a3ace6d7e9
Added some images/diagrams.
Fixed whites spaces and unusual characters,
as of short links and repeting doc contents
Sean Roberts has asked me to ignore it for
the moment as it will be done during Training
Docs Sprint on Wed 11 Sept.
Fixed a broken link
>Most of the XML files are just templates
>to be filled in later on. This commit is
>kept lighter just to save the trouble of
>re-modifying huge chunks of docs, just in
>case theres an issue with the way its
>formatted.
bp/training-manuals
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="module001-ch002-brief-overview">
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<title>Brief Overview</title>
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<para>OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large
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pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a
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datacenter, all managed through a dashboard that gives
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administrators control while empowering their users to provision
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resources through a web interface.</para>
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<para>OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
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computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
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computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims
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to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>simple to implement</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>massively scalable</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>feature rich.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>To check out more information on OpenStack visit <link
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xlink:href="http://goo.gl/Ye9DFT"
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>http://goo.gl/Ye9DFT</link></para>
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<para><guilabel> OpenStack Foundation :</guilabel></para>
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<para>The OpenStack Foundation, established September 2012, is an
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independent body providing shared resources to help achieve the
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OpenStack Mission by Protecting, Empowering, and Promoting
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OpenStack software and the community around it, including users,
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developers and the entire ecosystem. For more information visit
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http://goo.gl/3uvmNX.</para>
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<para><guilabel> Who's behind OpenStack? </guilabel></para>
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<para>Founded by Rackspace Hosting and NASA, OpenStack has grown
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to be a global software community of developers collaborating on
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a standard and massively scalable open source cloud operating
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system. The OpenStack Foundation promotes the development,
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distribution and adoption of the OpenStack cloud operating
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system. As the independent home for OpenStack, the Foundation
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has already attracted more than 7,000 individual members from
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100 countries and 850 different organizations, secured more than
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$10 million in funding and is ready to fulfill the OpenStack
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mission of becoming the ubiquitous cloud computing platform.
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Checkout <link xlink:href="http://goo.gl/BZHJKd">http://goo.gl/BZHJKd</link>ýfor more on the same.</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Nebula (NASA)</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/image23.jpg"/>
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The goal of the OpenStack Foundation is to serve developers,
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users, and the entire ecosystem by providing a set of shared
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resources to grow the footprint of public and private OpenStack
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clouds, enable technology vendors targeting the platform and
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assist developers in producing the best cloud software in the
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industry.</para>
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<para><guilabel>Who uses OpenStack?</guilabel></para>
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<para>Corporations, service providers, VARS, SMBs, researchers,
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and global data centers looking to deploy large-scale cloud
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deployments for private or public clouds leveraging the support
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and resulting technology of a global open source community. And
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this is just two years into OpenStack, its new, its yet to
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mature and has immense possibilities. How do I say that? All
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these ‘buzz words’ will fall into a properly solved jigsaw
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puzzle as you go through this article.</para>
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<para><guilabel>Its Open Source:</guilabel></para>
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<para>All of the code for OpenStack is freely available under the
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Apache 2.0 license. Anyone can run it, build on it, or submit
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changes back to the project. This open development model is one
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of the best ways to foster badly-needed cloud standards, remove
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the fear of proprietary lock-in for cloud customers, and create
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a large ecosystem that spans cloud providers.</para>
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<para><guilabel>Who it's for:</guilabel></para>
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<para>Enterprises, service providers, government and academic
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institutions with physical hardware that would like to build a
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public or private cloud. </para>
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<para><guilabel>How it's being used today:</guilabel></para>
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<para>Organizations like CERN, Cisco WebEx, DreamHost, eBay, the
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Gap, HP, MercadoLibre, NASA, PayPal, Rackspace and University of
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Melbourne have deployed OpenStack clouds to achieve control,
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business agility and cost savings without the licensing fees and
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terms of proprietary software. For complete user stories visit
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<link xlink:href="http://goo.gl/aF4lsL"
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>http://goo.gl/aF4lsL</link>, this should give a good idea
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about importance of OpenStack.</para>
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</chapter>
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