Overview

The Ampere Pod consists of 3 Ampere HR330A servers with the following specifications per server:


Ampere HR330A
CPU1x 32 core 3.3 GHz Ampere ARMv8 64-bit Processor
RAM8x 16GB DDR4-DIMM
Storage1x 480GB SSD
Networking

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2x 25Gbe SFP+ (connected)

1x 1Gbe BASE-T (not connected)

1x IPMI / Lights-out Management

Usage & Users

This information can now be found on the Akraino dashboard. Check the Shared Community Lab page for more information.

Server Access

For the meantime when you request access to the Akraino Pods at UNH-IOL we will ask that you send us your public ssh key so we can add it to the root users of those machines.

If you wish to have your own user we can get that setup, but it is much quicker and easier if you just stick with the root user.

IPMI Access

When booking a pod, the Akraino dashboard will provide IPMI credentials via email.

You can access an IPMI interface like the example below:

ampere1-ampere1-ipmi.akr.iol.unh.edu

Then enter the username and password provided from the file in /opt and now you can manage the system on your and will even be able to add your own public keys in the event of a reinstall of the machine.

If you have any issues with any of the IPMI interfaces please email akraino-lab@iol.unh.edu and we will assist you in anyway we can.

KVM Note:

If the java-based KVM client does not display any video or keeps showing "Reconnect is in progress..." try restarting the KVM service on the server via the web interface:

Networking

NetworkIP NetworkVLAN IDDescription
IPMI / Management

10.11.5.0/24

GW: 10.11.5.1

3005Connections to all IPMI interfaces on each server and the switch management interface
Public

10.11.6.0/24

GW: 10.11.6.1

3006Public network (able to reach the Internet), available to each server.

Servers and Switches

Server NameIPMI AddressIPMI VLAN IDPublic Network AddressPublic Network VLAN IDSwitch Port(s)OS Installed
ampere1-ampere110.11.5.11300510.11.6.113006

Cisco TOR: Left 25Gbe Port 41, Right 25Gbe Port 42

CentOS 7.6
ampere1-ampere210.11.5.12300510.11.6.123006Cisco TOR: Left 25Gbe Port 43, Right 25Gbe Port 44CentOS 7.6
ampere1-ampere310.11.5.13300510.11.6.133006Cisco TOR: Left 25Gbe Port 45, Right 25Gbe Port 46CentOS 7.6
ampere1-jumphost10.11.5.14300510.11.6.143006Cisco TOR: Left 25Gbe Port 33


Usage

This POD is used for Radio Edge Cloud blueprint.   Refer to additional blueprint specific information.

To make the CI/CD work, we set up Jenkins master in Ampere Server 1,  Jenkins slave Ampere Server 2 and 3. The CI work is recorded in