openstack-manuals/doc/common/section_getstart_logical_arch.xml
Diane Fleming 549daf2e8b Edits to Overview/Architecture in Install Guide
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author: Diane Fleming
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
xml:id="logical-architecture">
<title>Logical architecture</title>
<para>To design, install, and configure a cloud, cloud
administrators must understand the logical architecture.</para>
<para>OpenStack modules are one of the following types:</para>
<itemizedlist role="compact">
<listitem>
<para>Daemon. Runs as a daemon. On Linux platforms, a daemon is
usually installed as a service.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Script. Installs and tests of a virtual environment. For
example, the <code>run_tests.sh</code> script installs and
optionally tests a virtual environment for a service.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Command-line interface (CLI). Enables users to submit API
calls to OpenStack services through easy-to-use
commands.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>The following diagram shows the most common, but not the only,
architecture for an OpenStack cloud:</para>
<!-- Source files in this repository in doc/src/docbkx/common/figures/openstack-arch-havana-v1.zip -->
<figure xml:id="os-logical-arch">
<title>OpenStack logical architecture</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata
fileref="figures/openstack-arch-havana-logical-v1.jpg"
contentwidth="6.5in"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>As in <xref linkend="concept_arch"/>, end users can interact
through the dashboard, CLIs, and APIs. All services authenticate
through a common Identity Service and individual services interact
with each other through public APIs, except where privileged
administrator commands are necessary.</para>
</section>