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This modifies the overview section to be one page instead of 4 long sections. We just refer to the architecture reference for details about the architecture. Change-Id: I1f5da9acaa677b2cd752cda30c33eba846a96eb4
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Overview
Note
For essential background reading to help understand the service and
storage architecture, please read OpenStack-Ansible
Architecture in its reference guide If you'd like to understand when
OpenStack-Ansible would be a good fit for your organisation, please read
the appendix "app-aboutosa
".
This guide refers to the following types of hosts:
- Deployment host, which runs the Ansible playbooks
- Target hosts, where Ansible installs OpenStack services and infrastructure components
Installation workflow
The following diagram shows the general workflow of an OpenStack-Ansible installation.
![](/openstack/openstack-ansible/media/commit/b6bb2c80ed3db076d0d70878659a8ce0c7ecf0ee/deploy-guide/source/figures/installation-workflow-overview.png)