Install and Verify Juniper Cloud-Native Router for GCP Deployment
SUMMARY The Juniper Cloud-Native Router (cloud-native router) uses the the JCNR-Controller (cRPD) to provide control plane capabilities and JCNR-CNI to provide a container network interface. Juniper Cloud-Native Router uses the DPDK-enabled vRouter to provide high-performance data plane capabilities and Syslog-NG to provide notification functions. This section explains how you can install these components of the Cloud-Native Router.
Install Juniper Cloud-Native Router Using Juniper Support Site Package
Read this section to learn the steps required to load the cloud-native router image components using Helm charts.
- Review the System Requirements for GCP Deployment section to ensure the setup has all the required configuration.
- Download the JCNR helm charts, Juniper_Cloud_Native_Router_release-number.tgz, to the directory of your choice. You must perform the file transfer in binary mode when transferring the file to your server, so that the compressed tar file expands properly.
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Expand the file
Juniper_Cloud_Native_Router_release-number.tgz.
tar xzvf Juniper_Cloud_Native_Router_release-number.tgz
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Change directory to
Juniper_Cloud_Native_Router_release-number.
cd Juniper_Cloud_Native_Router_release-number
Note:All remaining steps in the installation assume that your current working directory is now Juniper_Cloud_Native_Router_release-number.
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View the contents in the current directory.
ls contrail-tools helmchart images README.md secrets
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Enter the root password for your host server and your Juniper Cloud-Native
Router license file into the secrets/jcnr-secrets.yaml
file. You must enter the password and license in base64 encoded
format.
You can view the sample contents of the jcnr-secrets.yaml file below:
--- apiVersion: v1 kind: Namespace metadata: name: jcnr --- apiVersion: v1 kind: Secret metadata: name: jcnr-secrets namespace: jcnr data: root-password: <add your password in base64 format> crpd-license: | <add your license in base64 format>To encode the password, create a file with the plain text password on a single line. Then issue the command:base64 -w 0 rootPasswordFilebase64 -w 0 licenseFileNote:You must obtain your license file from your account team and install it in the jcnr-secrets.yaml file as instructed above. Without the proper base64-encoded license key and root password in the jcnr-secrets.yaml file, the cRPD Pod does not enter Running state, but remains in CrashLoopBackOff state.
Apply the secrets/jcnr-secrets.yaml to the Kubernetes system.
kubectl apply -f secrets/jcnr-secrets.yaml namespace/jcnr created secret/jcnr-secrets created
Note:Starting with JCNR Release 23.2, the JCNR license format has changed. Request a new license key from the JAL portal before deploying or upgrading to 23.2 or newer releases.
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Customize the helm chart for your deployment using the
helmchart/values.yaml file.
See, Customize JCNR Helm Chart for GCP Deployment for descriptions of the helm chart configurations and a sample helm chart for GCP deployment..
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Optionally, customize JCNR configuration.
See, Customize JCNR Configuration for creating and applying the cRPD customizations.
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Label the nodes to which JCNR must be installed based on the
nodeaffinitydefined in thevalues.yaml. For example:kubectl label nodes ip-10.0.100.17.lab.net key1=jcnr --overwrite
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Deploy the Juniper Cloud-Native Router using the helm chart.
Navigate to the
helmchartdirectory and run the following command:helm install jcnr .
NAME: jcnr LAST DEPLOYED: Fri Sep 22 06:04:33 2023 NAMESPACE: default STATUS: deployed REVISION: 1 TEST SUITE: None
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Confirm Juniper Cloud-Native Router deployment.
helm ls
Sample output:
NAME NAMESPACE REVISION UPDATED STATUS CHART APP VERSION jcnr default 1 2023-09-22 06:04:33.144611017 -0400 EDT deployed jcnr-23.3.0 23.3.0
Install Juniper Cloud-Native Router Via Google Cloud Marketplace
Read this section to learn the steps required to deploy the cloud-native router.
- Launch the Juniper Cloud-Native Router (PAYG) deployment wizard from the Google Cloud Marketplace.
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The table below lists the settings to be configured:
Settings
Value
Deployment name
Name of your deployment.
