When you are deploying VMware Integrated OpenStack with NSX for the Networking component, you must configure the NSX nodes in advance.
When you install VMware Integrated OpenStack, you must provide the following information.
Starting with VMware Integrated OpenStack 3.1, if you use VMware NSX-T in your environment, you can use the native DHCP and metadata support. To be able to use these functionalities, you must create a DHCP profile and metadata proxy server for your NSX-T environment.
Property |
Description |
|---|---|
Username |
User name for accessing the NSX Manager node. |
Password |
Password for accessing the NSX Manager node. |
Transport Zone |
Name of the default transport zone. |
Edge Cluster |
The name of the cluster containing the Edge nodes. |
Virtual Distributed Switch for Edge VTEP |
The VDS from the NSX configuration. |
Port Group for External Network |
The port group created on a VLAN specifically for the External network. You created this port group as part of the process of preparing to deploy VMware Integrated OpenStack with NSX. |
(optional VMware NSX-T only) DHCP profile |
To use native DHCP, configure a DHCP server profile for your NSX-T environment. For more information, see Create a DHCP Server Profile in the NSX-T Administration Guide. |
(optional VMware NSX-T only) Metadata proxy server |
To use metadata support, configure a metadata proxy server for your NSX-T environment. For more information, see Add a Metadata Proxy Server in the NSX-T Administration Guide. During the configuration, use the load balancer private IP of your OpenStack deployment for URL for the Nova server. For example: http://load_balancer_private_IP:8775/. Also keep the secret parameter, as you need it during the VMware Integrated OpenStack deployment. |
