Complete the following steps to successfully install OSC in an Openstack environment:
- Log on to OpenStack by entering the assigned OpenStack IP address as the URL within a browser, and then enter the username and password.
- In the OpenStack dashboard menu, navigate to Project > Compute > Images.
- Click the button.
- Enter the name, source, and format of the image. The image source must be the OSC QCOW image. The format of the image must be
QCOW2 - QEMU Emulator
. Additional fields can be specified if needed.
Importing an Image - Once the image is imported, navigate to Project > Compute > Instances.
- Click the button.
- Enter an Instance Name, and then click Next.
Launch Instance - Details - Locate the imported image, and then click the button located to the right of the image. Click Next.
Launch Instance - Source - Choose the flavor
m1.large
to manage the compute size, memory, and storage capacity, and then click Next.
Launch Instance - Flavor - Choose a network, and then click Next.
Launch Instance - Network - If needed, continue with setup or click the button.
Note: If you want the OSC instance to be reachable from an external network, you can associate floating IP addresses.
- Confirm successful installation by accessing the CLI as well as the web application.