A
- absolute limit, Glossary
- access control list (ACL), Inspecting and Recovering Data from Failed Instances, Glossary
- access key, Getting Credentials, Glossary
- account auditor, Glossary
- account database, Glossary
- account quotas, Set Object Storage Quotas
- account reaper, Glossary
- account server, Object Storage, IP Address Planning, Glossary
- account service, Glossary
- accounting, Glossary
- accounts, Commodity Storage Backend Technologies, Associating Users with Projects, Glossary
- ACL (see access control list)
- Active Directory, Hardware Considerations, Glossary
- active/active configuration, Glossary
- active/passive configuration, Glossary
- address pool, Floating IPs, Glossary
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Glossary
- admin API, Customizing Authorization, Glossary
- admin server, Glossary
- advanced configuration (see configuration options)
- Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP), Rationale, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management, Adding Cloud Controller Nodes, Glossary
- Advanced RISC Machine (ARM), Glossary
- alerts
- definition of, Glossary
- intelligent, Intelligent Alerting
- (see also logging/monitoring)
- resource, Resource Alerting
- allocate, definition of, Glossary
- Amazon Kernel Image (AKI), Glossary
- Amazon Machine Image (AMI), Glossary
- Amazon Ramdisk Image (ARI), Glossary
- AMD Virtualization, Choosing a CPU
- Anvil, Glossary
- Apache, Dashboard, Glossary
- Apache License 2.0, Glossary
- Apache Web Server, Glossary
- API (application programming interface)
- API calls, inspecting, Inspecting API Calls
- API endpoint, Administrative Command-Line Tools, Glossary
- API extension, Glossary
- API extension plug-in, Glossary
- API key, Glossary
- API server, Application Programming Interface (API), Glossary
- API token, Glossary
- API version, Glossary
- design considerations, Application Programming Interface (API)
- public APIs, Glossary
- applet, Glossary
- application server, Glossary
- Application Service Provider (ASP), Glossary
- arptables, Glossary
- associate, definition of, Glossary
- Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Glossary
- ATA over Ethernet (AoE), Glossary
- attach, definition of, Glossary
- attachment (network), Glossary
- auditing, Glossary
- auditor, Glossary
- Austin, Glossary
- auth node, Glossary
- authentication, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management, Authentication and Authorization, Getting Credentials, Glossary
- authentication tokens, Using cURL for further inspection, Glossary
- AuthN, Glossary
- authorization, Authentication and Authorization, Customizing Authorization, Glossary
- authorization node, Glossary
- AuthZ, Glossary
- Auto ACK, Glossary
- auto declare, Glossary
- automated configuration, Automated Configuration
- availability zone, Availability zone, Glossary
- AWS (Amazon Web Services), Glossary
- AWS CloudFormation template, Glossary
B
- back-end interactions
- catalog, Glossary
- definition of, Glossary
- store, Glossary
- backend interactions
- store, Choosing Storage Backends
- backup/recovery
- considerations, Backup and Recovery
- databases, Database Backups
- file systems, File System Backups
- items included, What to Back Up
- recovering backups, Recovering Backups
- bandwidth
- capping, Flavors
- definition of, Glossary
- design considerations for, Network Considerations
- hardware specifications and, The Starting Point
- obtaining maximum performance, Connectivity for maximum performance
- private vs. public network recommendations, Object Storage
- recognizing DDOS attacks, Users Who Disrupt Other Users
- bare, definition of, Glossary
- base image, Flavors, Taking Snapshots, Glossary
- Bell-LaPadula model, Glossary
- Bexar, Glossary
- binary
- binary objects, Object Storage
- binary results in trending, Trending
- definition of, Glossary
- bits per second (BPS), Glossary
- bits, definition of, Glossary
- block device, OpenStack Storage Concepts, Attaching Block Storage, Glossary
- block migration, Issues with Live Migration, Glossary
- block storage, Components, Block Storage, Block Storage, Attaching Block Storage
- Block Storage, Set Block Storage Quotas, Block Storage, Glossary
- Block Storage API, Glossary
- BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), Glossary
- bootable disk image, Glossary
- Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), Glossary
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Glossary
- browsers, definition of, Glossary
- bugs, reporting, Reporting Bugs
- builder files, Object Storage, Glossary
- burn-in testing, Burn-in Testing
- bursting, Glossary
- button classes, Glossary
- bytes, definition of, Glossary
C
- CA (Certificate/Certification Authority), Glossary
- cache pruners, Glossary
- Cactus, Glossary
- CALL, Glossary
- capability
- definition of, Glossary
- scaling and, Capacity Planning
- capacity cache, Glossary
- capacity planning, Capacity Planning
- capacity updater, Glossary
- CAST (RPC primitive), Glossary
- catalog, Using cURL for further inspection, Glossary
- catalog service, Glossary
- ceilometer, Metering and Telemetry with Ceilometer, Glossary
- cells
- cell forwarding, Glossary
- cell managers, Glossary
- child cells, Glossary
- cloud segregation, Cells and Regions
- definition of, Glossary
- parent cells, Glossary
- CentOS, Overview, Glossary
- Ceph, Commodity Storage Backend Technologies, Glossary
- CephFS, Glossary
- CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), CERN
- certificate authority (Compute), Glossary
- Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
(CHAP), Glossary
- chance scheduler, Glossary
- changes since, Glossary
- Chef, Provisioning and Deployment, Operations, Glossary
- child cells, Glossary
- cinder, Command-Line Tools, Glossary
- CirrOS, Glossary
- Cisco neutron plug-in, Glossary
- cloud architect, Glossary
- cloud computing
- cloud controller nodes, Glossary
- cloud controllers, Glossary
- cloud overview, Servers and Services
- definition of, Glossary
- minimizing costs of, Provisioning and Deployment
- vs. traditional deployments, Network Design
- cloud controller nodes
- adding, Adding Cloud Controller Nodes
- command-line tools and, Administrative Command-Line Tools
- cloud controllers
- concept of, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management
- duties of, Detailed Description
- enabling RabbitMQ, RabbitMQ Web Management Interface or rabbitmqctl
- file system backups and, Compute
- hardware sizing considerations, Hardware Considerations
- log information, Where Are the Logs?
