Start the CLC

Prerequisites

You should have installed and configured Eucalyptus before starting the CLC.

To initialize and start the CLC

Log in to the Cloud Controller (CLC) host machine.
Enter the following command to initialize the CLC:
Note: If you are upgrading and you just restored your cloud data, do not initialize the CLC; skip this step.

Important: Make sure that the eucalyptus-cloud process is not running before executing this command.
```
clcadmin-initialize-cloud
```
This command might take a minute or more to finish. If it fails, check /var/log/eucalyptus/cloud-output.log.
If you want the CLC service to start at each boot-time, run this command:
```
systemctl enable eucalyptus-cloud.service
```
Enter the following command to start the CLC:
```
systemctl start eucalyptus-cloud.service
```
If you are running in VPCMIDO networking mode:
1. If you want the eucanetd service to start at each boot-time, run this command:
```
systemctl enable eucanetd.service
```
2. Start the eucanetd service:
```
systemctl start eucanetd.service
```