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diff --git a/docs/release/installation/introduction.rst b/docs/release/installation/introduction.rst index bb220b7d..706e2265 100644 --- a/docs/release/installation/introduction.rst +++ b/docs/release/installation/introduction.rst @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ Introduction ============ -This document describes the steps to install an OPNFV Euphrates reference -platform, as defined by the Genesis Project using the Apex installer. +This document describes the steps to install an OPNFV Gambia reference +platform using the Apex installer. The audience is assumed to have a good background in networking and Linux administration. @@ -12,31 +12,22 @@ 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 +tool provisions an OPNFV Target System (1 or 3 controllers, 0 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-euphrates.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``). +The Apex artifact is a python package capable of automating the installation of +TripleO and other OPNFV components. -An OPNFV install requires a "Jump Host" in order to operate. The bootable -ISO will allow you to install a customized CentOS 7 release to the Jump Host, +An OPNFV install requires a "Jump Host" in order to operate. It is required +to install CentOS 7 release to the Jump Host for traditional deployment, which includes the required packages needed to run ``opnfv-deploy``. If you already have a Jump Host 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. +skip the ISO step and simply install the (``python34-opnfv-apex*.rpm``) RPM. ``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. +OPNFV target deployment. These nodes can be either virtual or bare metal. +This guide contains instructions for installing either method. |