How to install VIRL on Packet

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Summary

This post will guide you with steps needed to deploy a cloud instance of VIRL to packet.net. Make sure you have already followed all the pre-requisite steps needed before you attempt to deploy your cloud instance.
For more information please take a look at our announcement thread!

Getting started:

Using a licensed VIRL server to deploy a bare-metal instance on Packet

1. Run the following commands from your VIRL server
   • sudo vinstall salt
   • sudo apt-get install -y pwgen
   • sudo salt-call state.sls virl.terraform
   • cd virl_packet
2. Log into your packet.net account
3. Create an API key
4. From your VIRL server edit the settings.tf file located in /home/virl/virl_packet
   • sudo nano /home/virl/virl_packet/settings.tf
   • Edit this section:
     variable "packet_api_key" {
description = "get your packet api key at https://app.packet.net/portal#/api-keys"
default = "bad_api_key" <<====
}
Replace"bad_api_key" with the API key you created in Packet and save the file
     IMPORTANT: make sure to include the '.' in the next two commands. You should still be in/home/virl/virl_packet directory. If you are not sure, run this command: pwd
5. Check your configuration:
   • terraform plan .
6. Deploy your server:
   • terraform apply .
     Your bare-metal server will now be provisioned and once the process completes you will be given log in information. This process typically takes about 30 minutes to complete.
7. If you missed the log in information run this command at anytime to recall it:
   • terraform show

Subsequent launches will only need to follow steps 5 -7

Connecting to your Packet Server:

(See it done -- link coming soon)
Your new bare-metal server is provisioned securely. In order to access your server you will need to establish an OpenVPN tunnel from your computer to your Packet server.

Take a look at this post for more detail on installing OpenVPN

1. Install the OpenVPN client appropriate for your system.
2. You will find the file 'client.ovpn' under /home/virl/virl_packet
3. The 'client.ovpn' file can be copied out to other devices, such as a laptop hosting your local VIRL instance.
4. Download the file and open it with your OpenVPN client
5. Start the tunnel to connect
6. Once the tunnel is connected, open a browser to http://172.16.11.254
   • If using VM Maestro don't forget to change the connection profile to point to your Packet server; http://172.16.11.254

Terminating your Packet server

When you're ready to terminate your Packet VIRL server, run the following commands from your LOCAL VIRL server:

• terraform destroy .

Next:

• Log in to the Packet.net portal
• Review the 'Manage' tab to confirm that the server instance has been deleted.
  • If necessary, delete the server
• Review the 'SSH Keys' tab and remove any ssh keys that are registered

[NOTE] Your uwmadmin and guest passwords are in /home/virl/virl_packet/passwords.tf file. You may also recall them by running the command terraform show.

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