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<para>Storage</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>For each of these areas, the selection of hardware for a
general purpose OpenStack cloud must reflect the fact that a
the cloud has no pre-defined usage model. This means that
there will be a wide variety of applications running on this
cloud that will have varying resource usage requirements. Some
applications will be RAM-intensive, some applications will be
CPU-intensive, while others will be storage-intensive.
Therefore, choosing hardware for a general purpose OpenStack
cloud must provide balanced access to all major
resources.</para>
<para>Certain hardware form factors may be better suited for use
in a general purpose OpenStack cloud because of the need for
an equal or nearly equal balance of resources. Server hardware
for a general purpose OpenStack architecture design must
provide an equal or nearly equal balance of compute capacity
(RAM and CPU), network capacity (number and speed of links),
and storage capacity (gigabytes or terabytes as well as Input/Output
Operations Per Second (<glossterm>IOPS</glossterm>).</para>
<para>Server hardware is evaluated around four conflicting
dimensions:
<para>Selecting hardware for a general purpose OpenStack cloud
should reflect a cloud with no pre-defined usage model.
General purpose clouds are designed to run a wide variety of
applications with varying resource usage requirements.
These applications include any of the following:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
RAM-intensive
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
CPU-intensive
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Storage-intensive
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Choosing hardware for a general purpose OpenStack cloud
must provide balanced access to all major resources.</para>
<para>Certain hardware form factors may better suit a general
purpose OpenStack cloud due to the requirement for equal (or
nearly equal) balance of resources. Server hardware must provide
the following:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Equal (or nearly equal) balance of compute capacity (RAM and CPU)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Network capacity (number and speed of links)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Storage capacity (gigabytes or terabytes as well as Input/Output
Operations Per Second (<glossterm>IOPS</glossterm>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Server hardware is evaluated around four conflicting
dimensions.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Server density</term>
@ -83,7 +114,8 @@
density. As a result, determining the best server hardware for
a general purpose OpenStack architecture means understanding
how choice of form factor will impact the rest of the
design.</para>
design. The following list outlines the form factors to
choose from:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Blade servers typically support dual-socket
@ -131,16 +163,14 @@
supports.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Given the wide selection of hardware and general user
requirements, the best form factor for the server hardware
<para>The best form factor for server hardware
supporting a general purpose OpenStack cloud is driven by
outside business and cost factors. No single reference
architecture will apply to all implementations; the decision
must flow out of the user requirements, technical
must flow from user requirements, technical
considerations, and operational considerations. Here are some
of the key factors that influence the selection of server
hardware:
</para>
hardware:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Instance density</term>
@ -198,13 +228,11 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>The selection of certain form factors or architectures will
affect the selection of server hardware. For example, if the
design calls for a scale-out storage architecture (such as
leveraging Ceph, Gluster, or a similar commercial
solution), then the server hardware selection will need to be
carefully considered to match the requirements set by the
commercial solution. Ensure that the selected server hardware
<para>The selection of form factors or architectures affects the selection
of server hardware. For example, if the design is a scale-out storage architecture,
then the server hardware selection will require careful consideration
when matching the requirements set to the commercial solution.</para>
<para>Ensure that the selected server hardware
is configured to support enough storage capacity (or storage
expandability) to match the requirements of selected scale-out
storage solution. For example, if a centralized storage
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networks required. There is variability in network expansion
cards, so it is important to be aware of potential impacts or
interoperability issues with other components in the
architecture. This is especially true if the architecture uses
InfiniBand or another less commonly used networking
protocol.</para>
architecture.</para>
<section xml:id="selecting-storage-hardware">
<title>Selecting storage hardware</title>
<para>The selection of storage hardware is largely determined by
the proposed storage architecture. Factors that need to be
incorporated into the storage architecture include:
</para>
<para>Storage hardware architecture is largely determined by the
selected storage architecture. The selection of storage
architecture, as well as the corresponding storage hardware,
is determined by evaluating possible solutions against the
critical factors, the user requirements, technical
considerations, and operational considerations. Factors that need to be
incorporated into the storage architecture include:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Cost</term>
<listitem>
<para>Storage can be a significant portion of the
overall system cost that should be factored into the
design decision. For an organization that is concerned
overall system cost. For an organization that is concerned
with vendor support, a commercial storage solution is
advisable, although it is comes with a higher price
advisable, although it comes with a higher price
tag. If initial capital expenditure requires
minimization, designing a system based on commodity
hardware would apply. The trade-off is potentially
@ -245,101 +273,60 @@
incompatibility and interoperability issues.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Performance</term>
<listitem>
<para>Storage performance, measured by
observing the latency of storage I-O requests, is not
a critical factor for a general purpose OpenStack
cloud as overall systems performance is not a design
priority.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Scalability</term>
<listitem>
<para>The term "scalability" refers to how
well the storage solution performs as it expands up to
its maximum designed size. A solution that continues
to perform well at maximum expansion is considered
scalable. A storage solution that performs well in
small configurations but has degrading performance as
it expands was not designed to be not scalable.
