Here is a Small Guide For Installing DevStack on Ubuntu 14.04 Server. That Server Instance Can Be Running on OpenStack Itself. It is not for production environment. It is exactly what it sounds - Dev Stack. OpenStack is for production environment. Right now, you can install DevStack in many ways like - All-In-One Single VM, All-In-One Single Machine, Multi-Node Lab, DevStack with Neutron … [Read more...]

Here is how to write Bash scripts For OpenShift PaaS mainly for installing Ruby based web softwares. We have example with OctoPress Bash Script. Neither it is possible to create cartridge for every web software nor cartridge is practical way for deploying custom web softwares. Instead of typing the commands manually, if we use Bash Scripts, the repetitive works become very … [Read more...]

Not only data protection must be ensured if we opt for the cloud. Here is a full discussion on what cloud readiness really means for the beginners. The market for cloud computing is growing unabated, the consequences of the NSA affair had little effect. Nevertheless, there is hardly any study that does not see the IT security and data protection as major barriers for further adoption of cloud … [Read more...]

OpenStack Monitoring is Specific For Specific Vendor Like HP Cloud, Rackspace etc. as We Are Using OpenStack as Client. One Component is Ready to be Used. The most advanced OpenStack Monitoring service can be seen at Rackspace. However, we can not use their service or the part of softwares on custom OpenStack installation or at HP Cloud.   OpenStack Monitoring Basics (HP … [Read more...]

VMware lost a major customer PayPal, who decided to go with the famous Open Source cloud computing platform OpenStack. PayPal notably drafted HSTS. PayPal opts for OpenStack is more significant from technical point than the financial part. PayPal, the company behind the eponymous and popular digital cash system, decided to abandon the VMware infrastructure in favor of OpenStack is a bigger news … [Read more...]

OpenStack Raksha Client Tools Means the Python Tools Which are Related to Data Protection and Backup. Examples are Given With HP Cloud as Client. It should appear to the reader as an obvious statement - if the OpenStack installation is the reader's installation, the control will be the highest but if the OpenStack installation is used as Client (like when we use the service of HP Public Cloud or … [Read more...]

Floating IP & OpenStack Raksha Can Be Used For Disaster Recovery and Obtaining Zero Downtime During Maintenance. Example is With HP Cloud as Client. OpenStack's various features clearly pushes the clients, that is we as example to not use the less costly competitors like DigitalOcean. Floating IP & OpenStack Raksha can be ideally found in HP Cloud's Installation. This style of usage is not … [Read more...]

On the Client Side, We Can Install a Ruby Gem Named Fog. In This Example, We Will Use OS X 10.10.1 as Client and HP Cloud as Cloud Service Provider. Obviously, we can use Python Swift Client to manage OpenStack Swift. Fog has extensive guides.   Manage OpenStack Swift With Fog (HP Cloud) : OS X Part   Our quite popular guide - iTerm2, Homebrew and ZSH Installation on OS X is the … [Read more...]

Here is How To Deploy OctoPress on OpenStack Swift, Example Given With HP Helion Cloud With Only Python Swift Client & a Custom Shebang Script. Previously, we have shown how to deploy OctoPress on OpenShift PaaS with our custom shebang script and how to upload Static Objects on on OpenStack Swift (HP Cloud). Most funny part is that - we need no middleware like Pyrax for the whole … [Read more...]