Overview
About This Guide
This guide describes how to complete pre-deployment preparation, management node installation, management node HA setup, basic service checks, first login, and environment initialization for ZSphere.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for administrators, implementation engineers, and O&M engineers who are responsible for deploying and initializing ZSphere. Readers should be familiar with server hardware, basic networking, operating system installation, and virtualization infrastructure deployment.
Installation Modes
ZSphere provides three installation modes. Each includes different components and is intended for different scenarios.
| Installation Mode | Installed Content | Applicable Scenario |
|---|---|---|
| Management Node Mode |
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Suitable for installing a management node for the virtualization platform. |
| Compute Node Mode |
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Suitable for installation as nodes other than the management node, for example:
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| Expert Mode | Base operating system |