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ch_overview.xml is now shared between both user guides. As such it has been moved to common, given a more descriptive name, and the relevant xi:includes updated. Change-Id: Iaf8e09364d3b2174045c775440fb45ca7162c908
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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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xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
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xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"
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xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
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xmlns:db="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0"
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xml:id="openstack_user_guide">
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<title>How can I <phrase os="enduser">use</phrase><phrase
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os="adminuser">administer</phrase> an OpenStack
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cloud?</title>
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<?dbhtml stop-chunking?>
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<para os="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 os="adminuser">As an OpenStack cloud administrative user,
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you can manage tenants, known as
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<firstterm>projects</firstterm>, 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 complete these
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tasks with either:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>The OpenStack dashboard. Use this Web-based
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graphical interface, code named <link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/openstack/horizon/"
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>horizon</link>, to view,
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create, and manage resources<phrase os="adminuser"> and services</phrase>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The OpenStack command-line clients. Each core
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OpenStack project has a command-line client that lets
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you run simple commands to view, create, and manage
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resources<phrase os="adminuser"> and services</phrase> in a cloud and automate tasks by using
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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_dochistory.xml"/>
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</preface>
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