OpenStack Lab Provisioning

Overview

This repository is intended for learning OpenStack and deploying a full OpenStack lab environment.

The lab is deployed on Libvirt/KVM, meaning all OpenStack instances run under nested virtualization.

Status

• Tested on Ubuntu only
• Intended for lab, learning, and experimentation purposes

Learning materials are primarily sourced from the official OpenStack documentation: https://docs.openstack.org/install-guide/openstack-services.html

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Architecture Summary

• Host OS: Ubuntu

• Hypervisor: Libvirt + KVM

• VM provisioning: Vagrant

• Configuration management: Ansible

• Storage backend: Ceph

• Observability: OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana stack

• Optional workloads:

  • CI/CD Lab (GitLab, Jenkins, Runner, Prometheus)
  • Kubernetes Lab (kubeadm-based)

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Prerequisites (Host Machine)

Ensure the following tools are installed on your host OS:

• QEMU + Libvirt https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/how-to/virtualisation/libvirt/

• yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq

• Build tools gcc, make, or build-essential (Ubuntu)

• Vagrant https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/install

• Vagrant Libvirt provider https://vagrant-libvirt.github.io/vagrant-libvirt/installation.html

• Ansible https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html

• Custom Ansible collection https://github.com/merizrizal/ansible-collections-for-utilities

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Environment Preparation

1. Load environment variables:

   source envrc

2. Navigate to the Vagrant directory:

   cd vagrant

3. Build the base Ubuntu image:

   make -C base_image/ rebuild-base-image-ubuntu

   This creates a reusable Vagrant box for:

   • Controller node
   • Compute nodes
   • Storage node
   • Ceph node

4. Create the provider network:

   make -C controller/ start-provider-network

5. Start the OpenStack VMs:

   make -C controller/ start-vm

   This provisions:

   • 1 Controller node
   • 2 Compute nodes
   • 1 Storage node
   • 1 Ceph node

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Ceph Provisioning

All Ceph provisioning is done using Ansible.

1. Load environment variables and navigate to Ansible:

   source envrc
   cd ansible

2. Run the playbooks in sequence:

   • Pre-requisites:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_ceph/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_ceph/playbook_pre_setup.yml

   • Deploy Ceph ADM:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_ceph/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_ceph/playbook_setup_adm.yml

   • Install Ceph common packages:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_ceph/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_ceph/playbook_setup_common.yml

   • Apply OSDs:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_ceph/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_ceph/playbook_apply_osd.yml

   • Integrate Ceph with OpenStack (Cinder & Nova):

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_ceph/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_ceph/playbook_openstack_init.yml

One-step Ceph deployment

Alternatively, deploy everything at once:

ansible-playbook -i deploy_ceph/inventories/local/local.yml \
  deploy_ceph/playbook_deploy.yml

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OpenStack Provisioning

1. Load environment variables and navigate to Ansible:

   source envrc
   cd ansible

2. Run the playbooks in sequence:

   • Pre-requisites:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_openstack/playbook_pre_setup.yml

   • Controller node:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_openstack/playbook_setup_controller.yml

   • Compute nodes:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_openstack/playbook_setup_compute.yml

   • Storage node:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_openstack/playbook_setup_storage.yml

One-step OpenStack deployment

ansible-playbook -i deploy_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
  deploy_openstack/playbook_deploy.yml

At this point, your OpenStack Lab should be operational.

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Observability Stack (OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana)

1. Load environment variables and navigate to Ansible:

   source envrc
   cd ansible

2. Deploy OpenSearch components individually:

   • OpenSearch:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_opensearch/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_opensearch/playbook_setup_opensearch.yml

   • OpenSearch Dashboards:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_opensearch/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_opensearch/playbook_setup_opensearch_dashboard.yml

   • Logstash and Filebeat:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_opensearch/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_opensearch/playbook_setup_filebeat.yml

3. Deploy Prometheus and Grafana components individually:

   • Prometheus and Grafana:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_prometheus/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_prometheus/playbook_setup_prometheus.yml

   • Prometheus node exporter:

     ansible-playbook -i deploy_prometheus/inventories/local/local.yml \
       deploy_prometheus/playbook_setup_node_exporter.yml
     

One-step deployment

ansible-playbook -i deploy_opensearch/inventories/local/local.yml \
  deploy_opensearch/playbook_deploy.yml

ansible-playbook -i deploy_prometheus/inventories/local/local.yml \
  deploy_prometheus/playbook_deploy.yml

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OpenStack Bootstrap

This step initializes basic OpenStack resources.