Zone
GCP zone.
Series
N2
Machine Type n2-standard-32 (32 vCPU, 16 core, 128 GB) SSH-Keys
SSH key pair for Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) instances.
JCNR License
Base64 encoded license key.
To encode the license, copy the license key into a file on your host server and issue the command:base64 -w 0 licenseFileCopy and paste the base64 encoded license key in the JCNR license field.
cRPD Config Template
Create a config template to customize JCNR configuration. See, Customize JCNR Configuration (Google Cloud Marketplace) for sample cRPD template. The config template must be saved in the GCP bucket as an object. Provide the gsutil URI for the object in the cRPD Config Template field.
cRPD Config Map
Create a config template to customize JCNR configuration. See, Customize JCNR Configuration (Google Cloud Marketplace) for sample cRPD config map. The config template must be saved in the GCP bucket as an object. Provide the gsutil URI for the object in the cRPD Config Map field.
Boot disk type
Standard Persistent Disk
Boot disk size in GB
50
Network Interfaces
Define additional network interface. An interface in the VPC network is available by default. - Review the System Requirements for GCP Deployment section for additional minimum system requirements. Please note that the settings are pre-configured for the JCNR deployment via Google Cloud Marketplace.
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Once deployed, you can customize the JCNR helm chart. Review the Customize JCNR Helm Chart for GCP Deployment topic
for more information. Once configured issue the
helm upgradecommand to deploy the customizations.helm upgrade jcnr . Release "jcnr" has been upgraded. Happy Helming! NAME: jcnr LAST DEPLOYED: Thu Dec 21 03:58:28 2023 NAMESPACE: default STATUS: deployed REVISION: 2 TEST SUITE: None
Verify Installation
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Verify the state of the JCNR pods by issuing the
kubectl get pods -Acommand.The output of thekubectlcommand shows all of the pods in the Kubernetes cluster in all namespaces. Successful deployment means that all pods are in the running state. In this example we have marked the Juniper Cloud-Native Router Pods in bold. For example:kubectl get pods -A
NAMESPACE NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE contrail-deploy contrail-k8s-deployer-579cd5bc74-g27gs 1/1 Running 0 103s contrail contrail-vrouter-masters-lqjqk 3/3 Running 0 87s jcnr kube-crpd-worker-sts-0 1/1 Running 0 103s jcnr syslog-ng-ds5qd 1/1 Running 0 103s kube-system calico-kube-controllers-5f4fd8666-m78hk 1/1 Running 0 4h2m kube-system calico-node-28w98 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system coredns-54bf8d85c7-vkpgs 1/1 Running 0 3h8m kube-system dns-autoscaler-7944dc7978-ws9fn 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system kube-apiserver-ix-esx-06 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system kube-controller-manager-ix-esx-06 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system kube-multus-ds-amd64-jl69w 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system kube-proxy-qm5bl 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system kube-scheduler-ix-esx-06 1/1 Running 0 86d kube-system nodelocaldns-bntfp 1/1 Running 0 86d
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Verify the JCNR daemonsets by issuing the
kubectl get ds -Acommand.Use the
kubectl get ds -Acommand to get a list of daemonsets. The JCNR daemonsets are highlighted in bold text.kubectl get ds -A
NAMESPACE NAME DESIRED CURRENT READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE NODE SELECTOR AGE contrail contrail-vrouter-masters 1 1 1 1 1 <none> 90m contrail contrail-vrouter-nodes 0 0 0 0 0 <none> 90m jcnr syslog-ng 1 1 1 1 1 <none> 90m kube-system calico-node 1 1 1 1 1 kubernetes.io/os=linux 86d kube-system kube-multus-ds-amd64 1 1 1 1 1 kubernetes.io/arch=amd64 86d kube-system kube-proxy 1 1 1 1 1 kubernetes.io/os=linux 86d kube-system nodelocaldns 1 1 1 1 1 kubernetes.io/os=linux 86d
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Verify the JCNR statefulsets by issuing the
kubectl get statefulsets -Acommand.The command output provides the statefulsets.
kubectl get statefulsets -A
NAMESPACE NAME READY AGE jcnr kube-crpd-worker-sts 1/1 27m
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Verify if the cRPD is licensed and has the appropriate configurations
- View the Access cRPD CLI section to access the cRPD CLI.
