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We do not need these namespaces like xmlns:svg and xmlns:html anywhere, remove the declarations. Change-Id: Ic6aa62c28b2b21092d1e1d5c6f431807519f59af
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<preface xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="openstack_user_guide">
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<title>How can I <phrase audience="enduser">use</phrase><phrase
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audience="adminuser">administer</phrase> an OpenStack
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cloud?</title>
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<?dbhtml stop-chunking?>
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<para audience="enduser">As an OpenStack cloud end user, you can
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provision your own resources within the limits set by
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administrators.</para>
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<para audience="adminuser">As an OpenStack cloud administrative
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user, you can manage tenants, known as
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<glossterm baseform="project">projects</glossterm>, users, services, images,
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flavors, and quotas.</para>
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<para>The examples in this guide show you how to perform tasks by
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using the following methods:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>OpenStack dashboard. Use this web-based graphical
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interface, code named <link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/openstack/horizon/"
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>horizon</link>, to view, create, and manage
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resources<phrase audience="adminuser"> and
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services</phrase>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>OpenStack command-line clients. Each core OpenStack
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project has a command-line client that you can use to
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run simple commands to view, create, and manage
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resources<phrase audience="adminuser"> and
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services</phrase> in a cloud and automate tasks by
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using scripts.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>You can modify these examples for your specific use
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cases.</para>
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<para>In addition to these ways of interacting with a cloud, you
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can access the OpenStack APIs directly or indirectly through
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<link xlink:href="http://curl.haxx.se/">cURL</link>
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commands or open SDKs. You can automate access or build tools
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to manage resources and services by using the native OpenStack
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APIs or the EC2 compatibility API.</para>
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<para>To use the OpenStack APIs, it helps to be familiar with
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HTTP/1.1, RESTful web services, the OpenStack services, and
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JSON or XML data serialization formats.</para>
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<xi:include href="../common/section_conventions.xml"/>
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<xi:include href="../common/section_dochistory.xml"/>
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</preface>
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