IBM Cloud Orchestrator, Version 2.5

Installing the OpenStack servers

Before you install IBM® Cloud Orchestrator, you must install an OpenStack distribution. IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack V4.3 is bundled with IBM Cloud Orchestrator. Alternatively, you can install an OpenStack distribution of another vendor (Bring Your Own OpenStack) which fulfills certain prerequisites of IBM Cloud Orchestrator.

Run one of the following procedures:

Installing IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack

IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack V4.3 is bundled with IBM Cloud Orchestrator. If you want to use IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack with IBM Cloud Orchestrator, you can download and use it following the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack documentation. To download fixes and upgrade, follow the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack documentation. IBM Cloud Orchestrator requires at least IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack V4.3 Fix Pack 2 to be installed. You can download the following bundled IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack packages to the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack deployment server:
cloud_mgr_4.3_x86_rhel_1.tar.gz
cloud_mgr_4.3_x86_rhel_2.tar.gz

To install IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack follow the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack documentation.

Installing an OpenStack distribution of another vendor

For information about how to install OpenStack, see the documentation of your chosen OpenStack product.