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section describes how to configure VMware-based virtual machine
images for launch. vSphere versions 4.1 and newer are
supported.</para>
<para>The VMware vCenter driver enables <systemitem
class="service">nova-compute</systemitem> to communicate with
<para>The VMware vCenter driver enables the <systemitem
class="service">nova-compute</systemitem> service to communicate with
a VMware vCenter server that manages one or more ESX host
clusters. The driver aggregates the ESX hosts in each cluster to
present one large hypervisor entity for each cluster to the
@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">vCenter inventory</emphasis>. Make
sure that any vCenter used by OpenStack contains a single
data center. This temporary limitation will be removed in a
future Havana stable release.</para>
data center. A future Havana stable release will address
this temporary limitation.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">DRS</emphasis>. For any cluster
@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
among all hosts in a cluster. It is recommended to remove
data stores not intended for OpenStack from clusters being
configured for OpenStack. Currently, a single data store can
be used per cluster. This temporary limitation will be
removed in a future Havana stable release.</para>
be used per cluster. A future Havana stable release will
address this temporary limitation.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Clusters and data
@ -134,37 +134,40 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Security groups</emphasis>. If you
use the VMware driver with the OpenStack Networking Service
running the NSX plug-in, security groups are supported. If
you use <systemitem class="service">nova-network
</systemitem>, security groups are not supported. Note: The
NSX plug-in is the only plug-in validated for vSphere.</para>
use the VMware driver with OpenStack Networking and the NSX
plug-in, security groups are supported. If you use
<systemitem class="service">nova-network</systemitem>,
security groups are not supported.</para>
<note><para>The NSX plug-in is the only plug-in that is validated for
vSphere.</para></note>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">VNC</emphasis>. The port range
5900 - 6105 (inclusive) is automatically enabled for VNC
connections on every ESX host in all clusters under
OpenStack control. For more information about using a VNC
<para><emphasis role="bold">VNC</emphasis>. The port range
5900 - 6105 (inclusive) is automatically enabled for VNC
connections on every ESX host in all clusters under
OpenStack control. For more information about using a VNC
client to connect to virtual machine, see <link
xlink:href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1246"
>http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1246</link>.
Note: In addition to the default VNC port numbers (5900 to
</para><note><para>In addition to the default VNC port numbers (5900 to
6000) specified in the above document, the following ports
are also used: 6101, 6102, and 6105.</para>
<para>The ESXi firewall configuration must be modified to
allow the VNC ports. Additionally, for the firewall
modifications to persist after a reboot, you must create a
custom vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) which is then
installed onto the running ESXi host or added to a custom
image profile used to install ESXi hosts. For details on
creating a VIB for persisting the firewall configuration
modifications, see <link xlink:href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2007381">
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2007381</link>.</para>
are also used: 6101, 6102, and 6105.</para></note>
<para>You must modify the ESXi firewall configuration to allow
the VNC ports. Additionally, for the firewall modifications
to persist after a reboot, you must create a custom vSphere
Installation Bundle (VIB) which is then installed onto the
running ESXi host or added to a custom image profile used to
install ESXi hosts. For details about how to create a VIB
for persisting the firewall configuration modifications, see
<link
xlink:href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2007381"
>
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2007381</link>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Ephemeral Disks</emphasis>. Ephemeral disks
are not supported. This temporary limitation will be addressed in a
future stable release.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Ephemeral Disks</emphasis>.
Ephemeral disks are not supported. A future stable release
will address this temporary limitation.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
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host_password=&lt;ESXi host password&gt;
wsdl_location=http://127.0.0.1:8080/vmware/SDK/wsdl/vim25/vimService.wsdl</programlisting>
<para>Remember that you will have one <systemitem
class="service">nova-compute</systemitem> service per ESXi
host. It is recommended that this host run as a VM on the same
ESXi host that it manages.</para>
class="service">nova-compute</systemitem> service for each
ESXi host. It is recommended that this host run as a VM on the
same ESXi host that it manages.</para>
<note>
<para>Many <filename>nova.conf</filename> options are relevant
to libvirt but do not apply to this driver.</para>