Registering and Managing a Node

Registering an Edge Node

1. Log in to the IEF console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Managed Resources > Edge Nodes. Then, click Register Edge Node in the upper right corner.
3. Configure basic edge node information.
   Figure 1 Basic edge node information
   
   • Node Name: name of an edge node, for example, ief-node.
   • AI Accelerator Card: Select Not installed.

   Retain the default values for other parameters.

4. Select I have read and agree to the Huawei Cloud Service Level Agreement. Click Register in the lower right corner.
   • Using a certificate: Download the configuration file and edge node installation tool.
     Figure 2 Downloading the edge node installation tool and configuration file
     
     1. Click Download Edge node name.tar.gz.
     2. Select the CPU architecture of your edge node, and click Download Edge Node Installation Tool.

5. In the lower right corner, select I've finished downloading and click Finish.
   The edge node is in the Unconnected state because the installation tool downloaded in Registering an Edge Node has not been installed. For details, see Managing an Edge Node.

   Figure 3 Unconnected edge node
   

Managing an Edge Node

Managing an edge node is to install the downloaded installation tool and configure the certificate on the edge node. In this way, the edge node can be connected to and managed by IEF.

1. Log in to the edge node as a user with the sudo permission.

   The edge node is the ECS created in Overview > Preparations.

2. Upload the configuration file and edge node installation tool downloaded in Registering an Edge Node to a specified directory on the edge node, for example, /home.
3. Run the following command to decompress the installation tool to the /opt directory:

   sudo tar -zxvf edge-installer_1.0.0_x86_64.tar.gz -C /opt

   Replace edge-installer_1.0.0_x86_64.tar.gz with the name of the installation tool downloaded in Registering an Edge Node.

4. Run the following command to decompress the configuration file to the opt/IEF/Cert directory:

   sudo mkdir -p /opt/IEF/Cert; sudo tar -zxvf Edge node name.tar.gz -C /opt/IEF/Cert

   Replace Edge node name.tar.gz with the name of the configuration file downloaded in Registering an Edge Node.

5. Run the following command to manage the edge node:
   • Registration using a certificate

     cd /opt/edge-installer; sudo ./installer -op=install

   • Registration using a token

     cd /opt/edge-installer; sudo ./installer -op=install -identifier=Credential for registration using a token

     Replace Credential for registration using a token with the identifier field of the installation credential saved in Registering an Edge Node.

6. Verify whether the edge node is managed successfully.
   1. Log in to the IEF console.
   2. In the navigation pane, choose Managed Resources > Edge Nodes.
   3. Check the edge node status. If the status is Running, the edge node has been managed by IEF.
      Figure 4 Checking the edge node status
      

Related Operations

This section describes only the basic operations for registering a node and does not introduce advanced settings. For more details about edge node operations, see User Guide > Edge Nodes.