Welcome to the GitHub repository for F5's Heat Orchestration Templates for deploying F5 in OpenStack environments. All of the templates in this repository have been developed by F5 Networks engineers. Across all branches in this repository, there are two directories: supported and experimental

• supported
  The supported directory contains heat templates that have been created and fully tested by F5 Networks. These templates are fully supported by F5, meaning you can get assistance if necessary from F5 Technical Support via your typical methods.

• experimental
  The experimental directory also contains heat templates that have been created by F5 Networks. However, these templates have not completed full testing and are subject to change. F5 Networks does not offer technical support for templates in the experimental directory, so use these templates with caution.

These templates employ similar pattern as OpenStack TripleO wherein the common/reusable templates and components such as software configs and scripts are referenced by parent templates. When launching a stack, you only need to specify the parent template as the template param, and Heat engine automatically takes care of the dependencies.

Descriptions for each template are contained at the top of each template in the Description key. For additional information, and assistance in deploying a template, see the README file on the individual template pages.

If you have launched an F5 CFT template from a prior release, see the important note at the bottom of this page.

The templates are developed for standard BIG-IP Virtual Edition images version 13.0 or later. Earlier versions may require image patching to create OpenStack-ready images in glance. Note: Refer to f5-openstack-heat for templates that launch pre-version 13.0 instances.

The templates are developed on an operational OpenStack Mitaka deployment. For additional resources on configuring environments with F5 Integration for OpenStack Neutron LBaaS, refer to this configuration guide

The following is a summary of prerequisites for successfully launching templates from this repo:

• Neutron Components:
  • Management network and subnet (where management UI can be accessed)
  • External network and subnet (where floating IP resides)
  • Additional network(s) and subnet(s) (e.g. Data Subnet)
  • Corresponding router(s) configuration
• Nova Components:
  • Key pair for SSH access to BIG-IP VE
• Heat Components:
  • f5-openstack-heat-plugins is optional. It is only needed if you need to reference a custom resource type that does not exist in the resource_registry section of the environment file.
• Glance Components:
  • BIG-IP Virtual Edition Image Version 13.0 or later added to Images. The image file must be in qcow.zip format and can be any size (ALL, LTM, or LTM_1SLOT).

The following is a list of the current supported F5 OpenStack HOT templates. Click the links to view the README files which include the deployment instructions and additional information.

• Standalone 1 NIC
• Standalone 2 NIC
• Standalone N NIC
• Cluster 2 NIC

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