OpenStack (http://openstack.org) is a collection of open source projects that enables an open, scalable cloud infrastructure. The core of OpenStack is meant to provide consistent APIs and interfaces to a variety of potential back-ends.
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Where can I get live help for OpenStack and its associated technologies? (keystone, nova, quantum, etc.) [closed]
Where can I get help for/discuss OpenStack and its associated technologies?
e.g. an IRC channel for keystone, nova, quantum, etc.)
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How does OpenStack determine “Available Instances”, “Available vCPUs”, and “Available RAM”?
I have a new OpenStack installation on a Server with 8 cores and 16GB of RAM. How does OpenStack determine that I have 10 "Available Instances", 20 "Available vCPUs", and 51,200 MB of "Available ...
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OpenStack Server Instances have internet access, but they are unable to access the internal network
I'm running an OpenStack Grizzly release with a Nova-Network configuration. [No Quantium]. My network is setup as follows:
OpenStack Box (10.10.13.xx network)->OpenStack Internal Network ...
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Add OpenStack Compute to existing Xen based server
I have an existing server running Cenos 6.x with Xen 4.x and a dozen or so virtual machines. I'm building out an OpenStack environment and was wondering if is possible to install OpenStack compute on ...
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SSH Keys Won't allow for me to log into a Ubuntu OpenStack image
I have an instance of the ubuntu image: precise-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img. I can boot/launch the image from Nova. [Below is the image details] However, I am not able to log into the box with the ...
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Turn off strict checking of ssh keys
each user creates and destroys 15+ plus vm's per day. The vm's are created in the company's internal openstack cloud.
Every time a new vm is assigned an ip address which has previously been handed ...
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Architecture of an IaaS [closed]
I have troubles understanding (not precisely, just the big picture) how IaaS works. So there is a pool of servers (datacenter) all managed by an hypervisor. The hypervisor is used to create virtual ...
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Can you export an OpenStack Instance to be used on another Product
Is it possible to export an Openstack Instance to be run in vmware or virtualpc or other virtual server types.
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Open Computer Project System for the lab [closed]
Where can one buy whole servers or parts for Open Compute Project (OCP) system. I'm planning to build couple of servers for the network lab in my university and was curious if that's even worth to go ...
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Static IP Addresses and OpenStack
I'm working within an environment where static IP addresses are the prescribed method. I have a set of IP addresses [about 10] and I'm trying to get that to be the pool of IPs that OpenStack can use. ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Openstack MySQL Connecction Not Responding
I'm installing Openstack Grizzly using the guide found here: Openstack-Grizzly-Install-Guide
I would like to run Openstack on a single machine with 3 physical network interfaces. I've named them ...
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Do I really need to use openstack? [closed]
There is a lot of hype on the Ubuntu website at the moment about openstack and I am planning to setup a few virtualised servers on Ubuntu anyway. My question is that I'm not sure if openstack would ...
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How does OpenStack's object storage (swift) know where to find objects?
I've been reading the architectural docs for swift (http://docs.openstack.org/developer/swift/overview_architecture.html). I half understand what 'rings' are for but I think I'm missing some details.
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Ghost “vlan 0” tags added to ethernet frames in CentOS guest under OpenStack
I'm trying to debug an issue involving a KVM virtual machine instance where the instance doesn't respond to network requests when the source is on another physical machine, which is on the same subnet ...
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OpenStack over NGINX+uWSGI
Following this not so popular question: OpenStack & NGINX+uWSGI
I've start to build my dashboard node using well... NGINX and uWSGI of course, but I'm now facing a path problem.
Indeed, uWSGI is ...
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Configuring trunk interface in Cisco 3750 switch to allow multiple Vlans connected with Ubuntu servers having a single NIC (sub-interfaced)
I have 3 Ubuntu servers (each having only 1 NIC) for my openstack cluster configuration following the guide of http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_OpenStack_Edition:_Folsom_Manual_Install
I also have ...
