About This Guide

VMware Integrated OpenStack Installation and Configuration Guide explains the process of deploying a working instance of standard OpenStack in your vCenter Server environment.

VMware Integrated OpenStack Installation and Configuration Guide also describes the prerequisites for preparing a dedicated vCenter Server instance, deploying the VMware Integrated OpenStack plug-in, and installing and configuring your VMware Integrated OpenStack cloud management infrastructure.

Intended Audience

This guide is for system administrators and developers who want to integrate their VMware® vSphere® deployment with OpenStack services by installing VMware Integrated OpenStack. To do so successfully, you should be familiar with VMware® vSphere® and the OpenStack components and functions. If you are deploying VMware Integrated OpenStack with VMware NSX for vSphere (NSX), you should be familiar with NSX administration. See the VMware technical documentation at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/nsx_pubs.html.

VMware Technical Publications Glossary

VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.