- network traffic and, Network Considerations
- new compute nodes and, Adding a Compute Node
- planned maintenance of, Planned Maintenance
- process monitoring and, Monitoring
- rebooting, Rebooting a Cloud Controller or Storage Proxy
- scalability and, The Starting Point, Pre-Upgrade Testing Environment
- services managed by, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management
- total failure of, Total Cloud Controller Failure
- Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI), Glossary
- Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI), Glossary
- cloud-init, Glossary
- cloudadmin, Glossary
- Cloudbase-Init (see cloud-init)
- cloudpipe
- cloudpipe image, Glossary
- definition of, Glossary
- CMDB (Configuration Management Database), Glossary
- command filters, Glossary
- Command-line interface (CLI), Architecture, Running Daemons on the CLI
- command-line tools
- administrative, Administrative Command-Line Tools
- compute node diagnostics, Diagnose Your Compute Nodes
- getting credentials, Getting Credentials
- inspecting API calls, Inspecting API Calls
- installing, Installing the Tools
- Python Package Index (PyPI), Command-Line Tools
- servers and services, Servers and Services
- community projects, Glossary
- compression, Glossary
- Compute
- Compute API, Glossary
- compute controller, Glossary
- compute host, Glossary
- Compute Service, Set Compute Service Quotas
- Compute service, Glossary
- compute worker, Glossary
- definition of, Glossary
- simplest architecture for, Overview
- compute nodes
- adding, Adding Cloud Controller Nodes, Adding a Compute Node
- backup/recovery of, Compute
- CPU choice, Choosing a CPU
- definition of, Glossary
- diagnosing, Diagnose Your Compute Nodes
- failures, Total Compute Node Failure
- file system choice, Choice of File System
- hypervisor choice, Choosing a Hypervisor
- instance storage solutions, Instance Storage Solutions
- live migration, Issues with Live Migration
- logging, Logging
- maintenance, Planned Maintenance
- networking, Networking
- overcommitting, Overcommitting
- concatenated objects, Glossary
- conductors, Conductor Services, Glossary
- config drive, Running Instances, Instance Boot Failures, Glossary
- configuration management, Configuration Management
- configuration options
- geographical storage considerations, Geographical Considerations for Object Storage
- high availability, Adding Cloud Controller Nodes, High Availability
- IPv6 support, Enabling IPv6 Support
- periodic task frequency, Periodic Task Frequency for Compute
- periodic task implementation, Implementing Periodic Tasks
- security, Security Configuration for Compute, Networking, and
Storage
- wide availability of, Advanced Configuration
- consistency window, Glossary
- console logs, Glossary
- containers
- container auditors, Glossary
- container databases, Glossary
- container format, Glossary
- container servers, IP Address Planning, Glossary
- container service, Glossary
- definition of, Glossary
- quota setting, Set Object Storage Quotas
- storage decisions and, Object Storage
- content delivery network (CDN), Glossary
- controller nodes (see under cloud computing)
- cooperative threading, Implementing Periodic Tasks
- core API, Glossary
- core project, Glossary
- cores, Choosing a CPU
- cost, Glossary
- CPUs (central processing units)
- choosing, Choosing a CPU
- enabling hyperthreading on, Choosing a CPU
- overcommitting, Overcommitting
- credentials, Authentication and Authorization, Getting Credentials, Glossary
- Crowbar, Glossary
- CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Lab), MIT CSAIL
- cURL, Using cURL for further inspection
- current workload, Glossary
- customers (see tenants)
- customization
- custom log statements, Adding Custom Logging Statements
- dashboard, Customizing the Dashboard (Horizon)
- development environment creation for, Create an OpenStack Development Environment
- Object Storage, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
- OpenStack Compute (nova) Scheduler, Customizing the OpenStack Compute (nova) Scheduler
- paths available, Customization
- customization module, Glossary
D
- DAC (discretionary access control), Flavors, Glossary
- daemons
- basics of, Architecture
- definition of, Glossary
- running on CLI, Running Daemons on the CLI
- DAIR, DAIR
- dashboard, Components, Hardware Considerations, Dashboard, Using the OpenStack Dashboard for Administration, Customizing the Dashboard (Horizon), Glossary
- data
- data encryption, Glossary
- inspecting/recovering failed instances, Inspecting and Recovering Data from Failed Instances
- preventing loss of, Backup and Recovery
- Database Service, Glossary
- databases
- backup/recovery of, Database Backups
- database ID, Glossary
- database replicators, Glossary
- design considerations, Database
- Image Service, The Image Service and the Database
- instance information in, Instances in the Database
- maintenance/debugging, Databases
- nova-network troubleshooting, Network Configuration in the Database for nova-network
- deallocate, definition of, Glossary
- Debian, Glossary
- debugging (see logging/monitoring; maintenance/debugging)
- deduplication, Glossary
- default panels, Glossary
- default tenants, Glossary
- default tokens, Glossary
- delayed delete, Glossary
- delivery mode, Glossary
- denial of service (DoS), Glossary
- deployment (see provisioning/deployment)
- deprecated auth, Glossary
- design considerations
- API support, Application Programming Interface (API)
- authentication/authorization, Authentication and Authorization
- cloud controller services, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management
