Chapter 5. Administering Bare Metal Nodes

Deploying an Instance on the Command Line

1. Set up the shell to access Identity as the administrative user:

   $ source ~/overcloudrc

2. Deploy the instance:

   $ openstack server create \
     --nic net-id=NETWORK_UUID \
     --flavor baremetal \
     --image IMAGE_UUID \
     INSTANCE_NAME

   Replace the following values:

   • Replace NETWORK_UUID with the unique identifier for the network that was created for use with the Bare Metal service.
   • Replace IMAGE_UUID with the unique identifier for the disk image that was uploaded to the Image service.
   • Replace INSTANCE_NAME with a name for the bare metal instance.

3. Check the status of the instance:

   $ openstack server list --name INSTANCE_NAME

Deploying an Instance in the Dashboard

1. Log in to the dashboard at http[s]://DASHBOARD_IP/dashboard.
2. Click Project > Compute > Instances

3. Click Launch Instance.

   • In the Details tab, specify the Instance Name and select 1 for Count.
   • In the Source tab, select an Image from Select Boot Source, then click the + (plus) symbol to select an operating system disk image. The chosen image will move to Allocated.
   • In the Flavor tab, select baremetal.
   • In the Networks tab, use the + (plus) and - (minus) buttons to move required networks from Available to Allocated. Ensure that the shared network created for the Bare Metal service is selected here.
4. Click Launch Instance.