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Once you have access the cRPD CLI, issue the
show system licensecommand in the cli mode to view the system licenses. For example:root@jcnr-01:/# cli root@jcnr-01> show system license License usage: Licenses Licenses Licenses Expiry Feature name used installed needed containerized-rpd-standard 1 1 0 2024-09-20 16:59:00 PDT Licenses installed: License identifier: 85e5229f-0c64-0000-c10e4-a98c09ab34a1 License SKU: S-CRPD-10-A1-PF-5 License version: 1 Order Type: commercial Software Serial Number: 1000098711000-iHpgf Customer ID: Juniper Networks Inc. License count: 15000 Features: containerized-rpd-standard - Containerized routing protocol daemon with standard features date-based, 2022-08-21 17:00:00 PDT - 2027-09-20 16:59:00 PDT -
Issue the
show configuration | display setcommand in the cli mode to view the cRPD default and custom configuration. The output will be based on the custom configuration and the JCNR deployment mode.root@jcnr-01# cli root@jcnr-01> show configuration | display set
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Type the
exitcommand to exit from the pod shell.
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Verify the vRouter interfaces configuration
- View the Access vRouter CLI section to access the vRouter CLI.
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Once you have accessed the vRouter CLI, issue the
vif --listcommand to view the vRouter interfaces . The output will depend upon the JCNR deployment mode and configuration. An example for L3 mode deployment, with one fabric interface configured, is provided below:$ vif --list Vrouter Interface Table Flags: P=Policy, X=Cross Connect, S=Service Chain, Mr=Receive Mirror Mt=Transmit Mirror, Tc=Transmit Checksum Offload, L3=Layer 3, L2=Layer 2 D=DHCP, Vp=Vhost Physical, Pr=Promiscuous, Vnt=Native Vlan Tagged Mnp=No MAC Proxy, Dpdk=DPDK PMD Interface, Rfl=Receive Filtering Offload, Mon=Interface is Monitored Uuf=Unknown Unicast Flood, Vof=VLAN insert/strip offload, Df=Drop New Flows, L=MAC Learning Enabled Proxy=MAC Requests Proxied Always, Er=Etree Root, Mn=Mirror without Vlan Tag, HbsL=HBS Left Intf HbsR=HBS Right Intf, Ig=Igmp Trap Enabled, Ml=MAC-IP Learning Enabled, Me=Multicast Enabled vif0/0 Socket: unix MTU: 1514 Type:Agent HWaddr:00:00:5e:00:01:00 Vrf:65535 Flags:L2 QOS:-1 Ref:3 RX queue errors to lcore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RX packets:0 bytes:0 errors:0 TX packets:0 bytes:0 errors:0 Drops:0 vif0/1 PCI: 0000:5a:02.1 (Speed 10000, Duplex 1) NH: 6 MTU: 9000 Type:Physical HWaddr:ba:9c:0f:ab:e2:c9 IPaddr:0.0.0.0 DDP: OFF SwLB: ON Vrf:0 Mcast Vrf:0 Flags:L3L2Vof QOS:0 Ref:12 RX port packets:66 errors:0 RX queue errors to lcore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabric Interface: 0000:5a:02.1 Status: UP Driver: net_iavf RX packets:66 bytes:5116 errors:0 TX packets:0 bytes:0 errors:0 Drops:0 vif0/2 PMD: eno3v1 NH: 9 MTU: 9000 Type:Host HWaddr:ba:9c:0f:ab:e2:c9 IPaddr:0.0.0.0 DDP: OFF SwLB: ON Vrf:0 Mcast Vrf:65535 Flags:L3L2DProxyEr QOS:-1 Ref:13 TxXVif:1 RX queue errors to lcore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RX packets:0 bytes:0 errors:0 TX packets:66 bytes:5116 errors:0 Drops:0 TX queue packets:66 errors:0 TX device packets:66 bytes:5116 errors:0 -
Type the
exitcommand to exit the pod shell.