The previous chapters described the designing elements involved in the OpenStack infrastructure configuration and deployment. Now it is time to let the users and administrators enjoy the rest of the journey and operate the OpenStack platform.
This chapter will expose a test-driven OpenStack experience through the usage of its Application Programming Interface (API) and Command Line Interface (CLI). Ultimately, the chapter will gather the discussed pieces from the previous chapters together and show how OpenStack services can be consumed from an end-user perspective as a real-life experience.
One of the key successes of a reliable infrastructure is being consistent and repeatable. This is where the usage of the server Template concept comes into play. As OpenStack itself was built based on the principles of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), it also provides...