Deploying Composable Fabric Manager

Hardware requirements

Ensure the KVM host is configured with <bridge>, where <bridge> can be br0, br1, and so on.
Ensure that a minimum of 100 GB space is available.
Ensure that a minimum of 8 GB RAM and 2 vCPUs are available.

NOTE:

If you are deploying ODIM RA and CFM on bare metal, you can either deploy both on the same bare metal or separately on different bare metals.

Prerequisites

Ensure that ODIM RA is installed.
Ensure that the CFM.iso file is copied to the home directory of the KVM host.
Ensure that selinux is permissive.
```
#getenforce
Permissive
```

Procedure

Install CFM using the following command:

nps deploy -s cfm -a install

The following message is displayed:

+---------+-----------------------------+
| Service |          Status             |
+---------+-----------------------------+
|   cfm   | install operation accepted. |
+---------+-----------------------------+

Verify the CFM installation using the following command:
```
nps show --data cfm
```
If the status is displayed as INSTALLED or SUCCESS, then CFM is deployed successfully. However, if the status is displayed as FAILED, analyze the cfm_install.log file in the /var/nps/logs/<topology_name> directory.
Check the state to verify the CFM installation. For example, {"state":{"installation":"success"}}.
Verify the installation.
1. In a Web browser, enter the HPE Composable Fabric Manager IP.
2. Verify that the HPE Composable Fabric Manager UI opens successfully.
After the successful installation of CFM, delete the CFM pod using the following command:
```
nps deploy -s cfm -a delete
```