The document summarizes an Apache CloudStack meetup that took place on October 17th 2013 in Bangalore, India. It discusses the new features of Apache CloudStack 4.2.0, including support for AWS-style regions, VMware datacenters, private resources, object storage plugins, IPv6 networking, affinity/anti-affinity rules, and Windows 8/Server 2012 guest support. It also promotes an upcoming Apache CloudStack training course on November 27-28 in Bangalore.

1. Apache CloudStack Meetup
Bangalore
Oct 17th 2013,
InMobi
http://www.meetup.com/CloudStack-Bangalore-Group/

2. Apache Cloudstack 4.2.0
Shanker Balan
Managing Consultant
@shapeblue

3. About Apache CloudStack
Apache CloudStack is an integrated Infrastructureas-a-Service (IaaS) software platform that allows
users to build feature-rich public and private cloud
environments. CloudStack includes an intuitive user
interface and rich APIs for managing the compute,
networking, software, and storage infrastructure
resources. The project became an Apache top level
project in March 2013
http://cloudstack.apache.org/

4. About ShapeBlue
“ShapeBlue are expert builders of public &
private clouds. They are the leading global
Apache CloudStack / Citrix CloudPlatform
integrator & consultancy”

6. About Me
• Managing Consultant, ShapeBlue India
• Worked with Citrix CloudPlatform/CloudPortal
& Apache CloudStack
• Background on Dev Ops and Distributed Cloud
Applications

7. Apache CloudStack 4.2.0
• Released on Oct 1st 2013
• 2nd Major Release of CloudStack
– Previous major release was CloudStack 4.1.0
• Over 6 months of work
– 57 New Features
– 29 Improved Features
– 160 issues fixed

8. What’s New in 4.2.0
• Cloud Deployment
– AWS style “Regions”
– Support for VMware “DATACENTER”
– Private Zones, PODs, Clusters and Hosts
• Storage
– Object Storage Plugin Framework, Zone Wide Primary
Storage, Resize Volumes
• Network
– GSLB, Multiple IP Addresses, IPv6, VPC Enhancements
• Compute
– VM Deployment Affinity/Anti-Affinity rules, Vmware DRS
support

9. Traditional And Cloud Era Workloads
DEPLOYMENT

10. CloudStack “Regions”

11. CloudStack “Regions” (Contn.)
• The largest CloudStack organizational unit
– Can contain several “Availability Zones” in close
proximity
– Each Region Has Its Own CloudStack Management
Clusters
• Use Cases
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Provide Multiple Geographic Locations
Fault Tolerance
Disaster Recovery Features
Metering And Billing At Region Level

12. VMware “Datacenter”
• Support VMware Zone Wide Functions
• Map entire Zone to VMware Datecenter
• Support For VMware vSphere Distributed
Resources Scheduler (DRS)
• Use Case
– Better support for enterprise apps running on
VMware Platform

13. Private Resources
• Dedicate Resources to Accounts / Domains
– Zones
– PODs
– Clusters
– Hosts
• Use Cases
– No sharing of resources
– Guarantee SLAs

14. Primary And Secondary Storage
STORAGE

15. Object Storage Plugin Framework

16. Object Storage Plugin (Contn.)
• Framework To Integrate S3-like Storage System
Backend
– OpenStack SWIFT
– SolidFire Storage
– AWS S3
• Use Cases
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Low Cost Backups For Snapshots, ISOs, Templates
Replication Across All Zones Within A Region
Scale Secondary Storage
High Availability

17. New Features & Enhancements
NETWORK

18. New Networking Features
• IPv6!!!
• Portable IPs across Regions
• New Integration
– VMware vNetwork Distributed vSwitch Support
– Global Software Load Balancing using Netscaler

19. Networking Enhancements
• Improved Multi-Tier Application deployment
using VPC
• Configure Multiple IP Addresses On A Single
NIC
• Add Additional NICs to VMs
• Dedicate Public IP Addresses To Guests

20. Multi Tier Deployment

21. Massive Enhancements to “VPC”
– KVM Hypervisor now supported
– Load Balancing
• Across Tiers
• Within A Tier
• Netscaler Support
– Enhanced ACLs
• Private Gateway for VPC
• VPN Gateways
• Blacklisting Routes

22. Hypervisor, Guest OS, Accounts
COMPUTE

23. New Compute Features
• New VM Guest OS Support
– Windows 8
– Windows Server 2012
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Change Account Ownership of VMs
Resize Data Disk Volumes
Affinity / Anti-Affinity Rules
CPU / RAM Overcommit

24. Monitoring & Ops Enhancements
• Configuration Parameters now available at
Zone, POD and Cluster levels
– Overprovisioning
– Thresholds
• SNMP Trap Support
• Centralized logging via remote Syslog

25. Reasons To Upgrade
• BUG Fixes
– KVM HA
– Recurring Snapshots
– AWS APIs
• New Features
– Regions!!!
– Vmware Enhancements

26. Questions?
Apache CloudStack Bootcamp Training Course
On 27/28 November Bangalore. Course details
at
http://www.shapeblue.com/cloudstacktraining/