Scalability, along with expandability, is a major
<para>Scalability, along with expandability, is a major
consideration in a general purpose OpenStack cloud. It
might be difficult to predict the final intended size
of the implementation because there are no established
usage patterns for a general purpose cloud. Therefore,
it may become necessary to expand the initial
deployment in order to accommodate growth and user
demand. The ability of the storage solution to
continue to perform well as it expands is
important.</para>
of the implementation as there are no established
usage patterns for a general purpose cloud. It might
become necessary to expand the initial deployment in
order to accommodate growth and user demand.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Expandability</term>
<listitem>
<para>This refers to the overall ability of
the solution to grow. A storage solution that expands
to 50&nbsp;PB is considered more expandable than a solution
that only scales to 10&nbsp;PB. This metric is related to,
but different, from scalability, which is a measure of
the solution's performance as it expands.
Expandability is a major architecture factor for
<para>Expandability is a major architecture factor for
storage solutions with general purpose OpenStack
cloud. For example, the storage architecture for a
cloud that is intended for a development platform may
not have the same expandability and scalability
cloud. A storage solution that expands
to 50&nbsp;PB is considered more expandable than a
solution that only scales to 10&nbsp;PB. This metric is
related to, but different, from scalability, which is a
measure of the solution's performance as it expands. For example, the storage
architecture for a cloud that is intended for a development
platform may not have the same expandability and scalability
requirements as a cloud that is intended for a
commercial product.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>Storage hardware architecture is largely determined by the
selected storage architecture. The selection of storage
architecture, as well as the corresponding storage hardware,
is determined by evaluating possible solutions against the
critical factors, the user requirements, technical
considerations, and operational considerations. A combination
of all the factors and considerations will determine which
approach will be best.</para>
<para>Using a scale-out storage solution with direct-attached
storage (DAS) in the servers is well suited for a general
purpose OpenStack cloud. In this scenario, it is possible to
populate storage in either the compute hosts similar to a grid
computing solution or into hosts dedicated to providing block
storage exclusively. When deploying storage in the compute
hosts, appropriate hardware which can support both the storage
and compute services on the same hardware will be required.
This approach is referred to as a grid computing architecture
because there is a grid of modules that have both compute and
storage in a single box.</para>
purpose OpenStack cloud.
For example, it is possible to populate storage in either the compute
hosts similar to a grid computing solution, or into hosts dedicated to
providing block storage exclusively. When deploying storage in the
compute hosts appropriate hardware, that can support both the
storage and compute services on the same hardware, will be required.</para>
<para>Understanding the requirements of cloud services will help
determine if Ceph, Gluster, or a similar scale-out solution
should be used. It can then be further determined if a single,
highly expandable and highly vertical, scalable, centralized
storage array should be included in the design. Once the
approach has been determined, the storage hardware needs to be
chosen based on this criteria. If a centralized storage array
fits the requirements best, then the array vendor will
determine the hardware. For cost reasons it may be decided to
build an open source storage array using solutions such as
OpenFiler, Nexenta Open Source, or BackBlaze Open
Source.</para>
determine what scale-out solution should be used. Determining if
a single, highly expandable and highly vertical, scalable,
centralized storage array should be included in the design.
Once an approach has been determined, the storage hardware
needs to be selected based on this criteria.</para>
<para>This list expands upon the potential impacts for including a
particular storage architecture (and corresponding storage
hardware) into the design for a general purpose OpenStack
cloud:
</para>
cloud:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Connectivity</term>
<listitem>
<para>Ensure that, if storage protocols
other than Ethernet are part of the storage solution,
the appropriate hardware has been selected. Some
examples include InfiniBand, FDDI and Fibre Channel.
the appropriate hardware has been selected.
