1. iVIC 2.0 VMC Best Practice
    1. Test Environment
  2. iVIC 2.0 VMC
    1. TASK 1: Install the basic environment softwares
      1. Install libvirt-bin required python libs
      2. Install kvm qemu
      3. Install other software
    2. TASK 2: Install iVIC VMC
      1. Method 1: ivic-vmc.tar.gz
      2. Method 2: debian package(Not recommended now!)
    3. TASK 3: Get CA and Certificates for iVIC VMC
      1. Download CA cert(ca.crt)
      2. Download User Cert
      3. Convert pkcs12 cert to pem Format
    4. TASK 4: Configuration
    5. TASK 5: Run VMC Server
    6. TASK 6: Register vmc on portal

iVIC 2.0 VMC Best Practice

Test Environment

  • OS: Debian Lenny (2.6.26-1-686)
  • Hypervisor: KVM/qemu
  • CPU: Intel Core2 Duo
  • Memory: 4G

iVIC 2.0 VMC

TASK 1: Install the basic environment softwares

Install libvirt-bin required python libs

# apt-get install libvirt-bin python-libvirt
# apt-get install python-yaml
# apt-get install python-soappy

Install kvm qemu

# apt-get install kvm qemu

Install other software

# apt-get install curl udev kpartx openssl syslinux mbr

TASK 2: Install iVIC VMC

Method 1: ivic-vmc.tar.gz

# tar zxf ivic-vmc.tar.gz
# ./install.sh

Method 2: debian package(Not recommended now!)

# dpkg –i ivic-vmc.deb

TASK 3: Get CA and Certificates for iVIC VMC

Download CA cert(ca.crt)

CVC Portal: http://cvc.ivic.org.cn/
Homepage > Communities > Default Community > Download > Download Certificate

Download User Cert

Register a new user(e.g.username/password) if you don't have a user account
Log in 
Account > Download Key Store, then file $username.p12 is download

Convert pkcs12 cert to pem Format

# openssl pkcs12 -in $username.p12 -out $username.pem -passin pass:$password –nodes

TASK 4: Configuration

Edit the file /etc/vmc.yaml, to change the items as needed.

TASK 5: Run VMC Server

vmc server must be run as root
Run in Console
# vmc_server.py [ip]	
Run as Daemon
/etc/init.d/vmc start

TASK 6: Register vmc on portal

 1. Login in: http://cvc.ivic.org.cn/vmcs/new
 2. Input the required information
 PS: port unused??any num is OK? default 22