- conductor services, Conductor Services
- dashboard, Dashboard
- database choice, Database
- extensions, Extensions
- hardware considerations, Hardware Considerations
- images, Images
- message queues, Message Queue
- network design, Network Design
- networks, Network Considerations
- scheduling, Scheduling
- separation of services, Separation of Services
- Desktop-as-a-Service, Glossary
- developer, Glossary
- development environments, creating, Create an OpenStack Development Environment
- device ID, Glossary
- device weight, Glossary
- DevStack
- customizing dashboard, Customizing the Dashboard (Horizon)
- customizing Object Storage (swift), Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
- customizing OpenStack Compute (nova) scheduler, Customizing the OpenStack Compute (nova) Scheduler
- definition of, Glossary
- development environment creation, Create an OpenStack Development Environment
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- basics of, Glossary
- debugging, Debugging DHCP Issues with nova-network
- DHCP agent, Glossary
- DHTML (Dynamic HyperText Markup Language), Glossary
- Diablo, Glossary
- direct consumers, Glossary
- direct exchanges, Glossary
- direct publishers, Glossary
- disassociate, Glossary
- disk encryption, Glossary
- disk format, Glossary
- disk partitioning, Disk Partitioning and RAID
- dispersion, Glossary
- distributed virtual router (DVR), Glossary
- Django, Customizing the Dashboard (Horizon), Glossary
- DNS (Domain Name Server, Service or System)
- debugging, Debugging DNS Issues
- definitions of, Glossary
- DNS aliases, Application Programming Interface (API)
- DNS records, Glossary
- DNS service choices, DNS
- dnsmasq, Glossary
- Docker, Choosing a Hypervisor
- domain, definition of, Glossary
- download, definition of, Glossary
- drivers
- differences between, Differences Between Various Drivers
- RPC drivers, Glossary
- DRTM (dynamic root of trust measurement), Glossary
- durable exchange, Glossary
- durable queue, Glossary
E
- east-west traffic, Glossary
- EBS boot volume, Glossary
- ebtables, Glossary
- EC2
- EC2 access key, Glossary
- EC2 API, Glossary
- EC2 compatibility API, Glossary
- EC2 secret key, Glossary
- Elastic Block Storage (EBS), Glossary
- encapsulation, Glossary
- encryption, definition of, Glossary
- endpoints
- API endpoint, Segregating Your Cloud, Administrative Command-Line Tools, Glossary
- endpoint registry, Glossary
- endpoint templates, Glossary
- global endpoint template, Glossary
- tenant endpoint, Glossary
- entity, definition of, Glossary
- ephemeral images, Glossary
- ephemeral volume, Glossary
- Essex, Glossary
- ESX hypervisor, Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- ESXi hypervisor, Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- ETag, Glossary
- euca2ools, Glossary
- Eucalyptus Kernel Image (EKI), Glossary
- Eucalyptus Machine Image (EMI), Glossary
- Eucalyptus Ramdisk Image (ERI), Glossary
- evacuation, definition of, Glossary
- example architectures (see legacy networking; OpenStack networking)
- exchange, Glossary
- exchange types, Glossary
- exclusive queues, Glossary
- extended attributes (xattr), Glossary
- extensions
- definition of, Glossary
- design considerations, Extensions
- external network, definition of, Glossary
- extra specs, definition of, Glossary
F
- FakeLDAP, Glossary
- fan-out exchange, Glossary
- federated identity, Glossary
- Fedora, Glossary
- Fibre Channel, Glossary
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Glossary
- file injection, File injection
- file systems
- backup/recovery of, File System Backups
- choice of, Choice of File System
- nonshared, On Compute Node Storage—Nonshared File System
- shared, Off Compute Node Storage—Shared File System
- fill-first scheduler, Glossary
- filtering
- definition of, Glossary
- ingress filtering, Glossary
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS), Glossary
- firewalls, Glossary
- fixed IP addresses, Public Addressing Options, Glossary
- Flat Manager, Glossary
- flat mode injection, Glossary
- flat network, Glossary
- FlatDHCP Manager, Glossary
- flavor, The Starting Point, Flavors, Glossary
- flavor ID, Glossary
- floating IP address, Components, Manually Dissaociating a Floating IP, Glossary
- Folsom, Glossary
- FormPost, Glossary
- front end, definition of, Glossary
- Fully Automatic Installation (FAI), Disk Partitioning and RAID
- functional testing, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
G
- gateway, Glossary
- generic receive offload (GRO), Glossary
- generic routing encapsulation (GRE), Glossary
- glance
- glance API server, Images, Glossary
- glance registry, Images, Glossary
- python-glanceclient, Command-Line Tools
- global endpoint template, Glossary
- GlusterFS, Commodity Storage Backend Technologies, Glossary
- golden image, Glossary
- Graphic Interchange Format (GIF), Glossary
- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Glossary
- Green Threads, Glossary
- Grizzly, Example Architecture—Legacy Networking (nova), Glossary
- guest OS, Glossary
H
- Hadoop, Glossary
- handover, Glossary
- hard drives, replacing, Replacing a Swift Disk
- hard reboot, Glossary
- hardware
- design considerations, Hardware Considerations
- maintenance/debugging, Working with Hardware
- scalability planning, Hardware Procurement
- virtual hardware, The Starting Point
- Havana, Example Architecture—Legacy Networking (nova), Glossary
- health monitor, Glossary
- heat, Glossary
- Heat Orchestration Template (HOT), Glossary
- help, resources for, Getting Help
- high availability, Adding Cloud Controller Nodes, High Availability
- high availability (HA), Glossary
