Chapter 8. Finding More Information

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat OpenStack Platform is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3. For information on installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see the corresponding installation guide at: Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform

To install OpenStack components and their dependencies, use the Red Hat OpenStack Platform director. The director uses a basic OpenStack installation as the undercloud to install, configure and manage the OpenStack nodes in the final overcloud. Be aware that you need one extra host machine for the installation of the undercloud, in addition to the environment necessary for the deployed overcloud. For detailed instructions, see Red Hat OpenStack Platform director Installation and Usage.

For information on configuring advanced features for a Red Hat OpenStack Platform enterprise environment using the Red Hat OpenStack Platform director such as network isolation, storage configuration, SSL communication, and general configuration method, see Advanced Overcloud Customization.

You can also manually install the Red Hat OpenStack Platform components, see Manual Installation Procedures.

NFV Documentation

For a high level overview of the NFV concepts, see the Network Functions Virtualization Product Guide.

For information on configuring SR-IOV and OVS-DPDK with Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 director, see the Network Functions Virtualization Configuration Guide.