bridging the gap: explaining openstack to vmware administrators kenneth hui, open cloud architect,...
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Bridging the Gap:Explaining OpenStack toVMware Administrators
Kenneth Hui, Open Cloud Architect, RackspaceScott Lowe, Engineering Architect, VMware
Before we start
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•vSphere and OpenStack have very different origins
•Those origins greatly influenced the resulting architectures
•vSphere originated as a way to provide virtualized infrastructure
•OpenStack originated as a way to provide consumable infrastructure services
Different origins
•Loosely coupled vs. tightly coupled (more on that in a moment)
•API driven
•Multiple hypervisors (KVM, Xen, vSphere, Hyper-V)
•Multiple disk formats (QCOW, RAW, VMDK...)
•Integrated networking
Key architectural attributes
•Cloud instances are disposableVMs are not uniqueTune and groom apps not the cattleReplace when necessaryShoot the cattle when it is sick
Cattle vs. pets
•Virtual Machines needs care and feeding•Name the VM•Tune and groom regularly•Feed pets with good food and supplements
•Take pets to the vet when they are sick
Instance evacuation
•Without Shared Storage
•The instance will be booted from a new disk, but will preserve the configuration, e.g. id, name, uid, ip...etc.
•With Shared Storage
•The instance will be booted from same disk and data will be preserved
•Differences in how networking is handled really reflect the architectural differences in OpenStack and vSphere
•Networking in vSphere is a bit more separate
•OpenStack networking is more integrated
Networking
Additional Resources
• OpenStack Configuration Reference• http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/section_compute-
hypervisors.html• vSphere with OpenStack Blog Posts
• http://cloudarchitectmusings.com/2013/06/24/openstack-for-vmware-admins-nova-compute-with-vsphere-part-1/
• http://cloudarchitectmusings.com/2013/06/26/openstack-for-vmware-admins-nova-compute-with-vsphere-part-2/
• http://cloudarchitectmusings.com/2013/07/09/openstack-compute-for-vsphere-admins-part-3-ha-and-vm-migration/
• http://cloudarchitectmusings.com/2013/08/05/openstack-compute-for-vsphere-admins-part-4-overcommitment-in-nova-compute/
• http://cloudarchitectmusings.com/2013/08/13/openstack-compute-for-vsphere-admins-part-5-designing-for-vsphere-with-nova-compute
Thank youKenneth [email protected]@hui_kennethhttp://cloudarchitectmusings.com
Scott [email protected]@scott_lowehttp://blog.scottlowe.org