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==DummyProvider==
 
==DummyProvider==
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===Description===
 
===Description===
 
This provider does nothing, but returns endpoints from configuration. This may be useful if you have specific software/hardware configuration ready to deploy OpenStack.
 
This provider does nothing, but returns endpoints from configuration. This may be useful if you have specific software/hardware configuration ready to deploy OpenStack.
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==LxcProvider==
 
===Description===
 
This provider creates lxc containers on host provided by another provider. This may be useful if you want to run a lots of compute nodes with fake virt.
 
===Configuration Example===
 
  
        "name": "LxcProvider",
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==VirshProvider==
        "containers_per_host": 4,
 
        "distribution": "debian",
 
        "host_provider": {
 
            "name": "DummyProvider",
 
            "credentials": ["root@host.net"]
 
        }
 
  
==VirshProvider==
 
 
===Description===
 
===Description===
 
This provider creates virtual machines on host provided by configuration.
 
This provider creates virtual machines on host provided by configuration.
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         "vm_name": "devstack-virsh-test",
 
         "vm_name": "devstack-virsh-test",
 
         "netinstall_url": "http://mirror.net/debian/amd64/"
 
         "netinstall_url": "http://mirror.net/debian/amd64/"
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 +
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==LxcProvider==
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 +
===Description===
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This provider creates lxc containers on host provided by another provider. This may be useful if you want to run a lots of compute nodes with fake virt.
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===Configuration Example===
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        "name": "LxcProvider",
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        "containers_per_host": 4,
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        "distribution": "debian",
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        "host_provider": {
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            "name": "DummyProvider",
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            "credentials": ["root@host.net"]
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        }
  
 
=Note=
 
=Note=
 
All this providers, except DummyProvider still under development. Stay tuned.
 
All this providers, except DummyProvider still under development. Stay tuned.

Revision as of 13:35, 14 October 2013

Available Server Providers

DummyProvider

Description

This provider does nothing, but returns endpoints from configuration. This may be useful if you have specific software/hardware configuration ready to deploy OpenStack.

Configuratoin Example

       "name": "ExampleEngine",
       "provider": {
           "name": "DummyProvider",
           "credentials": ["root@host1.net", "root@host2.net"]
       }


VirshProvider

Description

This provider creates virtual machines on host provided by configuration.

Configuration Examples

Clone VM from pre-built template using virsh

       "name": "VirshProvider",
       "virsh_connection": "qemu+ssh://user@host.net/system",
       "vm_name": "virsh-test",
       "clone_from_template": "devstack-template"

Create new VM on local machine

       "name": "VirshProvider",
       "virsh_connection": "qemu:///system",
       "vm_name": "devstack-virsh-test",
       "netinstall_url": "http://mirror.net/debian/amd64/"


LxcProvider

Description

This provider creates lxc containers on host provided by another provider. This may be useful if you want to run a lots of compute nodes with fake virt.

Configuration Example

       "name": "LxcProvider",
       "containers_per_host": 4,
       "distribution": "debian",
       "host_provider": {
           "name": "DummyProvider",
           "credentials": ["root@host.net"]
       }

Note

All this providers, except DummyProvider still under development. Stay tuned.