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OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Fails to Allow Log In
I cannot log in to the OpenStack Dashboard; attempting to do so results in a re-direct back to the log-in page.
Entering the wrong details will throw an "incorrect user/pass" error; the correct ...
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Cannot connect to Openstack Instance via horizon, but SSH works?
I've got an OpenStack deployment running inside a VM for testing purposes. My setup is as follows: Host Ubuntu x64 with Virtualbox -> Guest Ubuntu x64 with OpenStack -> Ubuntu X64 Server Test ...
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NGINX and OpenStack Horizon?
I recently update our web infrastructure to use NGINX instead of our Apache servers.
Now, I'm also operating an OpenStack Infrastructure and I was wondering if there is a state of the art way to ...
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How to apt-get install a package for Ubuntu Quantal from Ubuntu Precise 12.04
On Ubuntu Precise 12.04, the package osm2pgsql is currently at 0.70.5+r25090-2ubuntu2. However I need to install a newer version 0.80 but apt-get update does not provide the newer version.
Question: ...
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DHCP reply packets do not make it into KVM instance in OpenStack
I'm running a KVM instance inside of OpenStack, and it isn't getting an IP address from the DHCP server.
Using tcpdump, I can see the request and reply packets on vnet0 of the compute host:
# ...
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Ping respones to floating IPs don't reach the router (iptables/nat)
I'm running OpenStack, and I'm having trouble accessing my instances from floating IPs, from anywhere except the network controller node.
I've got a Folsom deployment with FlatDHCP, not running ...
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error: operation failed: Active console session exists for this domain
I have configured opensatck on RHEL6.3. also i am able to create instance using UI i.e fronted. but i am not able get console of instances.. also able shutdown and undefine.
[root@ibmvt4 ...
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Can't connect to instance via floating IPs, not natting/forwarding properly
I'm having trouble getting floating IPs to work properly on my OpenStack
setup. It looks like the controller node (running nova-network) isn't
forwarding the traffic to the instances.
I've got a ...
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arp reply is not processed
My eth0 interface does not process a legitimate arp reply.
When I try to ping a host, I see arp request and reply with tcpdump from the host I try to ping from, but ip neigh says that there is a ...
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Mounting ISO9660 File System in Windows 2008
I am booting Windows 2008 instances in an OpenStack environment. OpenStack can use a "config drive" to pass metadata information to the instances. This drive is formatted as a ISO9660 (or optionally ...
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Environment variable and keystone [duplicate]
Using Openstack Folsom on Ubuntu 12.04 with keystone,glance,compute
when env variable is not set for service_endpoint= and service_token=,then
keystone user-list,role-list,endpoint-list returns with ...
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Openstack keystone issue
i am having an issue with keystone,keystone is configured with users nova,glance and admin user and their endpoints are also defined.
when performing
keystone token-get
it is showing token,but ...
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Running ScaleMP on top of OpenStack [closed]
Looking for a feedback if anyone has already played with running ScaleMP linux appliances in OpenStack (KVM)?
A short description of the setup (w/ or w/o InfiniBand, total amount of RAM, etc) and its ...
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Openstack Essex: how can I add custom iptables rules
I've got an openstack instance (all in one node) and want to redirect incoming traffic on some port from the host to one of the instance.
Openstack Nova set up a whole bunch of iptables rules. How ...
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OpenStack or the Like for OS X [closed]
I was wondering if there is a piece of software that can provision virtual machines on OS X? Googled but nothing good came out of it.
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Why does host swap out VMs when there are 16GB of buffer cache and swappiness = 0? [duplicate]
I have a desktop running Ubuntu Quantal using OpenStack Folsom on an Intel i5 with 32 GB RAM and 2 GB swap. I'm running 7 VMs each sized like a EC2 m1.small, so 1.7 GB RAM each. I'm using KVM.
As I ...
