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OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Kevin Jackson, Cody Bunch
Book Image

OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Kevin Jackson, Cody Bunch

Overview of this book

<p>OpenStack is an open source cloud operating stack that was born from Rackspace and NASA and became a global success, developed by scores of people around the globe and backed by some of the leading players in the cloud space today.<br /><br />OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook, Second Edition will show you exactly how to install the components that are required to make up a private cloud environment. You will learn how to set up an environment that you manage just as you would a public cloud provider like Rackspace with the help of experienced OpenStack administrators and architects.<br /><br />We begin by configuring the key components such as identity, image compute, and storage in a safe, virtual environment that we will then build on this throughout the book. The book will also teach you about provisioning and managing OpenStack in the datacenter using proven DevOps tools and techniques.<br /><br />From installing or creating a sandbox environment using Vagrant and VirtualBox to installing OpenStack in the datacenter, from understanding logging to automating OpenStack installations, whatever level of experience or interest you have with OpenStack there is a chapter for you. Installation steps cover compute, object storage, identity, block storage volumes, image, horizon, software defined networking and DevOps tools for automating your infrastructure OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook, Second edition gives you clear step-by-step instructions to installing and running your own private cloud.</p>
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using OpenStack Dashboard to manage Neutron networks


The OpenStack Dashboard has the ability to view, create and edit Neutron networks, which makes managing complex software defined networks much easier. Certain functions, such as creating shared networks and provider routers require a user to be logged into the OpenStack Dashboard as a user with admin privileges, but any user can create private networks. To help with managing complex software defined networks, the OpenStack Dashboard provides automatically updating network topography.

Getting ready

Load a Web browser, point it to our OpenStack Dashboard address at http:///172.16.0.200/horizon, and log in as a user, such as the demo user created in Adding users recipe of Chapter 1, Keystone OpenStack Identity Service, with the password openstack.

How to do it...

Creating networks

To create a private network for a logged in user, carry out the following steps:

  1. To manage networks within our OpenStack Dashboard, select the Networks tab as shown in...