⁠13.3.5. Add Provider General Settings Explained

The General tab in the Add Provider window allows you to register the core details regarding the provider.
⁠

Table 13.1. Add Provider: General Settings

Setting
Explanation
Name
A name to represent the provider in the Manager.
Description
A plain text, human-readable description of the provider.
Type
The type of the provider. Changing this setting alters the available fields for configuring the provider.
Foreman
  • Provider URL: The URL or fully qualified domain name of the machine on which the Foreman instance is hosted. You do not need to add the port number to the end of the URL or fully qualified domain name.
  • Requires Authentication: Allows you to specify whether authentication is required for the provider. Authentication is mandatory when Foreman is selected.
  • Username: A username for connecting to the Foreman instance. This username must be the username used to log in to the provisioning portal on the Foreman instance. By default, this username is admin.
  • Password: The password against which the above username is to be authenticated. This password must be the password used to log in to the provisioning portal on the Foreman instance.
OpenStack Image
  • Provider URL: The URL or fully qualified domain name of the machine on which the OpenStack Image Service is hosted. You must add the port number for the OpenStack Image Service to the end of the URL or fully qualified domain name. By default, this port number is 9292.
  • Requires Authentication: Allows you to specify whether authentication is required to access the OpenStack Image Service.
  • Username: A username for connecting to the OpenStack Image Service. This username must be the username for the OpenStack Image Service registered in the Keystone instance of which the OpenStack Image Service is a member. By default, this username is glance.
  • Password: The password against which the above username is to be authenticated. This password must be the password for the OpenStack Image Service registered in the Keystone instance of which the OpenStack Image Service is a member.
  • Tenant Name: The name of the OpenStack tenant of which the OpenStack Image Service is a member. By default, this will be Services.
OpenStack Network
  • Networking Plugin: The networking plugin with which to connect to the OpenStack server. You must select either Linux Bridge or Open vSwitch in accordance with the plugin set up in your OpenStack environment.
  • Provider URL: The URL or fully qualified domain name of the machine on which the OpenStack Networking instance is hosted. You must add the port number for the OpenStack Networking instance to the end of the URL or fully qualified domain name. By default, this port number is 9696.
  • Username: A username for connecting to the OpenStack Networking instance. This username must be the username for OpenStack Networking registered in the Keystone instance of which the OpenStack Networking instance is a member. By default, this username is neutron.
  • Password: The password against which the above username is to be authenticated. This password must be the password for OpenStack Networking registered in the Keystone instance of which the OpenStack Networking instance is a member.
  • Tenant Name: The name of the OpenStack tenant of which the OpenStack Networking instance is a member. By default, this will be Services.
Test
Allows users to test the specified credentials. This button is available to all provider types.
Report a bug