1. Prepare a VM image in qcow2 format.

2. Export the image path:

   export IMAGE_PATH=/path/to/image.qcow2

3. Copy the image to the Controller VM:

   make -C vagrant/controller copy-image-to-vm

4. Bootstrap OpenStack:

   source envrc
   cd ansible
   ansible-playbook -i bootstrap_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
     bootstrap_openstack/playbook_bootstrap.yml

This configures:

• Flavors
• Glance images
• Provider / self-service networks
• Security groups

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Networking Note (Nested Virtualization)

If OpenStack instances cannot access the internet and you are using:

• Custom bridge: br-provider0
• Subnet: 192.168.123.0/24

Ensure NAT is configured on the bare-metal host:

sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING \
  -s 192.168.123.0/24 \
  -o <host-external-interface> \
  -j MASQUERADE

To auto-detect the external interface:

$(ip route get 1.1.1.1 | awk '{print $5}')

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CI/CD Lab Deployment

This deploys GitLab, Jenkins, Runner, and Prometheus on OpenStack.

1. Load environment variables:

   source envrc

2. Generate OpenStack client config:

   generate_os_client_config local cicd_lab

3. Bootstrap CI/CD VMs:

   cd ansible
   ansible-playbook -i bootstrap_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
     bootstrap_openstack/playbook_init_cicd_server.yml

4. Assign floating IPs via Horizon:

   • URL: OpenStack Dashboard
   • User: admin
   • Password: vagrant

5. Export cloud config:

   export OS_CLIENT_CONFIG_FILE=$ROOT_DIR/generated/local_clouds.yml

6. Provision services:

   • Pre-setup:

     ansible-playbook -i cicd_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       cicd_in_openstack/playbook_pre_setup.yml

   • GitLab:

     ansible-playbook -i cicd_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       cicd_in_openstack/playbook_setup_gitlab.yml

   • Jenkins:

     ansible-playbook -i cicd_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       cicd_in_openstack/playbook_setup_jenkins.yml

   • Runner:

     ansible-playbook -i cicd_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       cicd_in_openstack/playbook_setup_runner.yml

   • Prometheus:

     ansible-playbook -i cicd_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       cicd_in_openstack/playbook_setup_ci_monitor.yml

   • Node Exporter:

     ansible-playbook -i cicd_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       cicd_in_openstack/playbook_setup_node_exporter.yml

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Kubernetes Lab Deployment

This provisions a kubeadm-based Kubernetes cluster on OpenStack.

1. Load environment variables:

   source envrc

2. Generate OpenStack client config:

   generate_os_client_config local kubernetes_lab

3. Bootstrap Kubernetes VMs:

   cd ansible
   ansible-playbook -i bootstrap_openstack/inventories/local/local.yml \
     bootstrap_openstack/playbook_init_kubernetes.yml

4. Assign floating IPs via Horizon.

   • URL: OpenStack Dashboard
   • User: admin
   • Password: vagrant

5. Export cloud config:

   export OS_CLIENT_CONFIG_FILE=$ROOT_DIR/generated/local_clouds.yml

6. Provision Kubernetes:

   • Pre-setup:

     ansible-playbook -i kubernetes_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       kubernetes_in_openstack/playbook_pre_setup.yml

   • Install Kubernetes:

     ansible-playbook -i kubernetes_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       kubernetes_in_openstack/playbook_setup_kubernetes.yml

   • Configure nodes:

     ansible-playbook -i kubernetes_in_openstack/inventories/local/openstack.yml \
       kubernetes_in_openstack/playbook_setup_nodes.yml

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Contact

For collaboration, questions, or discussions:

Email: meriz.rizal@gmail.com