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| − | + | * Prepare [[XenServer]] with xapi plugins and vif isolation rules | |
| − | + | * Install the VM | |
= Steps to add a second compute node = | = Steps to add a second compute node = | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 12 March 2012
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#!wiki caution '''Warning''' This is still a work in progress.
Getting started with XenServer and OpenStack
This is an opinionated guide to setting up an OpenStack Cloud using Xen/XenServer/XCP. Use this to get started quickly. It is far from the only way to setup OpenStack using Xen.
Required Hardware
To get started, this is probably what you want:
- Cheap switch (most home routers will do)
- Linux machine (preferably, running Ubuntu 11.10)
- XenServer capable machine
- (optional) Windows machine to run Citrix XenCenter (the official XenServer GUI)
Planning your Deployment
The most important part of planning is getting your head around the networking.
Take a look at the diagram in the wiki page on XenServer deployment.
It is probably best to configure your XenServer like this:
- assuming two network cards
- use nic0 (the bridge called xenbr0) to have management networks
(TODO: provide example xenrc file for devstack)
Steps to get OpenStack running on XenServer
Here is what you need to do:
- Install XenServer 6.0.2 by running the CD install
- Use DevStack to create the XVA image for the VM that will run the nova services
- Prepare XenServer with xapi plugins and vif isolation rules
- Install the VM
Steps to add a second compute node
You can use DevStack to deploy a node that only has compute.
