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doc/config-reference/compute/section_hypervisor_vmware.xml
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<para>Use the following list to prepare a vSphere environment that
runs with the VMware vCenter driver:</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Copying VMDK files (vSphere 5.1
only).</emphasis> In vSphere 5.1, copying large image files
(for example, 12 GB and greater) from Glance can take a long
time. To improve performance, VMware recommends that you
upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1 or later. For
more information, see the <link xlink:href="https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-vcenter-server-51u1-release-notes.html#resolvedissuescimapi">Release Notes</link>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">vCenter inventory</emphasis>. Make
sure that any vCenter used by OpenStack contains a single
@ -136,8 +144,8 @@
plug-in, security groups are supported. If you use
<systemitem class="service">nova-network</systemitem>,
security groups are not supported.</para>
<note><para>The NSX plug-in is the only plug-in that is validated for
vSphere.</para></note>
<note><para>The NSX plug-in is the only plug-in that is
validated for vSphere.</para></note>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">VNC</emphasis>. The port range
@ -147,9 +155,10 @@
client to connect to virtual machine, see <link
xlink:href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1246"
>http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1246</link>.
</para><note><para>In addition to the default VNC port numbers (5900 to
6000) specified in the above document, the following ports
are also used: 6101, 6102, and 6105.</para></note>
</para>
<note><para>In addition to the default VNC port
numbers (5900 to 6000) specified in the above document, the
following ports are also used: 6101, 6102, and 6105.</para></note>
<para>You must modify the ESXi firewall configuration to allow
the VNC ports. Additionally, for the firewall modifications
to persist after a reboot, you must create a custom vSphere
@ -178,10 +187,10 @@
(DRS).</para>
<section xml:id="VMWareVCDriver_configuration_options">
<title>VMwareVCDriver configuration options</title>
<para>When you use the VMwareVCDriver (vCenter versions 5.1 and later) with OpenStack Compute,
add the following VMware-specific configuration options to the
<filename>nova.conf</filename> file:</para>
<para>When you use the VMwareVCDriver (vCenter versions 5.1 and
later) with OpenStack Compute, add the following
VMware-specific configuration options to the
<filename>nova.conf</filename> file:</para>
<programlisting language="ini">[DEFAULT]
compute_driver=vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver