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@@ -30,3 +30,16 @@ packer build -var-file=openstack.pkrvars.hcl openstack
 2. Install ansible (preferably in a virtualenv) and ensure `ansible-playbook` is in `PATH`
 3. Copy `openstack.pkrvars.hcl.example` to `openstack.pkrvars.hcl` and edit in the documented variables
 4. Run `packer build -var-file=openstack.pkrvars.hcl openstack`
+
+# Bright considerations
+
+In order to have this node "behave" as a normal slurm node, you'll need to do the following:
+
+1. Create an entry for it in devices - this is specifically to create the dns entry (the most important thing to set up is the IP under interfaces)
+2. Add the node entry to `/etc/slurm/slurm.conf` (both as a node definition and to a partition)
+
+# Running the openstack image
+
+1. Create an instance with the image, at whatever size you need
+2. Make sure to assign it to the `openstack-cheaha-internal` network with the `cheaha-network` security group
+3. Associagte a cheaha floating ip from the `cheaha-cluster` pool