About this task

This task creates the custom node flavor that you will need when installing your deployment on OpenStack virtual machines.

Note

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

  1. 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:

    • <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.

  1. Make note of the flavor ID value provided in the command output because you will need it when installing your OpenStack deployment.

  2. Run the following command to check that the flavor you have just created has the correct values.

    nova flavor-list

  3. 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>

Results

You have now created the OpenStack flavor you will need when following the procedure to install custom nodes on OpenStack virtual machines.

Next step

Copy and install the OpenStack custom virtual appliance image.

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