About this task
This task creates the custom node flavor that you will need when installing your deployment on OpenStack virtual machines.
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You must complete this procedure before you begin the installation of the first custom node on OpenStack, but will not need to carry it out again for subsequent node installations. |
Create your custom node flavor
Detailed procedure
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Run the following command to create the custom node OpenStack flavor, replacing <flavor name> with a name that will help you identify the flavor in future, for example custom.
nova flavor-create <flavor name> auto <ram_mb> <disk_gb> <vcpu_count>where:
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<ram_mb>is the amount of RAM, in megabytes -
<disk_gb>is the amount of hard disk space, in gigabytes -
<vpu_count>is the number of virtual CPUs.Specify the parameters as pure numbers without units.
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Make note of the flavor ID value provided in the command output because you will need it when installing your OpenStack deployment.
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Run the following command to check that the flavor you have just created has the correct values.
nova flavor-list -
Run the following command if you need to remove an incorrectly-configured flavor, replacing <flavor name> with the name of the flavor.
nova flavor-delete <flavor name>
