So I've been on a slow boat to IBM Cloud Private, over the past few weeks, and am continuing to self-enable in my "spare" time ( my formal enablement starts next week ).
![IBM® Cloud Private architecture]( "IBM® Cloud Private architecture")
Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> default: Box 'ubuntu/trusty64' could not be found. Attempting to find and install...
default: Box Provider: virtualbox
default: Box Version: >= 0
==> default: Loading metadata for box 'ubuntu/trusty64'
default: URL: https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/trusty64
==> default: Adding box 'ubuntu/trusty64' (v20171106.0.0) for provider: virtualbox
default: Downloading: https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/boxes/trusty64/versions/20171106.0.0/providers/virtualbox.box
==> default: Successfully added box 'ubuntu/trusty64' (v20171106.0.0) for 'virtualbox'!
==> default: Importing base box 'ubuntu/trusty64'...
==> default: Matching MAC address for NAT networking...
==> default: Checking if box 'ubuntu/trusty64' is up to date...
==> default: Setting the name of the VM: foobar_default_1510584547514_91304
==> default: Clearing any previously set forwarded ports...
==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
==> default: Preparing network interfaces based on configuration...
default: Adapter 1: nat
==> default: Forwarding ports...
default: 22 (guest) => 2222 (host) (adapter 1)
==> default: Booting VM...
==> default: Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
default: SSH address: 127.0.0.1:2222
default: SSH username: vagrant
default: SSH auth method: private key
default: Warning: Connection reset. Retrying...
default: Warning: Remote connection disconnect. Retrying...
default:
default: Vagrant insecure key detected. Vagrant will automatically replace
default: this with a newly generated keypair for better security.
default:
default: Inserting generated public key within guest...
default: Removing insecure key from the guest if it's present...
default: Key inserted! Disconnecting and reconnecting using new SSH key...
==> default: Machine booted and ready!
==> default: Checking for guest additions in VM...
default: The guest additions on this VM do not match the installed version of
default: VirtualBox! In most cases this is fine, but in rare cases it can
default: prevent things such as shared folders from working properly. If you see
default: shared folder errors, please make sure the guest additions within the
default: virtual machine match the version of VirtualBox you have installed on
default: your host and reload your VM.
default:
default: Guest Additions Version: 4.3.36
default: VirtualBox Version: 5.1
==> default: Mounting shared folders...
default: /vagrant => /home/hayd/foobar
Looking at this: -
it was clear that I really needed a few boxes onto which to actually install ICP.
Whilst it is possible to run everything on one box ( as per this IBM Cloud Private - My first foray ), I thought that I really should do things properly.
So, starting with Beast, which has 8 CPU cores, 32 GB RAM and a shed-load of disk, I decided to use Vagrant and Virtual Box to build out a few VMs, onto which I can then install/provision ICP.
PS As per the previous post, I'd already installed the right versions of Vagrant and Virtual Box
This is how I started: -
Create a directory into which I'm going to put my Vagrant configuration etc.
mkdir ~/foobar
cd ~/foobar
Create a default Vagrant configuration file - Vagrantfile
vagrant init
Amended the Vagrantfile to reflect my chosen Ubuntu image
Note - rather than the default of base - which isn't ever going to work :-)
sed -i'''s/base/ubuntu\/trusty64/g' Vagrantfile
Instantiate the VM
vagrant up
Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> default: Box 'ubuntu/trusty64' could not be found. Attempting to find and install...
default: Box Provider: virtualbox
default: Box Version: >= 0
==> default: Loading metadata for box 'ubuntu/trusty64'
default: URL: https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/trusty64
==> default: Adding box 'ubuntu/trusty64' (v20171106.0.0) for provider: virtualbox
default: Downloading: https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/boxes/trusty64/versions/20171106.0.0/providers/virtualbox.box
==> default: Successfully added box 'ubuntu/trusty64' (v20171106.0.0) for 'virtualbox'!
==> default: Importing base box 'ubuntu/trusty64'...
==> default: Matching MAC address for NAT networking...
==> default: Checking if box 'ubuntu/trusty64' is up to date...
==> default: Setting the name of the VM: foobar_default_1510584547514_91304
==> default: Clearing any previously set forwarded ports...
==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
==> default: Preparing network interfaces based on configuration...
default: Adapter 1: nat
==> default: Forwarding ports...
default: 22 (guest) => 2222 (host) (adapter 1)
==> default: Booting VM...
==> default: Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
default: SSH address: 127.0.0.1:2222
default: SSH username: vagrant
default: SSH auth method: private key
default: Warning: Connection reset. Retrying...
default: Warning: Remote connection disconnect. Retrying...
default:
default: Vagrant insecure key detected. Vagrant will automatically replace
default: this with a newly generated keypair for better security.
default:
default: Inserting generated public key within guest...
default: Removing insecure key from the guest if it's present...
default: Key inserted! Disconnecting and reconnecting using new SSH key...
==> default: Machine booted and ready!
==> default: Checking for guest additions in VM...
default: The guest additions on this VM do not match the installed version of
default: VirtualBox! In most cases this is fine, but in rare cases it can
default: prevent things such as shared folders from working properly. If you see
default: shared folder errors, please make sure the guest additions within the
default: virtual machine match the version of VirtualBox you have installed on
default: your host and reload your VM.
default:
default: Guest Additions Version: 4.3.36
default: VirtualBox Version: 5.1
==> default: Mounting shared folders...
default: /vagrant => /home/hayd/foobar
And off we go, ready to play
I did a brief test: -
ssh vagrant@127.0.0.1 -p 2222
to ensure that the VM was OK, but that's as far as I've got yet.
I need to assign some real IP addresses next time around, and then go for multiple VMs, perhaps bringing some automation to bear.
We shall see …..