F5 BIG-IP VE: Standalone, 3-nic¶

Overview¶

This template deploys standalone, 3-nic F5 BIG-IP VE instance in OpenStack.

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.

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.

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

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