diff --git a/doc/install-guide/ch_basics.xml b/doc/install-guide/ch_basics.xml
index 1801874080..2d5767fdab 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/ch_basics.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/ch_basics.xml
@@ -395,16 +395,37 @@ iface eth1 inet static
for the root password for the database. Choose a strong
password and remember it.
- Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf/etc/my.cnf and set the
- bind-address to the internal IP address
- of the controller, to enable access from outside the
- controller node.
- [mysqld]
+ The MySQL configuration requires some changes to work with
+ OpenStack.
+
+
+ Edit the
+ /etc/mysql/my.cnf file:
+ Edit the
+ /etc/my.cnf file:
+
+
+ Under the [mysqld] section, set the
+ bind-address key to the management IP
+ address of the controller node to enable access by other
+ nodes via the management network:
+ [mysqld]
...
-bind-address = 192.168.0.10
+bind-address = 192.168.0.10
+
+
+ Under the [mysqld] section, set the
+ following keys to enable the UTF-8 character set by
+ default:
+ [mysqld]
+...
+collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+init-connect = 'SET NAMES utf8'
+character-set-server = utf8
+
+
+
+
Restart the MySQL service to apply
the changes:
# service mysql restart