<div id="yui_3_5_1_1_1357209408006_300" class="report"><p>I would like
to deploy OpenStack with two compute nodes; one using KVM(which seems to
be default) and one using VMware ESXi. I am clear on how to use KVM
compute nodes but its not clear on how to deploy the compute for ESXi.</p>
<p id="yui_3_5_1_1_1357209408006_299">Assumptions<br>
I cant install compute software on the ESXi server directly since ESXi runs a proprietary baremetal OS.<br>
I dont need any other proprietary software/license other than ESXi. That is I dont need vSphere or vCenter etc.</p>
<p>These are some of the questions that I have:<br>
Do I need another physical server to install compute which then points to the ESXi?<br>
Or Do I need to create a Ubuntu(lets say) VM with in ESXi host and install compute inside this Ubuntu VM?</p>
<p>Any help in clarifying these will be greatly appreciated. Also if
there is a pointer to a deployment diagram for such a case, that will be
great as well.</p>
<p>Regards,<br>
Balu</p></div>