Cloud Computing
Running a devstack virtual machine with limited memory
If you have a system with only 4GB of RAM, you need to assign at least 2.5GB (2560M) to a virtual machine to install devstack . Even with this limited RAM there are times the devstack installation will fail.
Read moreDownloading and installing devstack
The following instructions assume you have a running Linux virtual machine that can support the installation of devstack to demonstrate a simple working OpenStack cloud. For more information about the preparation needed for this step, see these pre-requisite instructions:
Read moreSetting up Ubuntu using vagrant
As discussed in Setting up an Ubuntu virtual machine using VirtualBox there are several other alternatives to defining an Ubuntu virtual machine. One of these alternatives is using Vagrant .
Read moreSetting up CentOS on VirtualBox for RDO
Create a CentOS Virtual Machine (VM) NOTE: There are several different ways in creating a base VM CentOS image. These steps are the more manual approach, however they are provided for completeness in understanding varying options.
Read moreGet 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 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.
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