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| − | [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/MAAS MAAS] is the service from Ubuntu which provides easy installation of metal servers to the OpenStack cloud and provides the "Standard Hardware" layer pictured above. Once the metal servers are provisioned then "[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/MAAS/Juju Juju]" charms are used to install components of the OpenStack cloud which provides the "OpenStack Shared Services" layer pictured above. Finally cloud services are provided by the "OpenStack Dashboard" pictured above. | + | [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/MAAS MAAS] (Metal As A Service) is the service from Ubuntu which provides easy installation of metal servers to the OpenStack cloud and provides the "Standard Hardware" layer pictured above. Once the metal servers are provisioned then "[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/MAAS/Juju Juju]" charms are used to install components of the OpenStack cloud which provides the "OpenStack Shared Services" layer pictured above. Finally cloud services are provided by the "OpenStack Dashboard" pictured above. |
;Demo Server Download | ;Demo Server Download | ||
A live CD of the demo server can be downloaded from the following link: | A live CD of the demo server can be downloaded from the following link: | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 15 June 2012
- Intoduction
This wiki web page documents the implementation of the OpenStack cloud infrastructure in order to evaluate the possible deployment on campus.
A brief overview of OpenStack is displayed below.
MAAS (Metal As A Service) is the service from Ubuntu which provides easy installation of metal servers to the OpenStack cloud and provides the "Standard Hardware" layer pictured above. Once the metal servers are provisioned then "Juju" charms are used to install components of the OpenStack cloud which provides the "OpenStack Shared Services" layer pictured above. Finally cloud services are provided by the "OpenStack Dashboard" pictured above.
- Demo Server Download
A live CD of the demo server can be downloaded from the following link:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-cloud-live/releases/12.04/ubuntu-12.04-cloud-live-amd64.iso
- Demo Server Instructions
- Create bootable USB stick from CD and then boot the CD.
- After booting the CD open the Google Chrome browser and open an internet connection by going to https://inetkey.sun.ac.za.
- Open the "GettingStarted" file on the desktop and follow the instructions.
- The credentials for logging into the "Dashboard" are:
username = ubuntu
password = ubuntu123
