Virtualization
are you running KVM or QEMU launched instances?
A recent operators mailing list thread asked this question regarding the OpenStack user survey results of April 2016 (See page 39). As I verified my own local multi-node devstack dedicated H/W environment with varying commands, I initially came across the following error (which later was found to be misleading).
Read moreUsing your devstack cloud
You have setup and installed devstack . Now what! The Horizon UI will allow you to administer your running cloud from a web interface. We are not going to discuss the web UI in this post.
Read moreRunning 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 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.
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