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Chapter 7. OpenStack playbooks

Figure 7.1. Installation work flow

The setup-openstack.yml playbook installs OpenStack services and performs the following operations:

• Installs Identity (keystone)
• Installs the Image service (glance)
• Installs Block Storage (cinder)
• Installs Compute (nova)
• Installs Networking (neutron)
• Installs Orchestration (heat)
• Installs Dashboard (horizon)
• Installs Telemetry (ceilometer and aodh)
• Installs Object Storage (swift)
• Installs Ironic

Running the OpenStack playbook

1. Change to the /opt/openstack-ansible/playbooks directory.

2. Run the OpenStack setup playbook:

   # openstack-ansible setup-openstack.yml

   Confirm satisfactory completion with zero items unreachable or failed.

Utility container

The utility container provides a space where miscellaneous tools and software are installed. Tools and objects are placed in a utility container if they do not require a dedicated container or if it is impractical to create a new container for a single tool or object. Utility containers are also used when tools cannot be installed directly onto a host.

For example, the tempest playbooks are installed on the utility container since tempest testing does not need a container of its own.

Verifying OpenStack operation

Verify basic operation of the OpenStack API and dashboard.

Procedure 8.1. Verifying the API

The utility container provides a CLI environment for additional configuration and testing.

1. Determine the utility container name:

   # lxc-ls | grep utility
   infra1_utility_container-161a4084

2. Access the utility container:

   # lxc-attach -n infra1_utility_container-161a4084

3. Source the admin tenant credentials:

   # source /root/openrc

4. Run an OpenStack command that uses one or more APIs. For example:

   # openstack user list
   +----------------------------------+--------------------+
   | ID                               | Name               |
   +----------------------------------+--------------------+
   | 08fe5eeeae314d578bba0e47e7884f3a | alt_demo           |
   | 0aa10040555e47c09a30d2240e474467 | dispersion         |
   | 10d028f9e47b4d1c868410c977abc3df | glance             |
   | 249f9ad93c024f739a17ca30a96ff8ee | demo               |
   | 39c07b47ee8a47bc9f9214dca4435461 | swift              |
   | 3e88edbf46534173bc4fd8895fa4c364 | cinder             |
   | 41bef7daf95a4e72af0986ec0583c5f4 | neutron            |
   | 4f89276ee4304a3d825d07b5de0f4306 | admin              |
   | 943a97a249894e72887aae9976ca8a5e | nova               |
   | ab4f0be01dd04170965677e53833e3c3 | stack_domain_admin |
   | ac74be67a0564722b847f54357c10b29 | heat               |
   | b6b1d5e76bc543cda645fa8e778dff01 | ceilometer         |
   | dc001a09283a404191ff48eb41f0ffc4 | aodh               |
   | e59e4379730b41209f036bbeac51b181 | keystone           |
   +----------------------------------+--------------------+

Procedure 8.2. Verifying the dashboard

1. With a web browser, access the dashboard using the external load balancer IP address defined by the external_lb_vip_address option in the /etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml file. The dashboard uses HTTPS on port 443.
2. Authenticate using the username admin and password defined by the keystone_auth_admin_password option in the /etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml file.

Note

Only users with administrator privileges can upload public images using the dashboard or CLI.

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