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[Andrew Holway <a.holway@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-compute/admin/content/vmware.html

Thanks,

Andrew
On Jan 3, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Balamurugan V G wrote:

> I would like to deploy OpenStack with two compute nodes; one using KVM(which seems to be default) and one using VMware ESXi. I am clear on how to use KVM compute nodes but its not clear on how to deploy the compute for ESXi.
> 
> Assumptions
> I cant install compute software on the ESXi server directly since ESXi runs a proprietary baremetal OS.
> I dont need any other proprietary software/license other than ESXi. That is I dont need vSphere or vCenter etc.
> 
> These are some of the questions that I have:
> Do I need another physical server to install compute which then points to the ESXi?
> Or Do I need to create a Ubuntu(lets say) VM with in ESXi host and install compute inside this Ubuntu VM?
> 
> Any help in clarifying these will be greatly appreciated. Also if there is a pointer to a deployment diagram for such a case, that will be great as well.
> 
> Regards,
> Balu
> 
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