OpenStackComputeFeatures

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Features

see also: detailed Comparison Matrix of OpenStack, Eucalyptus and CloudStack

Expected Austin Release Features

• support for few different hypervisors:
  • Xen Hypervisor
  • KVM, QEMU
  • User Mode Linux support
• Security groups implementation
• Rescue Mode
• Glance -- Image registry and (cold) storage using OpenStack Object Storage. This will be experimental and optional feature.

See also Austin Release Notes and Austin Blueprints.

Expected Bexar Features

• Full Glance integration
• nwfilter-style multi-tenant networking

Planned Features

See also Nova Blueprints.

As Soon As Possible

• IPv6 support

In next 6 months

• Elastic Block Device like system (similar to the Amazon EBD one)