to install with single node:

# configure will all test
> puppet apply nova/tests/all.pp

# create priv/pub key pairs, this assumes the default project/user
>cd ~
>sudo nova-manage project zipfile nova novaadmin
>unzip nova.zip
# set up credentials
>source novarc

# test that you can download something into glance:
>mkdir lucid_ami && cd lucid_ami

>wget -q -O - http://173.203.107.207/ubuntu-lucid.tar | tar xSv

>glance add name=ramdisk disk_format=ari container_format=ari is_public=True < initrd.img-2.6.32-23-server
>glance add name=kernel disk_format=aki container_format=aki is_public=True < vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-server
>glance add name=lucid_ami disk_format=ami container_format=ami is_public=True ramdisk_id=<ramdisk ID> kernel_id=<kernel ID> < ubuntu-lucid.img
# verify that the images are in the glance db
>glance index

# see what flavors nova knows about
>nova flavor-list
# verify that nova is aware of the new images
>nova image-list
# boot an image
>nova boot test --flavor <flavor ID> --image <image ID>

# this last test still does not work for me :(