Deploying NetMRI Virtual Appliances Using cloud-init on OpenStack

You can automatically deploy NetMRI virtual appliances from a cloud provider such as OpenStack.

To deploy NetMRI virtual appliances:

1. Prepare a NetMRI VM configuration file or customization script in the OpenStack terminology.
2. Create a NetMRI image on OpenStack.
3. Launch a NetMRI instance from that image.

OpenStack uses the cloud-init open-source package to pass the configuration file to the VM. You can also use could-init to deploy remote NetMRI Sandboxes as OpenStack instances.

For more information, see the following sections:

• Preparing the NetMRI VM Configuration File
• Installing NetMRI VM Image
• Launching NetMRI/Sandbox VM Instance
• Using OVF Transport Method of Passing Configuration File to NetMRI VM Instance
• Deploying NetMRI Virtual Appliances Using cloud-init on OpenStack