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Jeffrey Gong 2016-03-03 19:44:00

Ghetto Stack
Install of Openstack with Fuel, Dell R710 and Cisco catalyst 3548. Originally done with fuel 7. This install will work with fuel 7 through 10

Summary
Hardware used in this article is outdated by today’s standards. In addition, the networking is a minimal stick something in place to make it just work. This exact configuration is meant to demonstrate what is a minimal networking needed to make an install work. Hence the Ghetto Stack theme. This is meant to be a reference. Since this post was done, I’ve been able to replicate this pattern to use Fuel to install Openstack all in one host.
The goal is to use Fuel 7.0 defaults as much as possible. This is a write up about what happened when doing an Openstack deployment to physical hosts. This is a convention over configuration approach. This configuration will work with Fuel 6, 7, 8 and  9.
Dell R710 servers are obtainable in used condition at a relatively cheap price. The suggested target price is about $250 each at this time. Each server should be a working configuration that has 2 x  quad core CPU, Memory, and Hard drives, DVD, and two power supplies. Prior generation servers are being recycled. For servers in this price range, operational costs like shipping, electrical, labor and other operational costs will exceed the value of the hardware. This once again contributes to the Ghetto Stack theme. 
This configuration requires a managed Ethernet switch. Individual ports of the switch need to be configured for different networks. A used 3548 was brought back from its retirement in a garage for this project.
We use commodity NAT routers to provide Internet accessible IP address. This is a simple, easily understandable, and cheap way to achieve this task. It also maintains the keep-it-simple, ghetto theme. There will be a total of three instances where we apply NAT in Ghetto Stack.
This NAT router configuration does not allow traffic from one private segment to other private segments. To work around this, the workstation used to configure, test, and run Openstack is configured to have an IP address in three different network segments.

Reading this document will provide the reader with an understanding of how to configure a network to host OpenStack on physical hosts. Openstack is written in Python, and most Python code acknowledges a convention over configuration approach. That means there are some reasonable defaults chosen. The Openstack community has chosen to have a very minimal number of defaults. Fuel installer goes father and has chosen enough defaults to make Openstack actually work.

This setup will work for Openstack Fuel 8 and Fuel 9.

All the host systems used in this setup had two, four core processors, 24 gigs of ram. Network connection was 100 MB switch. The install ran to completion, but the resulting stack has issues. The Fuel all in one host install and runs with a 96 GB ram host. About 20-30 Gigs of ram is consumed for paging and caching. It’s my opinion it’s not the best use of time to do a multi host install of Openstack with each node less than 64 Gigs of ram.

Design Description
IP Network Description
Home Network is the first NAT routing device entering the metaphorical building. It’s the gateway to our Internet provider. In this example, its IP address will be 192.168.0.1/24. We will construct a Openstack deployment that will leave this network in place. In this case, altering this network will cause too much support work. This segment will be isolated by assigning it to VLAN 2. 
Fuel Network will be built on 10.20.0.0/24 address space. Default IP address for the Fuel server is 10.20.0.2/24. The Fuel server does it’s own DHCP, BOOTP, and DNS for this network. It also assumes this address space is internet accessible. Default fuel setup assumes that there will be VLAN (802.1Q) encapsulated packets on the same segment. That means we will assign 10.20.0.0/24 to VLAN 1. Switch ports will be configured with “switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q”. The magic of this configuration is that un-tagged packets will be put on VLAN 1. DHCP and BOOTP will use this feature. Tagged traffic will also be switched to the correct ports. It’s assumed that 10.20.0.0/24 has Internet access. This configuration used the sole desktop Workstation for this task. If you want Openstack to stay running while the desktop is being rebooted, use another NAT router instead of the workstation. It’s OK to think it, Ghetto Stack!
Public Network is on 176.16.0.0/24. by default. Fuel expects this to be on a separate interface, on each Openstack node host. Traffic is not VLAN tagged by default. The Ethernet switch port connecting to the public port on each host was connected to switch with the port tagged to VLAN 100. Cisco Lan environment calls this VLAN Native. The packets coming from each of the nodes is not VLAN Tagged. To map this to our setup, each port connected to the nodes has the configuration of  “switchport access VLAN 100”. It was only done this way because VLAN tagging is not selected by default on the configuration screen. Again, this is the only other segment that needs to have an Internet accessible IP address. Another commodity NAT router may be used here. In a production deployment, we would use IP addresses assigned by our network administrator or ISP.
Management Network and Storage Network are by default out on VLAN 101 with 192.168.1.0/24 and vlan 102 with 192.168.1.0/24 respectively. Through the magic of a correctly configured VLAN, these networks work.