- horizon plug-ins, Glossary
- host aggregate, Host aggregates zone, Glossary
- Host Bus Adapter (HBA), Glossary
- hosts, definition of, Glossary
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- basics of, Glossary
- HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), Glossary
- hybrid cloud, Glossary
- Hyper-V, Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- hyperlink, Glossary
- hyperthreading, Choosing a CPU
- hypervisors
- choosing, Choosing a Hypervisor
- compute node diagnosis and, Diagnose Your Compute Nodes
- definition of, Glossary
- differences between, Differences Between Various Drivers
- hypervisor pools, Glossary
- KVM, Rationale
- running multiple, Choosing a Hypervisor
I
- IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
- basics of, Glossary
- Icehouse
- definition of, Glossary
- image quotas, Set Image Quotas
- IPv6 support, Enabling IPv6 Support
- migration to Ubuntu, Deployment
- ID number, Glossary
- identity provider
- basics of, Glossary
- Identity Service
- authentication decisions, Authentication and Authorization
- backup/recovery, Identity
- basics of, Glossary
- displaying services and endpoints with, Servers and Services
- Identity back end, Glossary
- Identity Service API, Managing Projects and Users, Glossary
- image ID, Glossary
- plug-in support, Authentication and Authorization
- IDS (Intrusion Detection System), Glossary
- Image Service
- backup/recovery of, Image Catalog and Delivery
- database queries, Example Image Service Database Queries
- database tables, The Image Service and the Database
- design considerations, Images
- image cache, Glossary
- image membership, Glossary
- image owner, Glossary
- image registry, Glossary
- Image Service API, Glossary
- image status, Glossary
- image store, Glossary
- image UUID, Glossary
- public images, Glossary
- quota setting, Set Image Quotas
- images
- adding, Adding Images
- CLI options for, Other CLI Options
- definition of, Glossary
- deleting, Deleting Images
- sharing between projects, Sharing Images Between Projects
- incubated projects, Glossary
- ingress filtering, Glossary
- INI, Glossary
- injection, Glossary
- instance tunnels network, Glossary
- instances
- boot failures, Instance Boot Failures
- database information, Instances in the Database
- definition of, Glossary
- instance ID, Glossary
- instance state, Glossary
- instance type, Glossary
- instance type ID, Glossary
- instance UUID, Glossary
- instance-specific data, Using Instance-Specific Data
- list of running, Running Instances
- maintenance/debugging, Instances
- starting, Starting Instances
- storage solutions, Instance Storage Solutions
- tracing instance requests, Tracing Instance Requests
- Intel Virtualization Technology, Choosing a CPU
- intelligent alerting, Intelligent Alerting
- interface, Glossary
- interface ID, Glossary
- interface states, checking, Using "ip a" to Check Interface States
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Glossary
- Internet protocol (IP), Glossary
- Internet Service Provider (ISP), Glossary
- Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), Glossary
- IOPS
- definition of, Glossary
- ip a command, Using "ip a" to Check Interface States
- IP Address Management (IPAM), Glossary
- IP addresses
- address planning, IP Address Planning
- definition of, Glossary
- fixed, Public Addressing Options, Glossary
- floating, Components, Floating IPs, Manually Dissaociating a Floating IP, Glossary
- private, Glossary
- public, Glossary
- public addressing options, Public Addressing Options
- sections of, IP Address Planning
- shared, Glossary
- static, Public Addressing Options, Glossary
- ip6tables, Glossary
- IPL (Initial Program Loader), Glossary
- IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface), Glossary
- ipset, Glossary
- iptables, iptables, Glossary
- IPv6, enabling support for, Enabling IPv6 Support
- ironic, Glossary
- iSCSI protocol, Glossary
- ISO9960 format, Glossary
- itsec, Glossary
K
- kernel-based VM (KVM) hypervisor, Rationale, Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- Keyring Support, Inspecting API Calls
- keystone, Command-Line Tools, Glossary
- Kickstart, Glossary
- Kilo, Glossary
- Compute bare-metal deployment, Bare-Metal Deployment (Ironic)
- Compute V3 API, New API Versions
- scheduler improvements, Scheduler Improvements
- upcoming release of, Working with Roadmaps
- upgrades in, Easier Upgrades
L
- large object, Glossary
- Launchpad, Glossary
- Layer-2 (L2) agent, Glossary
- Layer-2 network, Glossary
- Layer-3 (L3) agent, Glossary
- Layer-3 network, Glossary
- legacy networking (nova)
- benefits of multi-host networking, Why use multi-host networking?
- component overview, Overview
- detailed description, Detailed Description
- features supported by, Components
- optional extensions, Optional Extensions
- rationale for choice of, Rationale
- vs. OpenStack Network Service (neutron), Why not use the OpenStack Network Service (neutron)?
- libvirt, Glossary
- Linux Bridge
- neutron plug-in for, Glossary
- troubleshooting, Network Troubleshooting
- Linux containers (LXC), Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- live migration, Components, Issues with Live Migration, OpenStack Storage Concepts, Glossary
- live snapshots, Live Snapshots
- load balancing, Glossary
- Load-Balancer-as-a-Service (LBaaS), Glossary
- logging/monitoring
- adding custom log statements, Adding Custom Logging Statements
- ceilometer project, Metering and Telemetry with Ceilometer
- central log management, Centrally Managing Logs
- compute nodes and, Logging
- intelligent alerting, Intelligent Alerting
- log location, Where Are the Logs?
