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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<chapter id="help-hw-req">
+  <title>Help with Hardware Requirements</title>
+
+  <para>For information on compatible hardware types available for use, please
+  see the <ulink
+  url="http://docs.openstack.org/developer/fueldocs/plugindocs/fuel-plugin-sdk-guide.html">Fuel
+  Plugin Developers Guide</ulink><remark>update this link with the correct
+  ENFV guide if needed.</remark> . When choosing the hardware on which you
+  will deploy your OpenStack environment, you should consider the
+  following:</para>
+
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>CPU &ndash; the number of virtual machines that you plan to deploy
+      in your cloud environment and the CPU per virtual machine.</para>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
+      <para>Memory &ndash; depends on the amount of RAM assigned per virtual
+      machine and the controller node.</para>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
+      <para>Storage &ndash; depends on the local-drive space per virtual
+      machine, remote volumes that can be attached to a virtual machine, and
+      object storage.</para>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
+      <para>Networking &ndash; depends on the chosen Network Topology, the
+      network bandwidth per virtual machine, and network storage.</para>
+    </listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</chapter>
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