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Phoenix v1.2

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Alexander Vera
Alexander Vera
Software Engineer @ Midokura

Version 1.2 of Phoenix is now available.

The updated Operator Reference sheet is included with this message. It describes the revised steps and configuration details required for provisioning and managing a Phoenix cluster under the new release.

Thanks.

Overview​

This release focuses on IaaS Console enhancements and network topology improvements.

Features​

OpenStack Services​

  • Bare-metal Provisioning: Added baremetal flavor for Ironic bare-metal instances with custom resource specs
  • CoreDNS External Plugin: Enabled k8s_external plugin in CoreDNS for external DNS server integration

IaaS Console Enhancements​

  • VPN Configuration: Added VPN configuration support with flavor_name and image_name fields for VPN server provisioning
  • Features Configuration: Added configurable features (baremetals, vms) for per-deployment control

Network & VPC​

  • VPC Peering: Prepared peering between operator and tenant VPCs for storage access with shared IPv4Namespace
  • Storage Access: Enabled frontend operator and tenant VPCs to access storage via VPC peering

Operator reference​

This is the reference sheet for Phoenix v1.2, an end-to-end solution to operate private, multi-tenant AI factories. Operators will find below an overview of the materials, infrastructure, and other requirements, and an entry point to the procedure to provision and configure the system.

Please contact support@midokura.com for more information.

System requirements​

Note: documentation files referenced here are provided in a downloadable artefact included in the environment setup section.

  • Before proceeding, operators are expected to ensure that the underlying infrastructure meets the system requirements listed below.
  • Operating system requirements for the OpenStack control nodes are available in the documentation file ./service-operator/OS_REQUIREMENTS.md
  • Operators are expected to set up their hardware according to our official Blueprint, specifically with regard to network configuration, port and interface assignment.
    • Base Operating System for OSt controllers should be ubuntu-24.04
  • Storage. Operators are expected to provide a Ceph cluster, integrated in the infrastructure as defined in the blueprint. See more details in the Environment setup.
  • Set up a new Google Application that will be used as an SSO provider for the IaaS service. To follow this process, consult the ./service-operator/GOOGLE_SSO_SETUP.md file in the documentation bundle described below.
  • Set up credentials for the private registry at ghcr.io/midokura. We will provide you with this token via secure means, and it will be required during the control plane installation process (more info ./service-operator/GHCR_AUTHENTICATION.md).

Overview​

The sections below provide references to materials required to proceed with the provisioning process, which takes place from the Bastion node shown in the blueprint. On a high level, the process is based on:

  • An installer of the network fabric controller.
  • A bundle of Ansible playbooks that will install and configure all components in the control plane.

Environment setup​

To install the Phoenix cluster, the Operator will work from the bastion node reflected in the blueprint. The materials below must be available in the node before proceeding with the installation.

  1. Create a new directory ./phoenix. This will serve to store artefacts and playbooks. All commands and paths in this document are relative to this directory.
  2. Download and extract the Documentation bundle. We will refer to documentation files from different sections of this document.
  3. Download the Network controller installer ISO and the network fabric configuration
    • hedgehog-installer.iso
    • hedgehog-fabric-configuration.yaml

Provisioning procedure​

Network fabric setup​

  • To install the network fabric controller, follow the instructions in ./service-operator/NETWORK_CONTROL_NODE_SETUP.md

Control plane installation​

  • Prepare the Ceph cluster by following the steps explained in the documentation file ./service-operator/CEPH_SETUP.md.
  • Download and extract Ansible playbooks.
  • Download inventory.example.yml as the base to input the configuration specific to your cluster.
  • Execute them following the instructions in ./service-operator/DEPLOYMENT.md

IaaS Console - Tenant and User configuration​

To create additional admin users, register tenants and tenant users, please refer to the instructions in ./service-operator/IAAS_CONSOLE_CONFIGURATION.md

Baremetal Installation​

To install a baremetal node, please refer to the instructions in the documentation file: ./service-operator/INSTALL_BAREMETAL_NODE.md