If a centralized storage array is selected, ensure
that the hypervisor will be able to connect to that
storage array for image storage.</para>
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Some of the configurations that will influence the
architecture include whether it will be used by the
hypervisors for ephemeral instance storage or if
OpenStack Object Storage will use it for object storage. All of
these usage models are affected by the selection of
particular storage architecture and the corresponding
storage hardware to support that architecture.</para>
OpenStack Object Storage will use it for object storage.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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<listitem>
<para>
Where instances and images will be stored will influence
the architecture. For example, instances can be stored
in a number of options. OpenStack Block Storage is a
good location for instances because it is persistent
block storage, however, OpenStack Object Storage can be
used if storage latency is less of a concern. The same
argument applies to the appropriate image storage
location.
</para>
the architecture.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Server hardware</term>
<listitem>
<para>If the solution is a scale-out
storage architecture that includes DAS, naturally that
storage architecture that includes DAS, it
will affect the server hardware selection. This could
ripple into the decisions that affect host density,
instance density, power density, OS-hypervisor,
@ -386,55 +363,45 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>General purpose OpenStack cloud has multiple options. As a
result, there is no single decision that will apply to all
implementations. The key factors that will have an influence
<para>General purpose OpenStack cloud has multiple options.
The key factors that will have an influence
on selection of storage hardware for a general purpose
OpenStack cloud are as follows:
</para>
OpenStack cloud are as follows:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Capacity</term>
<listitem>
<para>Hardware resources selected for the
resource nodes should be capable of supporting enough
storage for the cloud services that will use them. It
is important to clearly define the initial
requirements and ensure that the design can support
adding capacity as resources are used in the cloud, as
workloads are relatively unknown. Hardware nodes
selected for object storage should be capable of
supporting a large number of inexpensive disks and
should not have any reliance on RAID controller cards.
Hardware nodes selected for block storage should be
capable of supporting higher speed storage solutions
and RAID controller cards to provide performance and
redundancy to storage at the hardware level. Selecting
hardware RAID controllers that can automatically
repair damaged arrays will further assist with
replacing and repairing degraded or destroyed storage
devices within the cloud.</para>
<para>Hardware resources selected for the resource nodes
should be capable of supporting enough storage for the
cloud services. Defining the initial requirements and
ensuring the design can support adding capacity is
important. Hardware nodes selected for object storage
should be capable of support a large number of inexpensive
disks with no reliance on RAID controller cards.
Hardware nodes selected for block storage should be capable
of supporting high speed storage solutions and RAID controller
cards to provide performance and redundancy to storage at a
hardware level.
Selecting hardware RAID controllers that automatically repair
damaged arrays will assist with the replacement and repair of
degraded or destroyed storage devices.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Performance</term>
<listitem>
<para>Disks selected for the object storage
service do not need to be fast performing disks. We
recommend that object storage nodes take advantage
of the best cost per terabyte available for storage at
the time of acquisition and avoid enterprise class
drives. In contrast, disks chosen for the block
storage service should take advantage of performance
boosting features and may entail the use of SSDs or
flash storage to provide for high performing block
storage pools. Storage performance of ephemeral disks
used for instances should also be taken into
consideration. If compute pools are expected to have a
high utilization of ephemeral storage or requires very
high performance, it would be advantageous to deploy
similar hardware solutions to block storage in order
to increase the storage performance.</para>
<para>Disks selected for object storage services do not need
to be fast performing disks. We recommend that object storage
nodes take advantage of the best cost per terabyte available
for storage. Contrastingly, disks chosen for block storage
sevices should take advantage of performance boosting
features that may entail the use of SSDs or flash storage
to provide high performance block storage pools. Storage
performance of ephemeral disks used for instances should
also be taken into consideration. If compute pools are
expected to have a high utilization of ephemeral storage,
or requires very high performance, it would be advantageous
to deploy similar hardware solutions to block storage.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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</section>
<section xml:id="selecting-networking-hardware">
<title>Selecting networking hardware</title>
<para>As is the case with storage architecture, selecting a
network architecture often determines which network hardware
will be used. The networking software in use is determined by
the selected networking hardware. Some design impacts are
obvious, for example, selecting networking hardware that only
supports Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) will naturally have an impact
on many different areas of the overall design. Similarly,
deciding to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10&nbsp;GbE) has a number of
impacts on various areas of the overall design.</para>
<para>As an example, selecting Cisco networking hardware implies
that the architecture will be using Cisco networking software
like IOS or NX-OS. Conversely, selecting Arista networking
hardware means the network devices will use the Arista networking
software called Extensible Operating System (EOS). In addition,
there are more subtle design
impacts that need to be considered. The selection of certain
networking hardware (and therefore the networking software)
could affect the management tools that can be used. There are
<para>Selecting network architecture determines which network
hardware will be used. Networking software is determined by
the selected networking hardware.
