Using Bare Metal service as a standalone service

This guide explains how to configure and use the Bare Metal service standalone, i.e. without other OpenStack services. In this mode users are interacting with the bare metal API directly, not though OpenStack Compute.

• Configuration
  • Service settings
  • Using CLI
• Enrollment
  • Preparing images
  • Enrolling nodes
• Configure the Standalone Networking Service
  • Overview
  • Configuring Driver Interfaces
    • Switch Driver Framework
    • ironic-networking Network Interface
  • Installation and Dependencies
  • Configuration
    • Authentication Strategies
    • RPC Transport Options
    • Example: Production Configuration with Keystone and Oslo Messaging
    • Example: Standalone Configuration with HTTP Basic Auth and JSON-RPC
    • Switch Configuration File (switch-configs.conf)
  • Node Configuration
    • Configuring Network Interface
    • Override Default Networks (Optional)
    • Port Configuration with Switchport Information
  • Running the Networking Service
    • Standalone Mode
    • Verify Service Status
  • Troubleshooting
    • Common Issues
    • Debugging
  • Advanced Configuration
    • VLAN Range Restrictions
    • Network State Transitions
  • Security Considerations
    • Credential Management
    • Switch Access Control
  • Migration from Neutron
  • Limitations and Future Work
    • Current Limitations
  • References

Once the installation is done, please see Deploying with Bare Metal service for information on how to deploy bare metal machines.