Bulk deploying Zoom Node servers

With the Zoom Node Bulk Deployment Manager service, administrators can deploy and register multiple Zoom Node servers and modules at the same time in batches. To take advantage of this service the initial Zoom Node will be configured as a Bulk Deployment Manager during its deployment and then used to provision the rest of the nodes in the environment. Once the initial Node server has been deployed and the Bulk Deployment Manager service installed, Node servers can be deployed from within the local Batch Deployment interface.  

This article covers:

• How to download the Zoom Node server
• How to deploy the Zoom Node Bulk Deployment Management service
• How to access the local Bulk Deployment Management portal
• How to configure the Bulk Deployment Management service
  • Configuring the data center connection
  • Downloading base images for deployment
• How to bulk deploy Node servers
• How to register bulk deployed servers
  • Retrieving the registration code
  • Registering an individual server
  • Bulk registering Node servers

Prerequisites for bulk deploying Node servers

• Zoom Node subscription
• Deployed Node server based on an Ubuntu OS image
• Account owner or admin privilege

How to download the Zoom Node server

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click the desired module type.
   Note: A Node server deployed under a specific module type, can still deploy Node servers for other modules. 
4. Download and deploy the Node image.

How to deploy the Zoom Node Bulk Deployment Management service

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click a module type.
4. On the Services tab, click Add Services.
5. Click Bulk Deployment Manager.
6. Under Install on a node, select the server you want to deploy the service on.
7. Under Internal IP, enter the internal IP configured for the service. 
8. (Optional) Enable Use my own certificate if uploading your own crt file and private key file.
   Note: If you are using your own certificate, then you are required to enter a domain for the Internal domain.
9. (Optional) Next to Internal domain, enter the prefix if Zoom is generating the certificate. 
10. (Optional) Click Advanced Settings, and under the Forward SSL port, enter the port number you want the service to forward through, by default the port is 443.
11. Click Add.
    The Bulk Deployment Manager component will begin the installation. Once complete, the Bulk Deployment Manager service status will be Running.

How to access the local Bulk Deployment Management portal

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click the module type the Bulk Manager Deployment service was deployed under.
4. Click the Nodes tab, then Confirmed Nodes.
5. Next to the desired Node server, click the More button .
6. Click Local Bdm Portal.
7. Log in with the password created when the Node server was deployed.

How to configure the Bulk Deployment Management service

Configuring the data center connection

1. In the man menu, click Connection.
2. Click Add Connection.
3. Fill out the following fields:
   • New Password: Enter the password to authenticate the connection to the data center. 
   • Name: Enter the name of the connection. 
   • Type: Select the type of server management.
   • HOST: Enter the private address of the server management host.
   • Username: Enter the username to authenticate the connection to the data center
   • Under Advanced:
4. Click Save.

Downloading base images for deployment.

1. In the man menu, click Base Image.
2. Next to the desired image, click Download.
   The base images will begin downloading to the Node server. Once the downloads are complete, the Bulk Deployment Service is ready for use. 

How to bulk deploy Node servers

1. In the man menu, click Zoom Node.
2. Click Batch Add Zoom Nodes.
3. Under Basic Information, fill out the following fields:
   • Node Name Prefix: The name of the Node server will be prefixed with (e.g. If the prefix is “London”, then server names will be London-1, London-2, etc.)
   • Node Count: The number of servers that will be deployed.
   • Node Login Password: The password used to access the Local Admin GUI.
4. Under Deployment Information, fill out the following fields:
   • Image Version: Select the base image that was previously downloaded.
   • VM Location: The data center that the node server will be deployed in.
   • Host: The host address for the cluster the node servers will be deployed in.
   • Data Store: The data store where the image will be held. 
     Note: The selection VM Location, Host, and Data Store is populated from the server management connection configured in previous steps. 
5. Under Network Settings, fill out the following fields:
   • Gateway: Enter the gateway address that will be used by the servers.
   • DNS: Enter the DNS address(s) that will be used by the servers.
   • IP Range: Enter the range of addresses that can be assigned to the servers.
   • IP per Node: Select the number of addresses that can be assigned to a server (maximum of 6).
6. Under Advanced Settings, fill out the following fields:
   • Memory: Enter the amount of memory (GB) that will be assigned to each server.
   • Disk: Enter the amount of disk space (GB) that will be assigned to each server.
   • CPU Core: Enter the number of cores that will be assigned to each server.
   • Power On: Enable if the servers need to immediately power on after deployment. 
7. (Optional) Click Save as Draft to save the configuration as a template. 
8. Click Next.
9. Confirm the details of the deployment.
10. Click Deploy. 
11. In the main menu, click Zoom Node to view the progress of the deployments.

How to register bulk deployed servers

Due to the registration code used to register the deployed servers will add the nodes under that specific module. If node servers from the same batch will be deployed for multiple modules, a registration code will need to be retrieved for each module type and applied to the designated servers. 

Retrieving the registration code

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click the desired module type.
4. Click the Nodes tab.
5. Click Add Nodes.
6. (Optional) Set the time for the Code Expiration in minutes. 
7. Click Generate Code.

Registering an individual server

1. In the main menu, click Zoom Node.
2. Next to the desired Node server, click Register.
3. Paste the registration code retrieved from the previous steps.
4. Click Register.
5. The registration process will run, and once complete, a successful message will displayed in the log.
6. Return to the Zoom web portal, and under the Nodes tab, click Unconfirmed Nodes.
   The newly added server will be listed under Unconfirmed Nodes.
7. Click Confirm, to authorize and complete the server registration.
8. In the next window enter the following information:
   • Description: Description of the Node.
   • Location: The location of the server, which should be listed in a way to easily filter in the Nodes tab.
9. Click Confirm.

Bulk registering Node servers

1. Select the checkbox for the desired Node servers.
2. Click Register Servers. 
3. Paste the registration code retrieved from the previous steps.
4. Click Register.
5. The registration process will run, and once complete, a successful message will displayed in the log.
6. Return to the Zoom web portal, and under the Nodes tab, click Unconfirmed Nodes.
   The newly added servers will be listed under Unconfirmed Nodes.
7. For each new Node server:
   1. Click Confirm, to authorize and complete the server registration.
   2. In the next window enter the following information:
   3. Description: Description of the Node.
   4. Location: The location of the server, which should be listed in a way to easily filter in the Nodes tab.
8. Click Confirm.