Installing Eucalyptus 3.1 using FastStart 3.1.2 in under 30 minutes!

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Today, October 26, 2012 Eucalyptus launched a new / updated version of the FastStart installer. FastStart is a self-contained installer for Eucalyptus. You download a single ISO, burn to a CD or DVD and have everything needed to install Eucalyptus in various configurations.

The standard installation would include 2 machines, one “Front-End” machine and 1 or more node controllers. This is a great way to do a simple POC or proof of concept.

Also supported is a “Cloud-in-a-Box” or a configuration that is completely installed on a single machine. Cloud-in-a-Box can even be installed in a single virtual machine. Blog post coming shortly.

Download here: http://www.eucalyptus.com/download/faststart

Also please view the documentation here: http://www.eucalyptus.com/docs/3.1/fs/

Note: Total installation time for CLC and NC is about 25 minutes

In the following 2 part video series we will install Eucalyptus using FastStart. A “Front-End” or CLC and a “Node Controller” or NC will be installed.

Install Eucalyptus 3.1 using FastStart – Part 1 – NC Install (4:21 mins)