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:
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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