- logging levels, Reading the Logs
- OpenStack-specific resources, OpenStack-Specific Resources
- process monitoring, Process Monitoring
- RabbitMQ web management interface, RabbitMQ Web Management Interface or rabbitmqctl
- reading log messages, Reading the Logs
- resource alerting, Resource Alerting
- StackTack tool, StackTach
- tailing logs, Determining Which Component Is Broken
- tracing instance requests, Tracing Instance Requests
- trending, Trending
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM), Glossary
- LVM (Logical Volume Manager), Commodity Storage Backend Technologies
M
- mailing lists, Getting Help
- maintenance/debugging, Maintenance, Failures, and Debugging, Uninstalling
- (see also troubleshooting)
- /var/lib/nova/instances, /var/lib/nova/instances
- cloud controller planned maintenance, Planned Maintenance
- cloud controller total failure, Total Cloud Controller Failure
- complete failures, Handling a Complete Failure
- compute node planned maintenance, Planned Maintenance
- compute node reboot, After a Compute Node Reboots
- compute node total failures, Total Compute Node Failure
- configuration management, Configuration Management
- databases, Databases
- determining component affected, Determining Which Component Is Broken
- hardware, Working with Hardware
- instances, Instances
- rebooting following, Rebooting a Cloud Controller or Storage Proxy
- reporting bugs, Reporting Bugs
- schedule of tasks, HDWMY
- storage node reboot, Rebooting a Storage Node
- storage node shut down, Shutting Down a Storage Node
- swift disk replacement, Replacing a Swift Disk
- uninstalling, Uninstalling
- volumes, Volumes
- management API (see admin API)
- management network, Management Network, Glossary
- manager, Glossary
- manifests
- definition of, Glossary
- manifest objects, Glossary
- marconi, Glossary
- maximum transmission unit (MTU), Glossary
- mechanism driver, Glossary
- melange, Glossary
- membership, Glossary
- membership lists, Glossary
- memcached, Glossary
- memory overcommit, Glossary
- message brokers, Glossary
- message bus, Glossary
- message queue, Message Queue, Glossary
- messages
- design considerations, Message Queue
- non-durable exchanges, Glossary
- non-durable queues, Glossary
- persistent messages, Glossary
- transient messages, Glossary
- Meta-Data Server (MDS), Glossary
- metadata
- instance metadata, Using Instance-Specific Data
- OpenStack Image Service and, Images
- Metadata agent, Glossary
- metering/telemetry, Metering and Telemetry with Ceilometer
- migration, Components, Issues with Live Migration, OpenStack Storage Concepts, Glossary
- MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Lab), MIT CSAIL
- Modular Layer 2 (ML2) neutron plug-in, Glossary
- modules, types of, Architecture
- Monitor (LBaaS), Glossary
- Monitor (Mon), Glossary
- monitoring
- intelligent alerting, Intelligent Alerting
- metering and telemetry, Metering and Telemetry with Ceilometer
- OpenStack-specific resources, OpenStack-Specific Resources
- process monitoring, Process Monitoring
- resource alerting, Resource Alerting
- trending, Trending
- (see also logging/monitoring)
- multi-factor authentication, Glossary
- multi-host, Glossary
- multi-host networking, Why use multi-host networking?, Conductor Services, Multi-Host and Single-Host Networking
- MultiNic, Multi-NIC Provisioning, Glossary
- multithreading, Choosing a CPU
N
- Nagios, Monitoring
- namespaces, troubleshooting, Dealing with Network Namespaces
- Nebula, Glossary
- NeCTAR Research Cloud, NeCTAR
- netadmin, Glossary
- NetApp volume driver, Glossary
- network design
- first steps, Network Design
- IP address planning, IP Address Planning
- management network, Management Network
- network topology
- deployment options, Network Topology
- multi- vs. single-host networking, Multi-Host and Single-Host Networking
- multi-NIC provisioning, Multi-NIC Provisioning
- VLAN with OpenStack VMs, VLAN Configuration Within OpenStack VMs
- public addressing options, Public Addressing Options
- services for networking, Services for Networking
- network namespace, Glossary
- network namespaces, troubleshooting, Dealing with Network Namespaces
- network troubleshooting (see troubleshooting)
- Networking API, Glossary
- networks
- configuration management, Configuration Management
- configuration of, Network Configuration
- definition of, Glossary
- deployment options, Network Topology
- design considerations, Network Considerations
- inspection of, Network Inspection
- multi-host, Why use multi-host networking?, Multi-Host and Single-Host Networking
- Network Address Translation (NAT), Glossary
- network controllers, Glossary
- Network File System (NFS), Glossary
- network IDs, Glossary
- network managers, Network Topology, Glossary
- network nodes, Glossary
- network segments, Glossary
- Network Time Protocol (NTP), NTP, Glossary
- network UUID, Glossary
- network workers, Glossary
- private networks, Glossary
- public, Glossary
- virtual, Glossary
- VLAN, VLAN Configuration Within OpenStack VMs, Glossary
- neutron
- Networking API, Glossary
- neutron manager, Glossary
- neutron plug-in, Glossary
- python-neutronclient, Command-Line Tools
- Nexenta volume driver, Glossary
- NICs (network interface cards), Management Network
- No ACK, Glossary
- nodes
- adding, Adding a Compute Node
- definition of, Glossary
- proxy nodes, Glossary
- storage nodes, Rebooting a Storage Node, Glossary
- swift storage nodes, Glossary
- non-durable exchanges, Glossary
- non-durable queue, Glossary
- non-persistent volume (see ephemeral volume)
- north-south traffic, Glossary
- nova
- Compute API, Glossary
- deprecation of, Deprecation of Nova Network
- nova-network, Glossary
- python-novaclient, Command-Line Tools
O
- Object Storage
- adding nodes, Adding an Object Storage Node
- backup/recovery of, Object Storage
