diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-neutron.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-neutron.xml
index 90aae7cf79..a2f12d3339 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-neutron.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-neutron.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,37 @@
external network. The compute node contains
one network interface on the management network and one on the
instance tunnels network.
+ The example architecture assumes use of the following networks:
+
+
+ Management on 10.0.0.0/24 with gateway 10.0.0.1
+
+ This network requires a gateway to provide Internet
+ access to all nodes for administrative purposes such as
+ package installation, security updates,
+ DNS, and
+ NTP.
+
+
+
+ Instance tunnels on 10.0.1.0/24 without a gateway
+
+ This network does not require a gateway because communication
+ only occurs among network and compute nodes in your OpenStack
+ environment.
+
+
+
+ External on 203.0.113.0/24 with gateway 203.0.113.1
+
+ This network requires a gateway to provide Internet
+ access to instances in your OpenStack environment.
+
+
+
+ You can modify these ranges and gateways to work with your
+ particular network infrastructure.Network interface names vary by distribution. Traditionally,
interfaces use "eth" followed by a sequential number. To cover all
diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-nova.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-nova.xml
index 5984a50ed8..f44dad3575 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-nova.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking-nova.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@
management network. The compute node contains
one network interface on the management network and one on the
external network.
+ The example architecture assumes use of the following networks:
+
+
+ Management on 10.0.0.0/24 with gateway 10.0.0.1
+
+ This network requires a gateway to provide Internet
+ access to all nodes for administrative purposes such as
+ package installation, security updates,
+ DNS, and
+ NTP.
+
+
+
+ External on 203.0.113.0/24 with gateway 203.0.113.1
+
+ This network requires a gateway to provide Internet
+ access to instances in your OpenStack environment.
+
+
+
+ You can modify these ranges and gateways to work with your
+ particular network infrastructure.Network interface names vary by distribution. Traditionally,
interfaces use "eth" followed by a sequential number. To cover all
diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking.xml
index 8d672084f1..10059e5317 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-networking.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,26 @@
openSUSE documentation.
+ All nodes require Internet access for administrative purposes
+ such as package installation, security updates,
+ DNS, and
+ NTP. In most cases, nodes should obtain Internet
+ access through the management network interface. To highlight
+ the importance of network separation, the example architectures
+ use private address space for the management network and assume
+ that network infrastructure provides Internet access via
+ NAT. To illustrate the flexibility of
+ IaaS, the example architectures use public
+ IP address space for the external network and assume that network
+ infrastructure provides direct Internet access to instances in
+ your OpenStack environment. In environments with only one block
+ of public IP address space, both the management and external networks
+ must ultimately obtain Internet access using it. For simplicity, the
+ diagrams in this guide only show Internet access for OpenStack
+ services.To disable Network Manager
@@ -41,34 +61,24 @@
- RHEL and CentOS enable a restrictive
- firewall by default. During the installation
- process, certain steps will fail unless you alter or disable the
- firewall. For more information about securing your environment, refer
- to the OpenStack
- Security Guide.
- openSUSE and SLES enable a restrictive
- firewall by default. During the installation
- process, certain steps will fail unless you alter or disable the
- firewall. For more information about securing your environment, refer
- to the OpenStack
- Security Guide.
- Your distribution does not enable a
- restrictive firewall by default. For more
- information about securing your environment, refer to the
- OpenStack
- Security Guide.
+
+ Your distribution enables
+ a restrictive firewall by default. During the
+ installation process, certain steps will fail unless you alter or
+ disable the firewall. For more information about securing your
+ environment, refer to the
+ OpenStack
+ Security Guide.
+ Your distribution does not enable a
+ restrictive firewall by default. For more
+ information about securing your environment, refer to the
+ OpenStack
+ Security Guide.
+ Proceed to network configuration for the example
OpenStack Networking (neutron)
or legacy
networking (nova-network) architecture.
-
- All nodes require Internet access to install OpenStack packages
- and perform maintenance tasks such as periodic updates. In most
- cases, nodes should obtain Internet access through the management
- network interface. For simplicity, the network diagrams in this guide
- only show Internet access for OpenStack network services.
-