This is common to see for simple installations, but the database can be put on the controller or on its own node (or set of nodes) as necessary for the deployment you're standing up. This is the case for all components. The database, messaging, and each of the rest of the OpenStack components. They can all be put together or separated as necessary for scale. Dan On 06/30/2014 04:32 AM, Alex Leonhardt wrote: > hi, > > the documentation seems to refer to put the DB (mysql/postgres?) onto > the controller node - is it "OK" to actually have a separate pair of DBs > rather than on the controller itself or is that a hard requirement ? > > Am referring to this : > http://docs.openstack.org/icehouse/install-guide/install/yum/content/basics-database-controller.html > > Thanks! > Alex > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenStack-operators mailing list > OpenStack-operators at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-operators >