The install bundle is a .tar.gz compressed file. You must extract the install bundle before you install the Bare Metal Orchestrator high availability (HA) cluster.
- The Bare Metal Orchestrator installation bundle is already downloaded and saved to a location on the server where the Global Controller (CP1) node is to be deployed, see Download the installation bundle.
- You need the hostname of the VM you plan to use for the Global Controller (CP1) node.
- Networking is configured on the server hosting the Global Controller (CP1) and the two redundant HA nodes (CP2 and CP3), see Network requirements.
- Gather all required passwords and IP addresses that are needed for installation.
- A user account with passwordless sudo privileges configured for the duration of the installation, see Enable and disable passwordless sudo privileges. Note: We recommend revoking passwordless sudo privileges for the common user account after the Bare Metal Orchestrator installation is complete and the cluster nodes are configured, including worker nodes.