Initial steps

Before we can install OpenStack, some work must be done to prepare the system for a successful installation.

Permissions

RPM Distribution of OpenStack, or RDO, should be installed as a user with sudo permissions. For tips on configuring sudoers, visit the following URL:

https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/BecomingRoot

Install network utilities

Various utilities are used throughout this book to assist you in the installation and troubleshooting of OpenStack. The following command installs the necessary packages for those:

$ sudo yum install wget curl tcpdump

Set the hostname

Before installing OpenStack, use the hostnamectl command to set the hostname of the host:

$ sudo hostnamectl set-hostname allinone.learningneutron.com

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