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Before You Begin¶

You will need the following in order to follow this guide:

Basic understanding of BIG-IP system configuration.
BIG-IP LTM Virtual Edition image file in qcow.zip format; can be any size (ALL, LTM, or LTM_1SLOT). [1]
An operational OpenStack mitaka deployment with Neutron and Heat installed. [2]
An external network, which has access to the internet, configured in Neutron.
F5 OpenStack Heat Plugins installed on the Neutron controller. The plugins provide the F5 objects needed to provision BIG-IP resources in OpenStack.
SSH key(s) configured in OpenStack; to be used for authentication to BIG-IP and/or any client or server instances created by the Heat templates.
The Heat templates listed below.

Caveats¶

The BIG-IP VE image must be hosted in a location accessible to the Heat engine via ‘http’. The F5 Heat templates do not currently support retrieval of files via ‘https’ or file uploads.
VE images come in 3 different sizes: LTM, ALL, and LTM-1SLOT. Each has its own size requirements, which determine what Nova flavor you should select. See the F5 OpenStack BIG-IP flavor matrix for more information.
There is a known issue with python-glanceclient that returns an unspecified error after you click Launch to launch a stack from the OpenStack dashboard. You may need to upgrade the package in order to resolve this issue.

Footnotes:

[1]	How to Buy

[2]	Unsure how to get started with OpenStack? See the F5 OpenStack deployment and configuration guides.