How to Configure Horizon

1. Install the Horizon package.

   horizon# pkg install horizon

2. Generate certificates for use by Horizon.

   The following commands generate self-signed certificates for use by Horizon and copy the OpenStack dashboard configuration file to the Apache configuration file directory. For more information about creating self-signed certificates, see the Apache SSL/TLS Strong Encryption: FAQ.

   controller# DASHBOARD=/etc/openstack_dashboard
   controller# openssl req -new -x509 -nodes \
   -out horizon.crt -keyout horizon.key
   controller# mv horizon.crt horizon.key ${DASHBOARD}
   controller# chmod 0600 ${DASHBOARD}/horizon.*
   controller# sed \
   -e "/SSLCertificateFile/s:/path.*:${DASHBOARD}/horizon.crt:" \
   -e "/SSLCACertificateFile/d" \
   -e "/SSLCertificateKeyFile/s:/path.*:${DASHBOARD}/horizon.key:" \
   < /etc/apache2/2.2/samples-conf.d/openstack-dashboard-tls.conf \
   > /etc/apache2/2.2/conf.d/openstack-dashboard-tls.conf

3. In the ~/conf.d/openstack-dashboard-tls.conf file, specify the site address and server name of the Horizon package to the following parameters:

   RedirectPermanent=site-address
   ServerName=server-name

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   Note -  In the current sample three-node configuration, the two parameters would specify the controller node system.

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4. Perform one of the following operations to read the new configuration file:

   • If the Apache service is disabled, enable it.

     controller# svcadm enable apache22

   • If the Apache service is online, restart it.

     controller# svcs apache22
     STATE          STIME    FMRI
     online         Jul_07   svc:/network/http:apache22
     controller# svcadm restart apache22