Chapter 3. Software requirements
This section describes the supported configurations and drivers, and subscription details necessary for NFV.
3.1. Registering and enabling repositories Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
To install Red Hat OpenStack Platform, you must register Red Hat OpenStack Platform director using the Red Hat Subscription Manager, and subscribe to the required channels. See Registering your system for details.
Procedure
Register your system with the Content Delivery Network, entering your Customer Portal user name and password when prompted.
sudo subscription-manager register
[stack@director ~]$ sudo subscription-manager registerCopy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow Determine the entitlement pool ID for Red Hat OpenStack Platform director, for example {Pool ID} from the following command and output:
Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow Include the
Pool IDvalue in the following command to attach the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 entitlement.sudo subscription-manager attach --pool={Pool-ID}-123456[stack@director ~]$ sudo subscription-manager attach --pool={Pool-ID}-123456Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow Disable the default repositories.
subscription-manager repos --disable=*
subscription-manager repos --disable=*Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow Enable the required repositories for Red Hat OpenStack Platform with NFV.
Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow Update your system so you have the latest base system packages.
sudo dnf update -y sudo reboot
[stack@director ~]$ sudo dnf update -y [stack@director ~]$ sudo rebootCopy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow
You need a separate subscription to a Red Hat OpenStack Platform for Real Time SKU before you can access the rhel-8-server-nfv-rpms repository for Real Time KVM.
To register your overcloud nodes, see Ansible Based Registration.
3.2. Supported configurations for NFV deployments Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) supports the following NFV deployments using director:
- Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV)
- Open vSwitch with Data Plane Development Kit (OVS-DPDK)
Additionally, you can deploy RHOSP with any of the following features:
- Composable roles
- Hyper-converged infrastructure (limited support)
- Real-time KVM
- OVS hardware offload (Technology preview)
Red Hat’s embedded OpenDaylight SDN solution was deprecated in RHOSP 14. Red Hat support, including bug fixes, for OpenDaylight ends with the RHOSP 13 lifecycle, planned for June 27, 2021.
RHOSP NFV deployments with Open Virtual Network (OVN) as the default Software Defined Networking (SDN) solution are unsupported. Use the following steps to deploy RHOSP with the OVS mechanism driver:
Procedure
Modify the
containers-prepare-parameter.yamlfile so that theneutron_driverparameter is set tonull.Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow Include the
neutron-ovs.yamlenvironment file in the/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-heat-templates/environments/servicesdirectory with your deployment script.Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow
3.3. Supported drivers Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
For a complete list of supported drivers, see Component, Plug-In, and Driver Support in Red Hat OpenStack Platform .
For a list of NICs tested for Red Hat OpenStack Platform deployments with NFV, see Tested NICs.
3.4. Compatibility with third-party software Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
For a complete list of products and services tested, supported, and certified to perform with Red Hat OpenStack Platform, see Third Party Software compatible with Red Hat OpenStack Platform. You can filter the list by product version and software category.
For a complete list of products and services tested, supported, and certified to perform with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see Third Party Software compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. You can filter the list by product version and software category.