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+Full cloud with the Compute service and flat networking
+=======================================================
+
+This section documents running tempest on a full OpenStack cloud with the
+Compute, Image and Networking services enabled. The Bare Metal Introspection
+service (ironic-inspector) is not enabled. Flat networking is used.
+
+Prerequisite
+------------
+
+* `Create a bare metal flavor`_ in the Compute service in advance
+  and record its ID (``<flavor uuid>`` below).
+
+* `Create an image`_ to use for instances and record its ID (``<image uuid>``).
+  It can be either a whole disk or a partition image.
+
+* Create and record the name or UUID of a flat network to use for bare metal
+  instances (``<network name>``).
+
+* Get the minimum and maximum API versions that you want to test against.
+  Check the `API version history`_ to find the appropriate versions for
+  your deployment.
+
+  .. note:: The minimum version can usually be set to ``1.1``.
+
+* Enroll_ at least one node and make it ``available``.
+
+.. _Create a bare metal flavor: https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/install/configure-nova-flavors.html
+.. _Create an image: https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/install/configure-glance-images.html
+.. _API version history: https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/contributor/webapi-version-history.html
+.. _Enroll: https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/install/enrollment.html
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+    [service_available]
+    # Enable ironic tests.
+    ironic = True
+
+    # Disable ironic-inspector tests.
+    ironic-inspector = False
+
+    [baremetal]
+    # Minimum and maximum API versions to test against.
+    min_microversion = <min API version as X.Y>
+    max_microversion = <max API version as X.Y>
+
+    [compute]
+    # Configure the bare metal flavor so that the Compute services provisions
+    # bare metal instances during the tests.
+    flavor_ref = <flavor uuid>
+    flavor_ref_alt = <flavor uuid>
+
+    # Configure the image to use.
+    image_ref = <image uuid>
+    image_ref_alt = <image uuid>
+
+    # Configure the network to use.
+    fixed_network_name = <network name>
+
+    [compute-feature-enabled]
+    # Ironic does not support this feature.
+    disk_config = False
+
+    # Not supported with flat networking.
+    interface_attach = False
+
+    [auth]
+    # Not supported with flat networking.
+    create_isolated_networks = False
+
+    [network]
+    # Required for flat networking.
+    shared_physical_network = True
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
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     [service_enabled]
     ironic_inspector = True
 
-.. TODO(dtantsur): I'm pretty sure more configuration is required, fill it in
+See the following example configurations for more details:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   config/with-nova
+
+.. TODO(dtantsur): cover standalone tests
 
 .. _Tempest configuration: https://docs.openstack.org/tempest/latest/configuration.html