Now, check if you have obtained the 10.0.2.15 IP for enp0s3 interface using the command: ~]$ ifconfig In the console, run the following command: sudo dhclient ~]$ sudo dhclient enp0s3 It should more-or-less be having the following settings: Check the Settings page of your Centos-openstack VM. Ensure that your PC/Laptop running the VirtualBox application has internet connectivity.Ĭ.Under Centos-openstack -> Settings -> Network -> Adapter 1 (NAT), Click the 'Port Forwarding' button and check if the following Port Forwarding options are in-place, else configure them.ĭ. Under Centos-openstack -> Settings -> Network, Check if the NAT Adapter is enabled. Adjust your RAM to be at or below 80 % of your actual PC's Memory capacity.ī. Under Settings -> USB (turn off USB controller) if it shows up as invalid settings. Also ensure that the following configurations are properly in-place:Ī. Trust me, this isn't enough for Openstack still.Įnsure that the Centos-openstack -> Settings page does not have any invalid settings. The preset settings require you have a quad core 圆4 PC along with 6GB ram at least. Quit all other applications running in your laptop/PC. You should see the entry Centos-openstack in your VM after the import. Open VirtualBox application and import the contents of the zip file (Using Machine -> Add option). Higher configuration is required for running Virtual instances within Openstack smoothly.ĭownload the Centos-openstack compressed VirtualBox Image from: Installation Instructions:ĭownload and Extract the zip file onto 'VirtualBox VMs' folder located under your Users/ folder in your PC. Note: You can always increase the RAM, Hard Disk space and the CPU Cores based on your Openstack requirements.

Latest VirtualBox application installed on your PC/Laptop.

圆4 compatible PC/Laptop that supports 圆4 compatible Virtual hosts.

These binaries are installed on an IP address: 10.0.2.15, which is the default NAT IP that VirtualBox assigns a new machine using a NAT Adapter. This method uses a pre-installed packstack Openstack binary. Please ensure that all your other applications have been saved/closed before running this VM.

Openstack uses a lot of CPU and Memory resources. This solution does not require you to install any other application other than VirtualBox on your PC/Laptop.

This solution would absolutely remove the hassle of installing Openstack, before being able to test it out.

None of them are actually easy considering the heavy PC requirements and the time taken to build the Openstack modules from scratch. I have spent hours setting up every solution out there to test Openstack. There's no need to install Openstack using this VirtualBox (.vbox/.vdi) image. You can literally setup and test Openstack in under 10 minutes. A Pre-installed Openstack CentOS 7 圆4 image that can be directly imported onto VirtualBox.

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