Network Diagram

VLAN Network Description

  • VLAN 1 – default, fuel DHCP, all eth0 from servers
  • VLAN 2 – existing Home Network
  • VLAN 100 – Public IP address.
  • All other VLAN just magically work
Switch Configuration.

  • set password and enable password
  • set IP address of switch to 10.20.0.254/24
  • put ports 1 through 8 on VLAN 2
  • put ports 9 through 32 on VLAN 1. port configured to “switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q”
  • put ports 33 through 48 on VLAN 100
  • save configuration
Physical Network Description – Ethernet wiring
Fuel Server

  • eth0 on to VLAN 1 (switch port 9)
All Openstack nodes

  • eth0 on any switch port 10 through 32, defaults VLAN 1
  • eth1 on any switch port 10 through 32, Not required Option
  • eth2 on any switch ports 33 through 48, tagged to VLAN 100
  • eth3 on any switch ports 2 through 8, IPMI and Home Network DHCP IP address for debugging
NAT Router 2

  • Public, or Wide Area side connected to VLAN 2
  • LAN or Private side connect to VLAN 100
  • Set IP address range to 176.16.0.1/24, no DHCP

 Desktop Workstation – Ubuntu host, NAT Router 

  • eth0 connected to Home Network. If you connect it to a VLAN 2 port, you will have to move your Ethernet wire if you choose to shutdown the switch.
  • eth1 connected to a port on VLAN 1. IP Address set to 10.20.0.1/24
  • Use the following commands to provide NAT translations for 10.20.0.0/24 network.
  • If you want Openstack to run while your desktop is being rebooted, use another NAT router instead of your workstation. Make NAT Router 10.20.0.1, no DHCP. I would suggest that the Workstation should use 10.20.0.254/24 as an IP address in this case.
  • eth1.100 127.16.0.128/24
  • this is VLAN tagged. Allows access 127.16.0.0/24 for validating this subnet. IP Address not used by default by Fuel.
There will be may variations for Workstation Network configuration. In the event you only have one ethernet port, consider using VLAN tagged interfaces for any or all of the networks.


Putting it to Together
Powering on the stack.
Standard disclaimer requires me to say, if you have to ask, you need to consult an electrician.
With that said, I couldn’t find my amp meter until after I bought a new one. Uggh… Most modern homes in the USA have 120 V outlets available in the home. It would be common to find 14 gauge wires with 15 AMP breakers. If you have this setup, it doesn’t mean you can draw a full sustained 15 amps through this circuit indefinitely. You should target half that amount. If you go above that do so at your own risk. You should have a goal of never having the circuit breaker kick off the power.
Initial setup, one Dell 2950, seven Dell R170 nodes, one 3548 switch, and one monitor. All plugged into a Tripp-Lite iso bar power strip with a 15 amp circuit breaker. T amp meter showed 12.1 amps immediately after being powered on. Running all the servers at the same time for a few hours kicked the 15 amp circuit breaker in the power strip. I have not run all the servers through one breaker since this time.

Network configuration of Ubuntu 14.04 workstation

Below is an interface file from desktop. By connecting one Ethernet port to the Home Network, and the other for Fuel deployment, the workstation will work as expected with Ghetto Stack powered off. 

# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
  address 192.168.0.9
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  network 192.168.0.0
  broadcast 192.168.1.255
  gateway 192.168.0.1
  dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1
  dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
  address 10.20.0.1
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  vlan-raw-device eth1

auto eth1.100
iface eth1.100 inet static
  address 127.16.0.128
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  vlan-raw-device eth1

command line alternative:

modprobe 8021q
apt-get install vlan
vconfig add eth1 100  
ifconfig eth1 10.20.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
ifconfig eth1.100  127.16.0.128 netmask 255.255.255.0

This is an untested interface file for a workstation with one Ethernet port. 
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
  address 10.20.0.1
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  vlan-raw-device eth0

auto eth0.2
iface eth0.2 inet static
  address 192.168.0.9
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  network 192.168.0.0
  broadcast 192.168.1.255
  gateway 192.168.0.1
  dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1
  dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8


  vlan-raw-device eth0


auto eth0.100 iface eth0.100 inet static   address 127.16.0.128   netmask 255.255.255.0   vlan-raw-device eth0 






command line alternative:



modprobe 8021q
apt-get install vlan
vconfig add eth0 2  




vconfig add eth0 100  
ifconfig eth0 10.20.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0




ifconfig eth0.2  192.168.0.9 netmask 255.255.255.0


ifconfig eth0.100  127.16.0.128 netmask 255.255.255.0






NAT 10.20.0.0/24 network on Workstation






echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
/sbin/iptables --flush
/sbin/iptables --table nat --flush
/sbin/iptables --delete-chain


/sbin/iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables --table nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

Configuration the switch
In order to get in through the console, I obtained a USB to serial cable and connected it to my workstation. I already owned a console cable. Connect the serial cable to the console cable, then the console cable to the switch.