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OpenStack Quantum Log shows AMQP server on <server>:5672 is unreachable: Socket closed
In an OpenStack Folsom installation, my quantum server logs at /var/log/quantum/server.log shows:
2013-02-06 11:51:38 INFO [quantum.openstack.common.rpc.common] Reconnecting to AMQP server on ...
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Devstack multinode setup: VM get in SHUTOFF status automatically
I am using devstack multi-node setup with one controller node on one physical host and one compute node on another machine. I am using quantum with nova and not nova network.
controller node localrc:
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Cannot 'delete' while instance is in vm_state rebuilding
I have openstack essex setup. I have some instances which are in rebuilding state in openstack.
[root@localhost ~]# nova list
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Open Stack Installation - single server
I have managed to set up openstack on a single machine, everything appears to work with exception to being able to ssh.
I can ssh to the instance from the host box, which has a public ip. However as ...
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Does nova support pxe boot?
I'm working on an OpenStack-based project. Now we need a virtual machine to boot from PXE. I cannot find any document about that. Does nova support PXE boot? If yes, how do I create a KVM image that ...
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openstack: how to run multiple glance instances?
I'm new to openstack. And I have followed the installation guide to set an openstack on a single host server. Now I got a question. On the single node, I registered a glance service and relative ...
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MAAS and openstack [closed]
I am confused how MAAS (Metal as a service) is different from Cloud? What is the difference or similarities between MAAS and openstack, are they both same or different
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Single Computer Openstack Deployment - Essex vs Folsom
The OpenStack Install and Deploy Manual for Essex seems to imply that the whole stack can be deployed on one machine without the need for VMs. In fact, DevStack does exactly this.
However, the ...
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how to upgrade libvirt?
I'm trying to install openstack on RHEL 6.2. Following installation guide from openstack.org, I'm using the command:
yum install openstack-nova openstack-glance
After resolved many dependencies, I ...
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Stopping Devstack from running every time
I installed DevStack on my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop. But now, every time I start my laptop, the Apache HTTP servers and MySQL daemon are running at startup. Is there anyway to stop that from happening?
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Why can't Openstack VM reach itself via it's Floating IP?
I set up an OpenStack Folsom (2012.2) multi-node, single-network infrastructure.
Everything runs fine, instances are running good on any compute node, private network works like a charm and all ...
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Openstack with no fixed range
I test-drove various Openstack installations (devstack, offical guides and so on) on VM's and me&my devs love it, so we acquired the HW to set a small production cluster (3 IBM x3650, 4 ethernets ...
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Openstack-Swift Disk usage for Containers
Currently i am testing a openstack-swift cluster made of 1 proxy node and 6 storage nodes. Each host has ubuntu 12.04. I put 5000 containers each having a text 4.6 KB. Each storage node has a 100 GB ...
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Object storage: when to choose OpenStack (Swift) vs. Ceph
Swift (OpenStack) and Ceph are both open source projects that implement object storage.
What are the factors to consider when trying to decide which one to deploy? Under what scenarios would you ...
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Openstack: how object storage to be used by apps running on VM?
I'm new to openstack, now reading some documentation. I have question about the object storage.
Could the swift object storage be used by apps running on virtual machine? I guess the answer should be ...
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How to enable libvirt event logging?
I have one controller node with CentOS and one compute node with kvm hyperviser. I am using OpenStack.
When I run the nova boot command, it will create one virtual machine one compute host.
We can ...
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Hosting websites in our Workplace custom-built datacentre
I'm faced with unique learning opportunity at work at the moment. Due to the slowdown (amongst other reasons), the powers that be at my office have decided to abandon our shared hosting providers ...
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Got Bus error (core dumped) when run the nova-compute from nova user
I got error when I try to restart the nova-compute service on my compute node.
[root@mycompute ~]# service nova-compute restart
Stopping OpenStack Nova Compute Worker: [ OK ]
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