- customization of, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
- geographical considerations, Geographical Considerations for Object Storage
- Object Storage API, Persistent Storage, Glossary
- Object Storage Device (OSD), Glossary
- quota setting, Set Object Storage Quotas
- simplest architecture for, Overview
- objects
- concatenated objects, Glossary
- definition of, Glossary
- manifest objects, Glossary
- object auditors, Glossary
- object expiration, Glossary
- object hash, Glossary
- object path hash, Glossary
- object replicators, Glossary
- object servers, IP Address Planning, Glossary
- object storage, Components
- object versioning, Glossary
- persistent storage of, Persistent Storage
- segmented objects, Glossary
- storage decisions and, Object Storage
- Oldie, Glossary
- Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI), Glossary
- Open Virtualization Format (OVF), Glossary
- Open vSwitch, Glossary
- neutron plug-in for, Glossary
- troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Open vSwitch
- Open vSwitch (OVS) agent, Glossary
- OpenLDAP, Glossary
- OpenStack
- basics of, Glossary
- code name, Glossary
- documentation, Getting Help
- module types in, Architecture
- OpenStack community
- additional information, Finding Additional Information
- contributing to, How to Contribute to the Documentation
- customization and, Customization
- getting help from, Getting Help
- joining, Join the OpenStack Community
- reporting bugs, Reporting Bugs
- security information, Security Information
- use cases
- CERN, CERN
- DAIR, DAIR
- MIT CSAIL, MIT CSAIL
- NeCTAR, NeCTAR
- working with roadmaps
- aspects to watch, Aspects to Watch, Toward a Python SDK
- influencing, Influencing the Roadmap
- information available, Information Available to You
- release cycle, Working with Roadmaps
- OpenStack Networking (neutron)
- component overview, Overview
- detailed description of, Node types
- rationale for choice of, Rationale
- third-party component configuration, Example Component Configuration
- troubleshooting, Network Troubleshooting
- openSUSE, Glossary
- operator, Glossary
- Orchestration, Glossary
- orphans, Glossary
- overcommitting, Overcommitting
P
- parent cells, Glossary
- partitions
- definition of, Glossary
- disk partitioning, Disk Partitioning and RAID
- partition index, Glossary
- partition index value, Glossary
- passwords, Getting Credentials
- Paste framework, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
- path failures, Finding a Failure in the Path
- path MTU discovery (PMTUD), Glossary
- pause, Glossary
- PCI passthrough, Glossary
- periodic tasks, Implementing Periodic Tasks
- persistent messages, Glossary
- persistent storage, Persistent Storage
- persistent volume, Glossary
- personality file, Glossary
- ping packets, Visualizing nova-network Traffic in the Cloud
- pip utility, Command-Line Tools
- Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Glossary
- plug-ins, definition of, Glossary
- policy service, Glossary
- pool, Glossary
- pool member, Glossary
- ports
- definition of, Glossary
- port UUID, Glossary
- virtual, Glossary
- preseed, definition of, Glossary
- private image, Glossary
- private IP address, Glossary
- private networks, Glossary
- process monitoring, Process Monitoring
- Project Members tab, Associating Users with Projects
- projects
- definition of, Projects or Tenants?, Glossary
- obtaining list of current, Users and Projects
- project ID, Glossary
- project VPN, Glossary
- sharing images between, Sharing Images Between Projects
- promiscuous mode, Glossary
- protected property, Glossary
- provider, Glossary
- provisioning/deployment
- automated configuration, Automated Configuration
- automated deployment, Automated Deployment
- deployment scenarios, Separation of Services
- network deployment options, Network Topology
- remote management, Remote Management
- tips for, Parting Thoughts for Provisioning and Deploying OpenStack
- proxy nodes, Glossary
- proxy servers, Glossary
- public API, Glossary
- public image, Glossary
- public IP address, Glossary
- public key authentication, Glossary
- public network, Glossary
- Puppet, Provisioning and Deployment, Operations, Glossary
- Python, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware, Customizing the Dashboard (Horizon), Glossary
- Python Package Index (PyPI), Command-Line Tools
Q
- QEMU Copy On Write 2 (QCOW2), Glossary
- Qpid, Message Queue, Glossary
- quarantine, Glossary
- queues
- exclusive queues, Glossary
- transient queues, Glossary
- Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- quotas, Quotas, View and update Block Storage quotas for a tenant
(project), Glossary
R
- RabbitMQ, Message Queue, RabbitMQ Web Management Interface or rabbitmqctl, Glossary
- Rackspace Cloud Files, Glossary
- RADOS Block Device (RBD), Glossary
- radvd, Glossary
- RAID (redundant array of independent disks), Disk Partitioning and RAID
- RAM filter, Glossary
- RAM overcommit, Overcommitting, Glossary
- rate limits, Glossary
- raw format, Glossary
- RDO (Red Hat Distributed OpenStack), Overview, Overview
- rebalancing, Glossary
- reboot
- cloud controller or storage proxy, Rebooting a Cloud Controller or Storage Proxy
- compute node, After a Compute Node Reboots
- hard vs. soft, Glossary
- rebuilding, Glossary
- Recon, Glossary
- records
- basics of, Glossary
- record IDs, Glossary
- recovery, Recovering Backups
- (see also backup/recovery)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Glossary
- reference architecture, Glossary
- region, Cells and Regions, Glossary
- registry (see under Image Service)
- registry servers, Glossary
- Reliable, Autonomic Distributed Object Store
(RADOS), Glossary
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Glossary
- replication
- definition of, Glossary
- replica count, Glossary