Getting in to console


Next, do the following to connect to the switch:

sudo apt-get install cu
sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
sudo cu -l /dev/ttyUSB0 -s 9600

To disconnect from cu, type tilde dot

~ .
If you need to, do  Cisco 3548 password recovery,
entering and exiting configuration mode

c3548#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
c3548(config)#end
c3548#
saving configuration

wr mem
undoing a configuration, just put a “no” in front of the line you wish to delete. Use the following session as an example.
c3548#show running-config interface FastEthernet0/33
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface FastEthernet0/33
 switchport access vlan 100
end

c3548#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
c3548(config)#interface FastEthernet0/33
c3548(config-if)#no switchport access vlan 100
c3548(config-if)#end
c3548#show running-config interface FastEthernet0/33
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface FastEthernet0/33
end

c3548#

Set the secret password. Use the following session as an example.
c3548#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
c3548config)#enable secret changeme
c3548(config)#end

Set the line password and secret password. If you don’t, you are not able to telnet in and make changes. Change the “line vty” passwords
line vty 0 4
 password YOURPASSWORD
 login
line vty 5 15
 password YOURPASSWORD
 login


Below is the configuration used.
  • interface FastEthernet0/1 was used to connect to another switch. There is no need to sit in the same room with noisy fans.
  • interface VLAN1 is set to 10.20.0.254, this is the IP address we can telnet to the switch.

interface FastEthernet0/1
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 switchport mode trunk
!
interface FastEthernet0/2
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/3
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/4
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/5
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/6
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/7
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/8
 switchport access vlan 2
!
interface FastEthernet0/9
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/10
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/11
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/12
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/13
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/14
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/15
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/16
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/17
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/18
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/19
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/20
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/21
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/22
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/23
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/24
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/25
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/26
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/27
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/28
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/29
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/30
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/31
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/32
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
!
interface FastEthernet0/33
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/34
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/35
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/36
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/37
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/38
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/39
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/40
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/41
!
interface FastEthernet0/42
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/43
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/44
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/45
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/46
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/47
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/48
 switchport access vlan 100
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
!
interface VLAN1
 ip address 10.20.0.254 255.255.255.0
 no ip directed-broadcast
 no ip route-cache






Installing Fuel


Fuel takes over the whole server. Download Fuel 7.0 ISO (torrent), burn it to DVD or copy to USB, Boot, and install it.






Do the update




configuring Fuel 








enter, down arrow to Quit Setup, enter,  right arrow,  down arrow to Save and Quit, enter




It will now complete the install. 
The root password will also work for all nodes. Fuel sever installs ssh keys
on all installed nodes. From fuel server, you can ssh node-x, i.e.
ssh node-1. 


There is an alert message that takes you to the flowing url, then to the next url to do an update. We are just going to do the update now.


https://docs.mirantis.com/openstack/fuel/fuel-7.0/release-notes.html#maintenance-updates
https://docs.mirantis.com/openstack/fuel/fuel-7.0/maintenance-updates.html#mu-v7-0


# ssh root@10.20.0.2


use password r00tme


do the following:


# dockerctl backup
# yum update
# docker load -i /var/www/nailgun/docker/images/fuel-images.tar
# dockerctl destroy all
# dockerctl start all
# fuel release --sync-deployment-tasks --dir /etc/puppet/


use web browser, go to url http://10.20.0.2 








Login admin password admin




click on connect latter






select New OpenStack Environment






Name Environment one, click Next 






select KVM radio button, click Next










select Neutron with VLAN segmentation, click Next 












select No, use default providers, click Next










select Install Ceilometer, click Next






click Create 






we new have an Environment with nothing configured. The Fuel server is ready. Now  power on the nodes.




Configure Each Node




Go in to the bios by pressing F2 during boot, set eth0 to pxe boot as the first item in boot sequence. Fuel server will remember if a host has already been installed, and tell it to boot off of it's hard drive if so. Reboot server. It will pxe boot. It will take several minutes.










