[fancy_header3 variation=”deepblue”]Public Cloud and Network as a Service[/fancy_header3] The first part of the post was building the Public Cloud node. The second part of this post is going to be a primitive blue print for how to build a hybrid private/public network and what network as a service could mean. Without reliable national broadband and… Continue reading Public Cloud and Network as a Service
Tag: OpenStack
The HP Public Cloud and OpenStack
[fancy_header3 variation=”deepblue”]The HP Public Cloud and OpenStack[/fancy_header3] We have listened to people ramble on about the promise of the cloud and the impact on infrastructure for a few years now, but very rarely has anyone articulated a reasonable blueprint on ramp into this public cloud. SaaS is everywhere, the application was and will continue to… Continue reading The HP Public Cloud and OpenStack
Rackspace OpenStack Installation on a KVM VM
Rackspace OpenStack Installation on a KVM VM: Big day in the OpenStack world, Rackspace announced it was releasing its Openstack installer image named Alamo v1.0. running on top of KVM, along with Opscode Chef and Rackspace OpenStack cookbooks. This may be the Open Source renaissance we have been needing and forced into by exorbitant profit taking,… Continue reading Rackspace OpenStack Installation on a KVM VM
Quantum OpenStack Scripted Python Install
Update: My latest installation document for Folsom can be found here. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so I am just using DevStack in that tutorial. This will not work with OpenStack apt-get repos anymore since the packages have changed to Folsom. Thanks! Quantum OpenStack Python Installer Installation: Here is a cobbled… Continue reading Quantum OpenStack Scripted Python Install
Building a Windows Image for OpenStack
[fancy_header3 variation=”steelblue”]Building a Windows Image for OpenStack[/fancy_header3] Building a Windows Image for OpenStack : Here is a how-to for building a Windows image to import into OpenStack or a KVM Hypervisor. We need to sysprep the image before we can import it into Glance. [colored_box variation=”steelblue”]For a tutorial on getting OpenStack Folsom up and running… Continue reading Building a Windows Image for OpenStack
OpenStack Essex Installer Script
Update: My latest installation document for Folsom can be found here. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so I am just using DevStack in that tutorial. Thanks! Here is a Python Script I put together for installing OpenStack Essex on either your laptop in a Virtualbox VM running Qemu or on… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Installer Script
Comparing Vmware vs. OpenStack
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Comparing Vmware vs. OpenStack[/fancy_header3] Comparing Vmware vs. OpenStack: I ran into a great slide deck Mirantis comparing VMware and OpenStack (Essex) and wanted to share it. I am not affiliated with Mirantis. I started to research a side by side comparison between OpenStack and VMware. The slide deck is really good and deserves more… Continue reading Comparing Vmware vs. OpenStack
OpenStack Essex and Quantum Installation using OpenvSwitch from Scratch
[fancy_header3 variation=”slategrey”]OpenStack Essex and Quantum Installation using OpenvSwitch from Scratch[/fancy_header3] [titled_box title=”Update: This is a very dated post, check out the Grizzly installation” variation=”slategrey”] My latest installation document for Folsom can be found at the post OpenStack Folsom Quantum Devstack Installation Tutorial and Screencast. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so… Continue reading OpenStack Essex and Quantum Installation using OpenvSwitch from Scratch