fuel-plugin-vmware-dvs/docs/user_guide/prerequisites.rst

Prerequisites

Before you install and start using the VMware DVS plugin on Fuel, complete the following steps:

1. Install and set up Fuel 9.1.

2. Plan the vSphere integration. For details, see Mirantis OpenStack Planning Guide.

   • VMware vSphere 5.5 official documentation
   • VMware vSphere in OpenStack Configuration Reference

3. Create a vCenter service account.

4. In the vCenter service account, apply the following minimum privileges for Distributed switch and dvPort group:

   Permission	Privilege
   dvSwitch	Port configuration operation
   dvPort Group	dvPort group.Create dvPort group.Delete dvPort group.Modify dvPort group.Policy operation

   This allows the VMware DVS plugin to use manipulation resources of VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS).

5. Create and properly configure VDSes on vCenter that will be used for your environment. For details, see the VDS videos in the Technical Details -> Resources section on the VMware Distributed Switch page.

6. Connect the VMware DVS plugin to the pre-created and configured VDSes.

   Note

   The VMware DVS plugin does not create new VDSes but uses the existing ones.