F5 BIG-IP VE: Standalone, 3-nic¶
Overview¶
This template deploys standalone, 3-nic F5 BIG-IP VE instance in OpenStack.
Prerequisites¶
- An external network with access to the internet.
- F5 Plugins for OpenStack Heat installed on the Neutron controller.
- SSH key(s) configured in OpenStack.
- BIG-IP VE image uploaded to Glance.
- Two (2) VLANs configured in Neutron – ‘mgmt’ and ‘data’ – to use for system management and data traffic, respectively.
Caveats¶
- This template requires internet access to fetch dependent Heat templates from GitHub. (These add the necessary BIG-IP security groups to OpenStack).
- This template deploys an unlicensed BIG-IP VE. Add your BIG-IP license base key when you log in for the first time.
- BIG-IP VE images come in different sizes. The Nova compute flavor you should use for your image depends on the image’s disk size requirements. See the F5 OpenStack BIG-IP flavor matrix for more information.
Configuration Parameters¶
Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
Stack Name | string | Provide a name for the stack | N/A |
Creation Timeout | integer | Length of time after which stack creation will time out (minutes) | N/A |
Password for user “<username>” | string | The password for your OpenStack user account | N/A |
F5 VE Image | string | Choose a BIG-IP VE image from the dropdown list | N/A |
F5 VE Flavor | string | Choose a flavor for the BIG-IP VE instance | N/A |
Use Config Drive | boolean | Use config drive to provide meta and user data | False |
F5 Root SSH Key Name | string | Choose an ssh key-pair; used for authentication to the BIG-IP VE instance | N/A |
External Network | string | Choose the external network from the list | N/A |
VE Management Network | string | Assign a Neutron subnet to the BIG-IP VE management interface | N/A |
VE Network for the 1.1 Interface | string | Assign a Neutron network to the 1.1 interface on the BIG-IP VE instance | N/A |
Name for Network 1.1 | string | Enter a name for the 1.1 network on the BIG-IP VE instance | network-1.1 |
VE Network for the 1.2 Interface | string | Assign a Neutron network to the 1.2 interface on the BIG-IP VE instance | N/A |
Name for Network 1.2 | string | Enter a name for the 1.2 network on the BIG-IP VE instance | network-1.2 |
Default Gateway IP | string | Enter the Gateway IP address to use for the BIG-IP VE instance | none |
Deployment¶
See the F5 HOT deployment instructions.