Chapter 4. Network considerations
The undercloud host requires at least the following networks:
- Provisioning network - Provides DHCP and PXE-boot functions to help discover bare-metal systems for use in the overcloud.
- External network - A separate network for remote connectivity to all nodes. The interface connecting to this network requires a routable IP address, either defined statically, or generated dynamically from an external DHCP service.
The minimal overcloud network configuration includes the following NIC configurations:
- Single NIC configuration - One NIC for the provisioning network on the native VLAN and tagged VLANs that use subnets for the different overcloud network types.
- Dual NIC configuration - One NIC for the provisioning network and the other NIC for the external network.
- Dual NIC configuration - One NIC for the provisioning network on the native VLAN, and the other NIC for tagged VLANs that use subnets for different overcloud network types.
- Multiple NIC configuration - Each NIC uses a subnet for a different overcloud network type.
For more information on the networking requirements, see Networking requirements.
