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Table of Contents 7 Preface 11 Intended Audience 11 Conventions Used in This Book 11 Using Code Examples 12 Safari® Books Online 12 How to Contact Us 13 Acknowledgments 13 Chapter 1. The OpenStack Project 15 What Is the OpenStack Project ? 15 Releases 16 Community 17 Chapter 2. Understanding Swift 19 Architecture 20 Presentation 20 Authentication 20 Resource 21 Chapter 3. Understanding Glance 23 Architecture 23 Image Support 25 API Support 26 Installation 27 Chapter 4. Understanding Nova 29 Nova Architecture 29 API 30 Scheduler 31 Compute Worker 31 Volume Worker 33 Network Worker 34 Queue 34 Database 35 Chapter 5. Obtaining Nova 37 Nova Versions and Packaging 37 Distributions 39 StackOps 39 Citrix “Project Olympus” 40 Nova Packages 40 Launchpad Ubuntu Packages 40 Release 40 Milestone 41 Trunk 41 Ubuntu Distribution Packages 41 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Packages 42 Fedora Packages 42 Microsoft Windows 42 Source Code 42 Chapter 6. Planning Nova Deployment 45 Virtualization Technology 45 Authentication 47 API 47 Scheduler 47 Image Service 48 Database 48 Volumes 49 Chapter 7. Installing Nova 51 Installing Nova with StackOps 51 Check StackOps Requirements 52 Download StackOps 53 Install StackOps 53 Install Operating System 53 Configure with Smart Installer 55 Test StackOps Installation 60 Installing Nova from Packages 60 Install Base Operating System 60 Install Nova Packages 61 Install Prerequisites 61 Install Nova 63 Install Glance 64 Configure OpenStack 64 Chapter 8. Using Nova 67 Creating User and Projects 67 Uploading Images 68 Launching Instances 69 Configuring Network Connectivity 70 Accessing Instances 71 Attaching Volumes 71 Terminating Instances 73 Chapter 9. Administering Nova 75 Configuration Files 75 Configuration Tools 76 Service 77 Quotas 77 Database 78 Instance Types and Flavors 79 Virtual Machine 81 Network 81 Shell 82 Volumes 82 OpenStack was created with the audacious goal of being the ubiquitous software choice for building public and private cloud infrastructures. In just over a year, it's become the most talked-about project in open source. This concise book introduces OpenStack's general design and primary software components in detail, and shows you how to start using it to build cloud infrastructures.If you're a developer, technologist, or system administrator familiar with cloud offerings such as Rackspace Cloud or Amazon Web Services, Deploying OpenStack shows you how to obtain and deploy OpenStack software in a few controlled scenarios.Learn about OpenStack Compute (known as “Nova”), OpenStack Object Store ('Swift'), and OpenStack Image Service ('Glance')Understand common pitfalls in architecting, deploying, and implementing your cloud infrastructure with OpenStackDetermine which version of the OpenStack code base best suits your deployment needsDefine your deployment scenario and finalize key design choicesInstall Nova on a single node with either the StackOps distro or an Ubuntu packageBe familiar with important configuration options and important administrative commands OpenStack was created with the audacious goal of being the ubiquitous software choice for building public and private cloud infrastructures. In just over a year, it's become the most talked-about project in open source. This concise book introduces OpenStack's general design and primary software components in detail, and shows you how to start using it to build cloud infrastructures. If you're a developer, technologist, or system administrator familiar with cloud offerings such as Rackspace Cloud or Amazon Web Services, Deploying OpenStack shows you how to obtain and deploy OpenStack software in a few controlled scenarios. Learn about OpenStack Compute (known as “Nova”), OpenStack Object Store ("Swift"), and OpenStack Image Service ("Glance") Understand common pitfalls in architecting, deploying, and implementing your cloud infrastructure with OpenStack Determine which version of the OpenStack code base best suits your deployment needs Define your deployment scenario and finalize key design choices Install Nova on a single node with either the StackOps distro or an Ubuntu package Be familiar with important configuration options and important administrative commands This ebook is aimed at developers, technologists and system administrators eager to understand and deploy cloud computing through the OpenStack Nova project.