- replicators, Glossary
- request IDs, Glossary
- rescue images, Glossary
- resizing, Glossary
- resources
- generic vs. OpenStack-specific, OpenStack-Specific Resources
- resource alerting, Resource Alerting
- RESTful web services, Glossary
- rings
- definition of, Glossary
- ring builders, Object Storage, Glossary
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Glossary
- roles
- definition of, Glossary
- role ID, Glossary
- rollbacks
- preparing for, Preparing for a Rollback
- process for, Rolling Back a Failed Upgrade
- rootwrap, Glossary
- round-robin scheduler, Glossary
- router, Glossary
- routing keys, Glossary
- RPC drivers, Glossary
- rsync, Glossary
- rsyslog, rsyslog Client Configuration
- RXTX cap/quota, Glossary
S
- S3 storage service, Glossary
- sahara, Glossary
- SAML assertion, Glossary
- scaling
- adding cloud controller nodes, Adding Cloud Controller Nodes
- availability zones, Availability Zones and Host Aggregates
- burn-in testing, Burn-in Testing
- capacity planning, Capacity Planning
- cells and regions, Cells and Regions
- cloud segregation, Segregating Your Cloud
- file system choice, On Compute Node Storage—Nonshared File System
- hardware procurement, Hardware Procurement
- host aggregate, Host aggregates zone
- metrics for, The Starting Point
- Object Storage and, Object Storage
- vertical vs. horizontal, Scaling
- scheduler manager, Glossary
- schedulers
- customization of, Customizing the OpenStack Compute (nova) Scheduler
- design considerations, Scheduling
- round-robin, Glossary
- spread-first, Glossary
- scoped tokens, Glossary
- script modules, Architecture
- scrubbers, Glossary
- secret keys, Glossary
- secure shell (SSH), Glossary
- security groups, Security Groups, Associating Security Groups, Glossary
- security issues
- configuration options, Security Configuration for Compute, Networking, and
Storage
- failed instance data inspection, Inspecting and Recovering Data from Failed Instances
- middleware example, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
- passwords, Getting Credentials
- reporting/fixing vulnerabilities, Security Information
- scheduler example, Customizing the OpenStack Compute (nova) Scheduler
- segmented objects, Glossary
- segregation methods, Segregating Your Cloud
- SELinux, Glossary
- separation of services, Separation of Services
- server image, Glossary
- servers
- application servers, Glossary
- avoiding volatility in, Hardware Procurement
- definition of, Glossary
- obtaining overview of, Servers and Services
- proxy servers, Glossary
- registry servers, Glossary
- server UUID, Glossary
- virtual, Glossary
- service catalog, Glossary
- service ID, Glossary
- service provider, Glossary
- service registration, Glossary
- service restoration, Handling a Complete Failure
- service tenant, Glossary
- service token, Glossary
- services
- definition of, Glossary
- obtaining overview of, Servers and Services
- separation of, Separation of Services
- sessions
- session back end, Glossary
- session persistence, Glossary
- session storage, Glossary
- shared IP address, Glossary
- shared IP groups, Glossary
- shared storage, Off Compute Node Storage—Shared File System, Glossary
- Sheepdog, Glossary
- Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM), Glossary
- single-host networking, Multi-Host and Single-Host Networking
- Single-root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), Glossary
- SmokeStack, Glossary
- snapshot, Taking Snapshots, Glossary
- soft reboot, Glossary
- SolidFire Volume Driver, Glossary
- SPICE (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing
Environments), Glossary
- spread-first scheduler, Glossary
- SQL-Alchemy, Glossary
- SQLite, Glossary
- stack (see Heat Orchestration Template (HOT))
- Stackforge, Automated Configuration
- StackTach, StackTach, Glossary
- static IP addresses, Public Addressing Options, Glossary
- StaticWeb, Glossary
- storage
- block storage, Components, Block Storage, Block Storage, Attaching Block Storage, Block Storage
- choosing backends, Choosing Storage Backends
- commodity storage, Commodity Storage Backend Technologies
- ephemeral, Ephemeral Storage
- file system choice, Choice of File System
- file-level, OpenStack Storage Concepts
- geographical considerations, Geographical Considerations for Object Storage
- instance storage solutions, Instance Storage Solutions
- live migration, Issues with Live Migration
- object storage, Components, Persistent Storage
- overview of concepts, OpenStack Storage Concepts
- storage driver support, Choosing Storage Backends
- storage manager, Glossary
- storage manager back end, Glossary
- storage proxy maintenance, Rebooting a Cloud Controller or Storage Proxy
- storage services, Glossary
- storage workers, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management
- swift storage nodes, Glossary
- storage back end, Glossary
- storage backend, Choosing Storage Backends
- storage node, Rebooting a Storage Node, Glossary
- strategy, Glossary
- subdomains, Glossary
- subnet, Glossary
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Glossary
- suspend, definition of, Glossary
- swap, definition of, Glossary
- swawth, Glossary
- swift
- Object Storage API, Persistent Storage, Glossary
- python-swiftclient, Command-Line Tools
- swift middleware, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware, Glossary
- swift proxy server, Glossary
- swift storage nodes, Glossary
- swift All in One (SAIO), Glossary
- sync point, Glossary
- sysadmin, Glossary
- system usage, Glossary
- systems administration (see user management)
T
- tailing logs, Tailing Logs
- tcpdump, tcpdump
- Telemetry, Glossary
- telemetry/metering, Metering and Telemetry with Ceilometer
- TempAuth, Glossary
- Tempest, Glossary
- TempURL, Glossary
- tenant
- definition of, Projects or Tenants?
