Cisco Cisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.2 Installation Guide

• Prime Network Services Controller is running and accessible from OpenStack.

• A security group exists that allows TCP, UDP, and ICMP traffic from Prime Network Services Controller.

• A flavor exists for the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter.

• The Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter image (nsc-device-adapter.3.2.2x.iso) has been uploaded to OpenStack.

For more information about OpenStack, see

docs.openstack.org

Procedure

Step 1

In the OpenStack Dashboard, in the Images table, choose the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter image,
and click Launch.

Step 2

In the Launch Instance dialog box, provide the required information in the following tabs:

• Details—Specify the uploaded Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter image, an instance name, the

flavor for this instance, and the number of instances.

• Access & Security—Choose the security group that was created as part of the prerequisites.

• Networking—Choose the network to use for the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter vNIC. Prime

Network Services Controller Device Adapter requires one vNIC.

Step 3

Click Launch.

Step 4

In the Instances pane, note the IP address of the launched instance.

Step 5

Click the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter instance and open the console.
The Network Configuration screen is displayed.

Step 6

In the Network Devices area, click Edit.

Step 7

In the Edit Interface dialog box, enter the IP address and the netmask for the Prime Network Services Controller Device
Adapter instance. The IP address is the one noted in Step 4.

Step 8

In the Network Configuration area, enter the hostname, domain name, and IP addresses for the gateway, DNS server, and
NTP server.

Step 9

In the Administrative Access screen, enter the Prime Network Services Controller IP address, admin password, and shared
secret password.

Step 10

In the Summary screen, confirm that the information is accurate, and then click Next.

Step 11

When prompted, click Reboot.
The Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter is successfully installed.

Configuring OpenStack for Citrix NetScaler VPX Load Balancers
This procedure describes how to configure OpenStack so that you can instantiate a Citrix NetScaler VPX load balancer. The procedure
involves:

• Creating an initialization shell script.

• Creating a flavor.

• Uploading a Citrix NetScaler VPX image.

• Creating the required subnet.