diff --git a/doc/common/section_getstart_compute.xml b/doc/common/section_getstart_compute.xml
index a8f1d20260..196e84de64 100644
--- a/doc/common/section_getstart_compute.xml
+++ b/doc/common/section_getstart_compute.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
         controller, the main part of an IaaS system. It can be used
         for hosting and managing cloud computing systems. The main
         modules are implemented in Python.</para>
+      <para>
+        Compute interacts with the Identity service for authentication, Image
+        service for images, and the Dashboard service for the user and
+        administrative interface. Access to images is limited by project and
+        by user; quotas are limited per project (for example, the number of
+        instances). The Compute service is designed to scale horizontally on
+        standard hardware, and can download images to launch instances as
+        required.
+      </para>
       <para>The Compute Service is made up of the following functional
         areas and their underlying components:</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/doc/install-guide/ch_nova.xml b/doc/install-guide/ch_nova.xml
index a8a28cdcba..e17b2b5355 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/ch_nova.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/ch_nova.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
          version="5.0"
          xml:id="ch_nova">
   <title>Configuring the Compute Services</title>
-
-  <para><!--FIXME: Add either intro text or a Concepts section--></para>
-
+  <xi:include href="../common/section_getstart_compute.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="section_nova-controller.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="section_nova-compute.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="section_nova-kvm.xml"/>