- Tenant API, Glossary
- tenant endpoint, Glossary
- tenant ID, Glossary
- testing
- burn-in testing, Burn-in Testing
- functional testing, Customizing Object Storage (Swift) Middleware
- token services, Glossary
- tokens, Glossary
- tombstone, Glossary
- topic publisher, Glossary
- Torpedo, Glossary
- transaction IDs, Glossary
- transient exchanges (see non-durable exchanges)
- transient messages, Glossary
- transient queues, Glossary
- trending
- monitoring cloud performance with, Trending
- report examples, Trending
- vs. alerts, Trending
- TripleO, Glossary
- troubleshooting
- burn-in testing, Burn-in Testing
- checking interface states, Using "ip a" to Check Interface States
- detecting path failures, Finding a Failure in the Path
- DNS issues, Application Programming Interface (API), Debugging DNS Issues
- getting help, Getting Help
- iptables, iptables
- network namespaces, Dealing with Network Namespaces
- nova-network database, Network Configuration in the Database for nova-network
- nova-network DHCP, Debugging DHCP Issues with nova-network
- nova-network traffic, Visualizing nova-network Traffic in the Cloud
- Open vSwitch, Troubleshooting Open vSwitch
- OpenStack traffic, Visualizing OpenStack Networking Service Traffic in the
Cloud, Visualizing OpenStack Networking Service Traffic in the
Cloud
- trove, Glossary
U
- Ubuntu, Overview, Glossary
- uninstall operation, Uninstalling
- unscoped token, Glossary
- updaters, Glossary
- upgrading
- controlling cost of, Pre-Upgrade Testing Environment
- final steps, Cleaning Up and Final Configuration File Updates
- Grizzly to Havana (Red Hat), How to Perform an Upgrade from Grizzly to Havana—Red Hat
Enterprise Linux and Derivatives, Upgrade Packages and Restart Services on the Block
Storage Nodes
- Grizzly to Havana (Ubuntu), How to Perform an Upgrade from Grizzly to
Havana—Ubuntu, Upgrade Packages and Restart Services on the Block
Storage Nodes
- pre-upgrade testing, Pre-Upgrade Testing Environment
- preparation for, Preparing for a Rollback
- process overview, Preparing for a Rollback
- rolling back failures, Rolling Back a Failed Upgrade
- use cases
- CERN, CERN
- DAIR, DAIR
- MIT CSAIL, MIT CSAIL
- NeCTAR, NeCTAR
- user data, Instance user data, Glossary
- user management
- adding projects, Managing Projects
- associating users with projects, Associating Users with Projects
- creating new users, User Management
- handling disruptive users, Users Who Disrupt Other Users
- listing users, Users and Projects
- quotas, Quotas
- terminology for, Projects or Tenants?
- User Mode Linux (UML), Glossary
- user training
- block storage, Block Storage, Attaching Block Storage
- flavors, Flavors
- floating IPs, Floating IPs
- images, Images
- instances, Instances, Instances in the Database
- security groups, Security Groups, Associating Security Groups
- snapshots, Taking Snapshots
- users, definition of, Glossary
V
- VIF UUID, Glossary
- VIP, Glossary
- Virtual Central Processing Unit (vCPU), Glossary
- Virtual Disk Image (VDI), Glossary
- Virtual Hard Disk (VHD), Glossary
- virtual IP, Glossary
- virtual machine (VM), The Starting Point, Glossary
- virtual network, Glossary
- Virtual Network Computing (VNC), Glossary
- Virtual Network InterFace (VIF), Glossary
- virtual networking, Glossary
- virtual port, Glossary
- virtual private network (VPN), Glossary
- virtual servers, Glossary
- virtual switch (vSwitch), Glossary
- virtual VLAN, Glossary
- VirtualBox, Glossary
- virtualization technology, Choosing a CPU
- VLAN manager, Glossary
- VLAN network, VLAN Configuration Within OpenStack VMs, Glossary
- VM disk (VMDK), Glossary
- VM image, Glossary
- VM Remote Control (VMRC), Glossary
- VMware API, Choosing a Hypervisor, Glossary
- VNC proxy, Glossary
- volume
- maintenance/debugging, Volumes
- Volume API, Glossary
- volume controller, Glossary
- volume driver, Glossary
- volume ID, Glossary
- volume manager, Glossary
- volume node, Glossary
- volume plug-in, Glossary
- volume storage, Block Storage
- volume workers, Glossary
- vSphere, Glossary
- vulnerability tracking/management, Security Information
W
- weight, Capacity Planning, Glossary
- weighted cost, Glossary
- weighting, Glossary
- workers, Designing for Cloud Controllers and Cloud Management, Glossary
- working environment
- command-line tools, Command-Line Tools
- dashboard, Using the OpenStack Dashboard for Administration
- network inspection, Network Inspection
- running instances, Running Instances
- users and projects, Users and Projects