1.
Using OpenStack to control your
VM chaos
David Strom and Hassan Fahimi
Redmond Magazine Webinar
3/16

2.
Who are we?
David Strom, author and
speaker
Hassan Fahimi, Sr Product
Manager, Dell

3.
Agenda
• Status report on OpenStack
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Who is using it and why
• Deployment strategies and issues

4.
What is OpenStack
now?
OpenStack is a single, open source platform for
management of the three major cloud
compute technologies; virtual machines,
containers and bare metal instances.

5.
OpenStack advantages

6.
Quick deployment of your VMs

7.
Self-service for your developers

8.
Who is using it?

9.
How much time does it take to deliver
a new VM?
• Developers need to be able to understand and
then write stateless applications for the cloud
• Also understand the differences between
private clouds and
ordinary VMs
• Pair Java developers with
sys admins

10.
Big boosters

11.
OpenStack core services

12.
What is new in Liberty release?
• Extensible Nova compute scheduler
• Defined network QoS framework
• Enhanced load balancing as a service
• Magnum – better container mgmt. service
• Heat orchestration enhancements such as
role-based access controls

13.
Issues still remain
• Documentation is spotty once you get past the
easy stuff
• It is all about VMs. Don’t make this your first
virtual rodeo
• Neutron and software-defined networking
support is still young and restless
• Keeping up with release schedules can be
brutal
• OpenStack won’t replace your PaaS

14.
Lots of deployment decisions
• When to deviate from pure OpenStack code
• What enhanced features make sense
• Know the costs, your budget, staffing, skill sets
• Get right vendor training and support
• Understand remote management issues
• Where to locate your cloud environment
• Which OS projects/release to implement

15.
One typical OS team
• 2-3 system architects
• 3-5 sys admins with Linux/ FOSS experience
• Friendly network infrastructure team
• Developers who know the cloud
• C-level buy in

16.
Next steps
• Attend the next summit conferences
• Keep up with the latest code releases
• Understand the community and don’t fight
city hall
• There will be bugs,
(don’t worry, be happy!)