Upper right of this screen shows 6 over a 6. The top number is the number of hosts not allocated, and the bottom number shows total hosts. The bell with Red 6 provides more details.


click on Add nodes








select controller, Operating system, one available node, click Apply Changes




click Add Nodes


 


select Compute, Storage, Operating System, Select All, click Apply Changes








select, Select All, click Configure Interfaces






Left click on Public, Drag and Drop on to eth2
Left click on Storage, Drag and Drop on eth1
Left click on Private, Drag and Drop on eth1
Click on Apply
Refresh the page


Click on Networks Tab




Under the Management section,
change CIDR to 192.168.3.0/24
change VLAN tagging to 103
click on Save Settings




click on Verify Networks




on Verification succeed,
click on Save Setting
click on the Dashboard tab




click on Deploy Changes




click on Deploy
This install took 1 hr 17 minutes.




click on Proceed to Horizon


Tell me a story


I’ve had the privilege of being in an environment with lots of computers, customers, and home brew software. It is in this context, the term Technical Debit acquires a very deep and concise meaning to me. Openstack has a very noble goal, which is to provide an API that controls compute, storage and networking. It’s a very simple idea. The simplest ideas, when done right, are the most difficult. From this perspective, Openstack is by definition the compute, storage and networking version of Structured Query Language or SQL. SQL is the means in which we learned control data. When we didn’t have to deal with calculating,  referencing, or translating data, we got better at managing data. Openstack is doing the same right now for compute, storage, and networking.


I’ve also had the privilege of contracting for many years. When entering a new environment, newbie have been the most successful when someone puts the effort in to introducing them to the ways of the tribe. I’ve since found out that the term tribal knowledge came from military personnel working with indigenous warring fractions. Business is the peace time equivalent of war. A reason Openstack is popular is because it lessons the Technical Debit burden for companies who view management of compute, storage, and networking as a non-core business. Companies that make it their core business to provide compute, storage, and networking services and solutions are now in a life and death proposition of competing with open source. It’s obvious from that perspective why all these big name vendors joined Openstack foundation. They and many new startups are jockeying for key positions in the value chain. This is Nash Equilibrium swirling in front of us right now. Applying the Model View Control pattern to view Openstack Marketplace is a great beer drinking topic, and for attracting women.


In the spirit of open source, I present the above article. A goal for me is to work on a cloud application without vendor lock in. I’ve installed and tried Devstack, RDO, Openstack Ansible, and Kolla. It’s time to see what a physical deployment looks like in comparison. 


I had a Dell 1955 chassis with 7 blades. I wanted to redeploy that beast. The combination of needing 240V and space was a challenge. I was OK with fixing DHCP on request. 240V, and the 10 Gauge extension cord tapped in to the stove outlet or dryer outlet; snaking through the home seemed a bit too much. I’ve never met the man, but I bet Steve Jobs would have just done it. 

The next consideration was to use the same generation of hardware with separate boxes. I had one Dell 2950. I could scavenge stuff from the Dell 1955 chassis. The litmus test I used to determine obsolescence of computer hardware was for comparing the value of hardware verses the cost of electricity to keep it running for a year. Intuitively, we know that all operators have a similar threshold. This is where Nash is working against me here. All the scrap yards have been sending that stuff to metal recycle bins for a while now.



At the end of the first day, I had no success using this generation of hardware. I gave in around noon on the second day. It was apparent that Clovertown was not the path of least resistance. I would have to let go of some green backs and go to Nehalem. I already had two R710. I bought one 3 years ago and one a few months ago. The cost difference is best measured in multipliers. I located a local suppler and decided to get 5 more. The goal was to get Openstack working sooner than later. I had planned for more hardware challenges by over-buying, and arranged a purchase the next day. The seller agreed to meet me at 7 pm at a convenience store. A cash deal took place in the parking lot on a Friday night. I’ve never done that before. 



Saturday morning, I stacked the servers up in the spare bedroom. I placed a sign on the door, and now it is my server room.  Placement of the nodes was towards the back wall. I left space all the way around the servers. I knew it was going to get hot in that room, also that it was prone to be a cabling mess.

Years before, I was advised by a lawyer I had once hired who said, “if you can explain what you did to a judge, and he doesn’t get a red face, it’s probably OK to do it”. I had visions of standing before a judge and saying, “Yes, the house burnt down because of an electrical fire” , “No, I didn’t check the amperage usage”, and “Yes, I have a degree in engineering.” In my imagination, he would then proceed to say, “Guilty of Negligence! Next!”

I drove to the nearest Home Depot to purchase an amp meter, feeling slightly amazed how much my project was costing me. This project was cutting into my beer budget. I consoled myself by thinking, “beer from the grocery store is just as good as the beer at a pub.”

