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Use a clouds.yaml file to direct your client. Below is a canonical example, but you __will__ have to modify the variables according to your account. | Use a clouds.yaml file to direct your client. Below is a canonical example, but you __will__ have to modify the variables according to your account. | ||
- | '' | + | '' |
< | < | ||
clouds: | clouds: | ||
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You can also download a customized version of this data after you authenticate to the Web Interface (click API Access from the menu and then the button " | You can also download a customized version of this data after you authenticate to the Web Interface (click API Access from the menu and then the button " | ||
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+ | For convenience, | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | OS_CLOUD=openstack | ||
+ | </ | ||
====== USAGE ====== | ====== USAGE ====== | ||
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====Images==== | ====Images==== | ||
- | Images are prebuilt | + | Images are prebuilt |
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+ | There are images that Techstaff provides, some of which are restricted-use. We can build images for you or you can build and upload your own. Our images are generic, bare bones, cloud enabled, popular operating systems, that are a firm foundation for you to customize from. They are often in RAW format, not qcow2, for performance reasons. | ||
- | There are images that Techstaff provides, some of which are restricted-use. We can build images | + | Beware of images that are used internally to provide cloud services. You should not usually launch these directly. You do have access to them for the use of a service, |
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You now have all of the prerequisites for launching a virtual computer. These are the prerequisites: | You now have all of the prerequisites for launching a virtual computer. These are the prerequisites: | ||
- | * Properly prepared Network -- or use the one called | + | * Properly prepared Network -- or use the one called |
* Flavor Name | * Flavor Name | ||
* Image Name | * Image Name | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | In actual fact, all of the servers you create will be in the same security group. | + | In actual fact, all of the servers you create will be in the same security group, so you will not need to " |
==== Internet Addresses ==== | ==== Internet Addresses ==== | ||
- | If the server' | + | If the server' |
As in [[ cloud: | As in [[ cloud: | ||
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This section added a floating ip address directly to the server. You must realize that a router was needed on the subnet for that to happen. On default subnets, your cloud admin has pre-created suitable routers. The command will fail if you are creating your own subnets and networks without taking similar steps. | This section added a floating ip address directly to the server. You must realize that a router was needed on the subnet for that to happen. On default subnets, your cloud admin has pre-created suitable routers. The command will fail if you are creating your own subnets and networks without taking similar steps. | ||
+ | Mixing and matching these techniques will create hilarious disasters. | ||
==== A WORD ABOUT CLOUD INIT ==== | ==== A WORD ABOUT CLOUD INIT ==== | ||
Your author uses cloud init extensively and does not contemplate alternative. It is optional. A minimal cloud-init for a modern Ubuntu cloud OS might look like this | Your author uses cloud init extensively and does not contemplate alternative. It is optional. A minimal cloud-init for a modern Ubuntu cloud OS might look like this |
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