Oracle Server Software Requirements

The versions shown in this list are minimum requirements.

• OpenStack Controller

  • Runs either OVM 3.3.1 or Oracle Linux 6 update 5. If you use OVM, the controller node can also act as a compute node.

  • Runs OpenStack Controller processes and OpenStack Agent processes. (Use the OVM Icehouse release.)

  • Runs OFM 4.3.1.

• OpenStack Compute

  • Runs OVM 3.3.1.

  • Runs OpenStack agent processes.

Sample Server Configurations

In a minimum configuration, only two servers are required, both of which must be running the required version of Oracle VM.

• One server runs all installed components.

  This server is the Oracle Fabric Manager server, the OpenStack controller, and also acts as an OpenStack compute node.

• The second server acts as a compute node only.

Depending on your needs, you might find it helpful to separate the Oracle Fabric Manager, the OpenStack controller, and compute nodes among multiple servers. For example:

• A dedicated Oracle Linux server would be the OpenStack controller.

  The Oracle Fabric Manager server could be co-located on the Oracle Linux server acting as the OpenStack controller. Or, you could install it on a separate Oracle Linux server not acting as the OpenStack controller.

• Additional servers would be running Oracle VM.

  Each of these servers would be a compute node and each can host one or more instance VMs.