For example, selecting networking hardware that only supports
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) will impact the overall design. Similarly,
deciding to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10&nbsp;GbE) will have a
number of impacts on various areas of the overall design.</para>
<para>There are more subtle design impacts that need to be considered.
The selection of certain networking hardware (and the networking software)
affects the management tools that can be used. There are
exceptions to this; the rise of "open" networking software
that supports a range of networking hardware means that there
are instances where the relationship between networking
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capable of running on a number of switch vendor’s hardware
solutions.</para>
<para>Some of the key considerations that should be included in
the selection of networking hardware include:
</para>
the selection of networking hardware include:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Port count</term>
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<listitem>
<para>The network design will be affected by
the physical space that is required to provide the
requisite port count. A switch that can provide 48
10&nbsp;GbE ports in 1U has a much higher port density than a
switch that provides 24 10&nbsp;GbE ports in 2U. A higher
port density is preferred, as it leaves more rack
space for compute or storage components that may be
required by the design. This can also lead into
requisite port count. A higher port density is preferred,
as it leaves more rack space for compute or storage components
that may be required by the design. This can also lead into
concerns about fault domains and power density that
should be considered. Higher density switches are more
expensive and should also be considered, as it is
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<para>
The networking hardware must support the proposed
network speed, for example: 1&nbsp;GbE, 10&nbsp;GbE, or
40&nbsp;GbE (or even 100&nbsp;GbE).
</para>
40&nbsp;GbE (or even 100&nbsp;GbE).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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high availability and cost considerations. Network
redundancy can be achieved by adding redundant power
supplies or paired switches. If this is a requirement,
the hardware will need to support this configuration.
User requirements will determine if a completely
redundant network infrastructure is required.</para>
the hardware will need to support this configuration.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Power requirements</term>
<listitem>
<para>Make sure that the physical data
<para>Ensure that the physical data
center provides the necessary power for the selected
network hardware. This is not an issue for top of rack
(ToR) switches, but may be an issue for spine switches
in a leaf and spine fabric, or end of row (EoR)
switches.</para>
network hardware.</para>
<note>
<para>
This may be an issue for spine switches in a leaf and
spine fabric, or end of row (EoR) switches.</para>
</note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@ -552,14 +506,13 @@
networking hardware supporting a general purpose OpenStack
cloud that will apply to all implementations. Some of the key
factors that will have a strong influence on selection of
networking hardware include:
</para>
networking hardware include:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Connectivity</term>
<listitem>
<para>All nodes within an OpenStack cloud
require some form of network connectivity. In some
require network connectivity. In some
cases, nodes require access to more than one network
segment. The design must encompass sufficient network
capacity and bandwidth to ensure that all
@ -571,7 +524,7 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>Scalability</term>
<listitem>
<para>The chosen network design should
<para>The network design should
encompass a physical and logical network design that
can be easily expanded upon. Network hardware should
offer the appropriate types of interfaces and speeds
@ -593,7 +546,7 @@
on API availability. In order to ensure that the APIs,
and potentially other services in the cloud are highly
available, we recommend you design load balancing
solutions within the network architecture to
solution within the network architecture to
accommodate for these requirements.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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</section>
<section xml:id="os-and-hypervisor">
<title>Operating system and hypervisor</title>
<para>
The selection of operating system (OS) and hypervisor has a
tremendous impact on the overall design. Selecting a particular
operating system and hypervisor can also directly affect server
hardware selection. We recommend you make sure the storage
hardware selection and topology support the selected operating
system and hypervisor combination. Finally, it is important to
ensure that the networking hardware selection and topology will
work with the chosen operating system and hypervisor
combination. For example, if the design uses Link Aggregation
<para>The operating system (OS) and hypervisor have a
significant impact on the overall design. Selecting a particular
