# Connector Installation - Nutanix AHV

This document will guide you to create a Cloudbrink Connector (either single or active-standby pair) in AHV. Steps 6 through 16 must be completed twice in order to create two instances for the active-standby pair.

### Prerequisites

* The Connector virtual machine qcow2 disk file should have been provided separately, which can be re-used for any number of Cloudbrink Connectors
* A Cloud-Init script for static IP and one-time Connector Key should also have been provided separately
* Nutanix Prism Element admin account to upload the disk image and create virtual machines

### Connector VM Requirements

* Compute: 4 CPU and 8GB RAM
* Storage: 30 GB Disk
* Networking: Outbound ports 443 (TCP), and 9993-4 (UDP) to Cloudbrink SaaS and Edge IPs

### Connector VM – High Level Instructions

* Upload the provided qcow2 disk file to the AHV Image Service
* Deploy one (non-HA) or two (HA) VMs from the image with the following settings:
  * The above compute resources
  * A cloud-init customization script with desired static IP and Connector Key

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## Connector VM - Detailed Instructions

1. **Expand** the provided tar file via your GUI, or the following CLI command:

   ```
   tar -xzvf connector-v*-kvm.tar.gz
   ```
2. Within **Prism Element**, click the **gear icon** in the upper right corner, and then **Image Configuration** along the left column.

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3. Click the **+ Upload Image** button within the Image Configuration.
4. Within the **Create Image** window fill out the following fields and then click **Save**: A. **Name**: a friendly name for the Cloudbrink Connector Image B. **Annotation**: (optional) an annotation per business practices C. **Image Type**: DISK D. **Storage Container**: choose per business practices E. **Image Source**: Upload a file F. **Choose File**: connector-v\*.qcow2

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5. Depending upon network speed, wait several minutes for the image to upload and convert to a usable format. Once complete, verify the image is in an **Active** state.

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### Image Configuration

Manage the images to be used for creating virtual disks.

* Upload Image

| NAME               | ANNOTATION | TYPE | STATE  | SIZE   |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------ | ------ |
| Cloudbrink-Conn... |            | DISK | ACTIVE | 30 GiB |

6. Expand the **main menu dropdown** in the upper left corner, select **VM**, and the click **+ Create VM** in the upper right corner.
7. Within the **Create VM** pop-up, provide a **name** and **description** per business practices.

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8. Within the **Compute Details** section, change the **vCPU(s)** to **4**, and the **Memory** to **8**.

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8. Click the **+ Add New Disk** button, then fill out the following fields and click **Add**: A. **Type**: DISK B. **Operation**: Clone from Image Service C. **Bus Type**: SCSI D. **Image**: Select the image created in step 4 E. **Index**: Next Available

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10. Ensure the **Disks** appear as below, and leave the **Boot Configuration** as default.

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11. Under Network Adapters, click **+ Add New NIC**.
12. Select the appropriate network under the **Network Name** dropdown, leave the **Connected** radio button toggled, and click **Add**.

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13. Enable the **Custom Script** checkbox, and then select the **Type or Paste Script** radio button.

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14. Within the **Type or Paste Script** text box, paste in the Cloud-Init script with the correct **IP address**, **subnet mask**, **default gateway**, and **OTP** values for this Connector.

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15. Click **Save**.

16. Select the **Connector VM** from the VM table, and then click **Power on** below the table.

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