Tuskar/UsageGuide

Overview

This guide details the usage of the Tuskar UI. It assumes that you have already installed Tuskar and the Tuskar UI. If you have not, please follow one of the Installation Guides first.

A narrated video is also available.

Register Nodes

Start by logging into the Tuskar UI. The Tuskar UI is designed as a plugin to Horizon. The recommended installation will eliminate the standard 'Project' and 'Admin' dashboard, leaving only the Tuskar UI's 'Infrastructure' dashboard.

First you'll need to register some nodes. Click on the Nodes tab, then on the "Register Nodes" button in the upper-right corner.

You'll see a form that asks you to input your nodes' details. At a minimum you must specify the NIC mac address, the number of CPUs, the memory, and the local disk. You can enter information for multiple nodes by clicking on the "Add Node" link. Once done, click "Register Nodes".

If the nodes are registered successfully, you'll be back at the Nodes index page; only now there will be a count of Free Nodes.

Create Flavors

The next step is to create flavors. Flavors are used so that your OpenStack Deployment knows which Nodes are appropriate for use.

Click on the Flavors tab. If no flavors exist, click on Flavor Suggestions. Here, you'll see suggested flavor specifications that match the nodes created in the previous step. To create them, simply click on the 'Create' button, and you'll be taken to a pre-filled flavor creation form. If you are satisfied with the form values, click on 'Create Flavor'. Now, if you select the 'Flavor' tab, you'll see that your flavor has been created.