Installing the OpenStack Provider

This topic describes how to install the OpenStack Provider.

Before you begin

Before you install the OpenStack Provider, ensure that:

You have downloaded the OpenStack Provider installer.
You have Administrative privileges on the computer on which you are running the installer.
The BMC Remedy Action Request System server is running on the computer where BMC Enterprise AR System and BMC Cloud AR System are installed.

To install the OpenStack Provider

Start the installer.
Note
On a Microsoft Windows computer, run the setup executable as Administrator.
On the Welcome page, click Next.
Review the license agreement, select I agree to the terms of license agreement, and then click Next.
Review the OpenStack Provider Installation Prerequisites window and ensure that the installation requirements are met:
Select I have read the prerequisites, and then click Next.
In the BMC Remedy Action Request System (AR System) inputs window, specify the BMC Remedy AR System server name and the BMC Remedy AR System user credentials, and click Next.
In the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Platform Manager inputs window, specify the required details and click Next.
- Name of the server where the Platform Manager is installed
- Platform Manager user credentials
- The path where the Platform Manager is installed
On the Installation Preview page, click Next.
Read the warning related to stopping of BMC_CSM service of the BMC Cloud Platform Manager (OSGi), and click Next.
On the Installation Summary page, click View Log to review any messages.
Click Done to exit the installer.

To verify that the installation completed successfully

In the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Administration Console, click the vertical Workspaces menu on the left side of the window and select Providers. This displays the OpenStack provider listed in the Providers:

Where to go from here

Proceed to Configuring the OpenStack Provider.