Install the OpenStack Bare Metal service¶

Before you install the OpenStack Bare Metal service (Ironic) verify that your environment meets Prerequisites for physical machines and Bare Metal service limitations in the Fuel Installation Guide.

You install the OpenStack Bare Metal service when you deploy an OpenStack environment. Follow the steps described in Create a new OpenStack environment and Configure your environment to configure other components and settings of your OpenStack environment. Then, follow the steps described in this section to configure Ironic in the deployment wizard.

To install the OpenStack Bare Metal service:

1. Configure the new environment as described in Create a new OpenStack environment.

   For Ironic you must select:

   • In Networking Setup - Neutron with VLAN segmentation.
   • In Additional Services - Install Ironic.

2. In the Dashboard, click Add nodes.

3. In the Nodes tab, add nodes with the Ironic role.

   We recommend that you assign separate nodes for the Ironic program and do not combine the Ironic role with any other roles. However, if you do not have sufficient hardware, you can combine the Ironic and Controller roles in one node.

4. Add all other nodes required for your environment as described in Configure your environment.

5. Select nodes with the Ironic and Controller roles.

6. Click Configure Interfaces.

7. Assign network interfaces that will be used for baremetal network by dragging the baremetal network to the required NIC.

   Example:

   

8. In the Network tab, configure the Baremetal network.

   • For the OpenStack nodes:

     1. Click Neutron L2.
     2. Specify CIDR of the baremetal network.
     3. Type the IP range that will be assigned to OpenStack service nodes in the baremetal network.
     4. Specify whether to use VLAN tagging or not.

   • For the bare-metal nodes:

     1. Click Neutron L3.

     2. Specify an IP range for the nodes on which you will deploy physical machines.

        Assign the IP range from the CIDR you configured for of the baremetal network in the previous step.

     3. Assign a gateway IP address.

9. Configure other settings for your OpenStack environment as described in Configure your environment.

10. Proceed to Configure the Bare Metal service.