Prior to launching a cluster, you must configure a template with your settings.
Configure the cluster template to match your environment settings to properly launch the
cluster. Most settings in the default template are acceptable, so you only need to
modify two sections: Provider and DNS configuration.
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In the Cluster Manager console, go to Templates.
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Duplicate the existing default template: SoftLayer Default. Select
Duplicate from the Action
drop-down menu.
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Enter the following information in the Provider section.
Setting |
Description |
Username |
Enter your SoftLayer user account. |
API Key |
Enter your SoftLayer user account API authentication key. In
SoftLayer, go to Account > Users and click
your username. Look for your Authentication Key under the API Access
Information section. |
Image ID |
Enter the SoftLayer image ID you received from Aspera |
SSH Keys |
Enter any SSH keys you provided when starting the instance in
SoftLayer. |
{
"type": "SOFTLAYER",
"username": "your_api_user",
"api_key": "your_api_key",
"private_url": false,
"http_read_timeout": "1m",
"location": "dal05",
"image_id": "your_image_id",
"cpus": 1,
"network": "1 Gbps",
"ssh_keys": [
"your_ssh_key"
]
}
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Enter the following information in the DNS Configuration section.
Setting |
Description |
Type |
Set the type to "AWS_Route53". This is the only DNS
service currently supported. |
Hosted Zone |
The hosted zone name. The name must include the final dot (for
example, dev_ops.company.com.). |
Hosted Zone ID |
The hosted zone ID is optional and is only needed if you have
multiple hosted zones with the same name (for example, the same zone
for both private and public networks). |
TTL |
The time to live in seconds for DNS responses. |
Using AWS Access Keys for Authentication
The access key must be associated with an AWS user that needs to
have permission to update Route 53. You need both your Access Key and Secret
Access Key IDs. You can create and obtain your Access Key ID and Secret Access
Key ID by following the steps on the Amazon website:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSGettingStartedGuide/AWSCredentials.html.
{
"type": "AWS_ROUTE53",
"aws_credentials": {
"access_key_id": "access_key",
"secret_access_key": "secret_key"
},
"hosted_zone": "hosted_zone",
"hosted_zone_id": "hosted_zone_id"
"ttl": 1
}
For
example:
{
"type": "AWS_ROUTE53",
"aws_credentials": {
"access_key_id": "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
"secret_access_key": "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
},
"hosted_zone": "dev_ops.company.com.",
"hosted_zone_id": "Z1ZXQD414LGXRA"
"ttl": 1
}
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If you need to use a firstboot script to customize your nodes, enter your
script into the Firstboot Script field.
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Click Save Changes.