operating system and hypervisor can directly affect server
hardware selection. Make sure the storage
hardware and topology support the selected operating
system and hypervisor combination. Also ensure the networking
hardware selection and topology will work with the chosen operating
system and hypervisor combination. For example, if the design uses Link Aggregation
Control Protocol (LACP), the OS and hypervisor both need to
support it.</para>
<para>Some areas that could be impacted by the selection of OS and
hypervisor include:
</para>
hypervisor include:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Cost</term>
@ -644,16 +594,14 @@
Kinstance or <glossterm>Xen</glossterm>. When
comparing open source OS solutions, choosing Ubuntu
over Red Hat (or vice versa) will have an impact on
cost due to support contracts. On the other hand,
business or application requirements may dictate a
specific or commercially supported hypervisor.</para>
cost due to support contracts.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Supportability</term>
<listitem>
<para>Depending on the selected
hypervisor, the staff should have the appropriate
hypervisor, staff should have the appropriate
training and knowledge to support the selected OS and
hypervisor combination. If they do not, training will
need to be provided which could have a cost impact on
@ -685,9 +633,9 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>Security</term>
<listitem>
<para>Ensure that the design can accommodate the
regular periodic installation of application security
patches while maintaining the required workloads. The
<para>Ensure that the design can accommodate
regular periodic installations of application security
patches while maintaining required workloads. The
frequency of security patches for the proposed
OS-hypervisor combination will have an impact on
performance and the patch installation process could
@ -697,10 +645,9 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>Supported features</term>
<listitem>
<para>Determine which features of
OpenStack are required. This will often determine the
selection of the OS-hypervisor combination. Certain
features are only available with specific OSs or
<para>Determine which features of OpenStack are required.
This will often determine the selection of the OS-hypervisor combination.
Some features are only available with specific OSs or
hypervisors. For example, if certain features are not
available, the design might need to be modified to
meet the user requirements.</para>
@ -709,44 +656,30 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>Interoperability</term>
<listitem>
<para>Consideration should be given to
the ability of the selected OS-hypervisor combination
to interoperate or co-exist with other OS-hypervisors
as well as other software solutions in the overall
design (if required). Operational troubleshooting
tools for one OS-hypervisor combination may differ
from the tools used for another OS-hypervisor
<para>You will need to consider how the OS and hypervisor combination
interactions with other operating systems and hypervisors, including
other software solutions.
Operational troubleshooting tools for one OS-hypervisor
combination may differ from the tools used for another OS-hypervisor
combination and, as a result, the design will need to
address if the two sets of tools need to interoperate.
</para>
address if the two sets of tools need to interoperate.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</section>
<section xml:id="openstack-components">
<title>OpenStack components</title>
<para>The selection of which OpenStack components are included has
a significant impact on the overall design. While there are
certain components that will always be present, (Compute and
Image Service, for example) there are other services that may not be
required. As an example, a certain design might not need
<glossterm>Orchestration</glossterm>. Omitting
Orchestration would not have a significant
impact on the overall design of a cloud; however, if the
architecture uses a replacement for OpenStack Object Storage for its
storage component, it could potentially have significant
impacts on the rest of the design.</para>
<para>The exclusion of certain OpenStack components might also
limit or constrain the functionality of other components. If
the architecture includes Orchestration but excludes Telemetry, then
the design will not be able to take advantage of Orchestrations' auto
scaling functionality (which relies on information from
Telemetry). It is important to research the component
interdependencies in conjunction with the technical
requirements before deciding what components need to be
included and what components can be dropped from the final
architecture.</para>
</section>
<para>Selecting which OpenStack components are included in the overall
design can have a significant impact. Some OpenStack components, like
compute and Image Service, are required in every architecture. Other
components, like Orchestration, are not always required.</para>
<para>Excluding certain OpenStack components can limit or constrain
the functionality of other components. For example, if the architecture includes
Orchestration but excludes Telemetry, then the design will not be able
to take advantage of Orchestrations' auto scaling functionality.
