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Get your Oslo swag in Austin
Hot of the press are our Oslo stickers for the Austin event. Be sure to track down an Oslo core, answer the magic question and add this to your conference swag.
Read moreSetting up Ubuntu on VirtualBox for devstack
As discussed , devstack enables a software developer to run a standalone minimal OpenStack cloud on a virtual machine (VM). In this tutorial we are going to step through the installation of an Ubuntu VM using VirtualBox manually.
Read moreVirtualBox networking for beginners
When using VirtualBox for my OpenStack development I always configure two network adapters for ease of development. The first is a NAT adapter that enables the guest VM connectivity to the Internet via the host.
Read moreInstalling VirtualBox for OpenStack development
Download VirtualBox for your operating system VirtualBox is an open source virtualization product that will allow you to create virtual machines on a computer using Linux, Mac OS X or Windows.
Read moreInstalling Openstack with devstack, a first-time guide
This guide will enable the reader to install a minimal OpenStack cloud using devstack for the first time. This guide will assume you have never installed virtualization software, used or configured devstack or even observed a running OpenStack cloud.
Read moredevstack, your personal OpenStack Cloud
As a software developer or system architect that is interested in looking at the workings of OpenStack , devstack is one of several different ways to start a personal cloud using the current OpenStack code base .
Read moreWhat is OpenStack?
OpenStack is a cloud computing software product that is the leading open source platform for creating cloud infrastructure. Used by hundreds of companies to run public, private and hybrid clouds, OpenStack is the second most popular open source project after the Linux Kernel .
Read moreRetiring an OpenStack project
As part of migrating Oslo Incubator code to graduated libraries I have come across several inactive OpenStack projects. (An inactivate project does not mean the project should be retired or removed).
Read moreOracle OpenStack leveraging MySQL Cluster and Docker
At Oracle Openworld this year, Oracle OpenStack Release 2 was announced. This Kilo based distribution included some new deployment features not see in other OpenStack distros including the use of Kolla , Docker and MySQL Cluster .
Read moreManaging MySQL Version Upgrades Presentation
The following presentation was given at the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Latin America 2015 tour events in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. Download Presentation In this presentation I talk about the various versions and means of installing and upgrading MySQL including:
Read moreTesting and Verifying your MySQL Backup Strategy Presentation
This past week I have been the sole MySQL representative on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Latin America 2015 tour events in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. Download Presentation In this presentation I talk about the important steps for testing and verifying your MySQL backup strategy to ensure your business continuity in any disaster recovery situation.
Read moreDeploying Ubuntu OpenStack Kilo
My previous Ubuntu OpenStack setup has been using the Juno release. I received some installation problems for Kilo using the stable repo and so I switched to using the experimental repo.
Read moreWriting and testing unit tests in OpenStack
The following outlines an approach of identifying and improving unit tests in an OpenStack project. Obtain the source code You can obtain a copy of current source code for an OpenStack project at http://git.
Read moreContributing to OpenStack
Following my first OpenStack Summit in Vancouver 4/2015 it was time to become involved with contributing to OpenStack. I have lurked around the mailing lists and several IRC channels for a few weeks and familiarized myself with OpenStack in varying forms including devstack , the free hosted Mirantis Express and the VM version, Ubuntu OpenStack , and even building my own 3 physical server cloud from second hand hardware purchased on eBay.
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