I hooked up the amp meter then turned on all the servers. I confirmed that the amperage draw was about 80% of the 15 amp breaker feeding that room. My imagination wandered back to my hypothetical court case where I’d say, “I have no reason to believe that 500 pounds of computers, all hooked up to one outlet was a fire hazard, Your Honor.” 

I started work on the Fuel server, which  is Centos install. This installs itself very well by using Docker to host micro services. This is very cool in my opinion. I left the default 10.20.0.2 on eth0. I assumed it needed access to the Net, so I added a second IP address to the unused port of the fuel server and connected it to the Home Network. I gave that port a default gateway, and removed the default gateway from the other port. As suspected, it phoned home and got more stuff before it completed the install. Upon completion, there was a message on the console with defaults, showing the URL for admin screen, password and root password. Nice! No Google-ing for the details were necessary. 

This project was pretty much all hacking. I glanced at the docs. Something in the back of my mind told me that this was not what I wanted to read. This was going to be a project where, if all else fails, read the docs. After getting a few nodes to DHCP boot, I discovered the Network Validate button. Even after NAT Translating 10.20.0.0/24 was confirmed to work, it still failed the validation test. Yes, I did try a few install runs with a failed validation. I can confirm that they ended in failed installs. Fuel wanted the pubic IP address to have Internet Connectivity, duh. The first attempt was obvious. Re-use the Home Network for Public address. I chose a range of IP addresses that looked safe for the existing natives, turned off DHCP, then ran Validate Network, which checked out OK. Let it rip. All was well until the end. Everything just locked up on the network. Not sure what went wrong. A variation of that configuration should work. I decided not to pursue reuse of the Home Network as the Openstack Public network. My Home Network has users with expectations of using DHCP without Fuel making their laptop an Openstack node. 

Yes, for the readers who are paying attention, the Fuel network is different than a combined Public and Home Network. The above is funnier!   

An option for alternate configurations could be to use a node for one or more of the NAT translations, opposed to one of the Home NAT routers. However, Home NAT routers are the best option for Ghetto Stack. They’re cheap to buy, cheap to operate, and easy to configure. Other deployments will have large variations in existing network construction, but Ghetto Stack is not about building a production oriented network. At this point, it’s time to buy another NAT router. It’s Midnight on Sunday. Off to Walmart I went, and I found a decent router that I’d be OK with taking with me on my next contract gig. A quick check with Google showed it was $10 cheaper at Best Buy. Say it, and it will happen. Price match, Price match, Price match. I saved one more beer at a pub!

Now we have to actually put some thought into networking. There is no getting around doing a custom network configuration. Fuel needed to be on VLAN 1. That wasn’t going to change. Home Network must have separate DHCP. We shouldn’t have two DHCP servers on one network. Competition in market place is good. DHCP Competition on one network segment is bad. Home Network was assigned to VLAN 2.  The NAT router providing Public IP address for Openstack will be double NAT. Google it. Some people on the net have postings that say it’s a bad idea. To them I say, Ghetto stack.  The Double NAT router will get its public IP address from Home Network via DHCP on VLAN 2. It will configured to to use the 127.16.0.0/24 range with no DHCP. To hook up the double NAT router, plug one of its private Ethernet ports into the switch on a port configured for VLAN 100. 
The Fuel Network, 10.20.0.0/24 will remain on NAT translated by the workstation. The only way this network can be effectively used by an administrator is to have the workstation plugged into all the networks. This fits with a minimal keep-it-simple solution. That is what a minimal fuel network looks like. 

An alternative would be to translate an entire class B space. Use a router to make different subnets that can be seen by each other. That is another project for another day.




The end result is the Network Diagram at the beginning of this post. On most recent runs, I removed the second Ethernet connection on the fuel host that is connected to the Home Network. This is the initial boot strap internet connection for the Fuel server before the rest of the network was created. Be sure that Fuel network has public translations.  A completely default install of Fuel, and one IP range change for an environment within Fuel will let Fuel fully install Openstack.

This install of Openstack is still not fully functional. That just means Openstack consulting and support will stay in demand for the foreseeable future. At first glance, this may seem really bad. This is no different than the early days of PC. It took many attempts at installing any operating system on a system. Sometimes it took driver downloads or even parts replaced with different brands. This is the normal open systems cost of technical debit shared with whole community. I’m reminded of a buddy who figured out that his permutation of hardware and software worked only if he booted his PC with the CD Rom in the open position, and closed it during the boot process. I never did ask how long he took to figure that out.











Ghetto Stack








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