It is important to research the component interdependencies
in conjunction with the technicalrequirements before deciding
on the final architecture.</para>
<section xml:id="supplemental-components">
<title>Supplemental components</title>
<para>While OpenStack is a fairly complete collection of software
@ -754,34 +687,51 @@
invariably additional pieces of software that need to be
considered in any given OpenStack design.</para>
</section>
</section>
<section xml:id="networking-software">
<title>Networking software</title>
<para>OpenStack Networking provides a wide variety of networking
services for instances. There are many additional networking
software packages that might be useful to manage the OpenStack
components themselves. Some examples include software to
provide load balancing, network redundancy protocols, and
routing daemons. Some of these software packages are described
software packages that can be useful when managing OpenStack
components. Some examples include:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Software to provide load balancing
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Network redundancy protocols
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Routing daemons
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Some of these software packages are described
in more detail in the <citetitle>OpenStack High Availability
Guide</citetitle> (refer to the <link
xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/high-availability-guide/content/ch-network.html">Network
controller cluster stack chapter</link> of the OpenStack High
Availability Guide).</para>
<para>For a general purpose OpenStack cloud, the OpenStack
infrastructure components will need to be highly available. If
infrastructure components need to be highly available. If
the design does not include hardware load balancing,
networking software packages like HAProxy will need to be
included.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="management-software">
<title>Management software</title>
<para>The selected supplemental software solution impacts and
<para>Selected supplemental software solution impacts and
affects the overall OpenStack cloud design. This includes
software for providing clustering, logging, monitoring and
alerting.</para>
<para>Inclusion of clustering software, such as Corosync or
Pacemaker, is determined primarily by the availability
requirements. Therefore, the impact of including (or not
requirements. The impact of including (or not
including) these software packages is primarily determined by
the availability of the cloud infrastructure and the
complexity of supporting the configuration after it is
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design.</para>
<para>Requirements for logging, monitoring, and alerting are
determined by operational considerations. Each of these
sub-categories includes a number of various options. For
example, in the logging sub-category one might consider
Logstash, Splunk, instanceware Log Insight, or some other log
aggregation-consolidation tool. Logs should be stored in a
centralized location to make it easier to perform analytics
against the data. Log data analytics engines can also provide
automation and issue notification by providing a mechanism to
sub-categories includes a number of various options. For example,
in the loggin sub-category one might consider Logstach, Splunk, instanceware
Log Insight, or some other log aggregation-consolidation tool. Logs
should be stored in a centralized location to make it easier to perform
analytics against the data. Log data analytics
engines can also provide automation and issue notification by providing a mechanism to
both alert and automatically attempt to remediate some of the
more commonly known issues.</para>
<para>If any of these software packages are required, then the
<para>If these software packages are required, the
design must account for the additional resource consumption
(CPU, RAM, storage, and network bandwidth for a log
aggregation solution, for example). Some other potential
(CPU, RAM, storage, and network bandwidth). Some other potential
design impacts include:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
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</section>
<section xml:id="database-software">
<title>Database software</title>
<para>A large majority of the OpenStack components require access
<para>OpenStack components often require access
to back-end database services to store state and configuration
information. Selection of an appropriate back-end database
that will satisfy the availability and fault tolerance
information. Selecting an appropriate back-end database
that satisfies the availability and fault tolerance
requirements of the OpenStack services is required. OpenStack
services supports connecting to any database that is supported
services supports connecting to a database that is supported
by the SQLAlchemy python drivers, however, most common
database deployments make use of MySQL or variations of it. We
recommend that the database which provides back-end
service within a general purpose cloud be made highly
recommend that the database, which provides back-end
service within a general purpose cloud, be made highly
available when using an available technology which can
accomplish that goal. Some of the more common software
solutions used include Galera, MariaDB and MySQL with
multi-master replication.</para>
accomplish that goal.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="addressing-performance-sensitive-workloads">
<title>Addressing performance-sensitive workloads</title>
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<title>Compute-focused workloads</title>
<para>In an OpenStack cloud that is compute-focused, there are
some design choices that can help accommodate those workloads.
Compute-focused workloads are generally those that would place
a higher demand on CPU and memory resources with lower
priority given to storage and network performance, other than
what is required to support the intended compute workloads.
Compute-focused workloads demand more CPU and memory
resources with lower priority given to storage and network performance.
For guidance on designing for this type of cloud, please refer
to <xref linkend="compute_focus"/>.</para>
</section>
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<para>
Storage focused OpenStack clouds need to be designed to
accommodate workloads that have extreme demands on either
object or block storage services that require specialized
consideration and planning. For guidance on designing for this
object or block storage services. For guidance on designing for this
type of cloud, please refer to <xref linkend="storage_focus"/>.
</para>
</section>