windows OS
- Install a package
paci_hn_psbm
on the node (after that the node will appear in POA > Services > Cloud Infrastructure > Virtualization Nodes)