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diff --git a/docs/installationprocedure/introduction.rst b/docs/installationprocedure/introduction.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cc489917 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/installationprocedure/introduction.rst @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Introduction +============ + +This document describes the steps to install an OPNFV Colorado reference +platform, as defined by the Genesis Project using the Apex installer. + +The audience is assumed to have a good background in networking +and Linux administration. + +Preface +======= + +Apex uses Triple-O from the RDO Project OpenStack distribution as a +provisioning tool. The Triple-O image based life cycle installation +tool provisions an OPNFV Target System (3 controllers, 2 or more +compute nodes) with OPNFV specific configuration provided by the Apex +deployment tool chain. + +The Apex deployment artifacts contain the necessary tools to deploy and +configure an OPNFV target system using the Apex deployment toolchain. +These artifacts offer the choice of using the Apex bootable ISO +(``opnfv-apex-colorado.iso``) to both install CentOS 7 and the +necessary materials to deploy or the Apex RPMs (``opnfv-apex*.rpm``), +and their associated dependencies, which expects installation to a +CentOS 7 libvirt enabled host. The RPM contains a collection of +configuration files, prebuilt disk images, and the automatic deployment +script (``opnfv-deploy``). + +An OPNFV install requires a "Jumphost" in order to operate. The bootable +ISO will allow you to install a customized CentOS 7 release to the Jumphost, +which includes the required packages needed to run ``opnfv-deploy``. +If you already have a Jumphost with CentOS 7 installed, you may choose to +skip the ISO step and simply install the (``opnfv-apex*.rpm``) RPMs. The RPMs +are the same RPMs included in the ISO and include all the necessary disk +images and configuration files to execute an OPNFV deployment. Either method +will prepare a host to the same ready state for OPNFV deployment. + +``opnfv-deploy`` instantiates a Triple-O Undercloud VM server using libvirt +as its provider. This VM is then configured and used to provision the +OPNFV target deployment (3 controllers, n compute nodes). These nodes can +be either virtual or bare metal. This guide contains instructions for +installing either method. |