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The document summarizes a CloudStack European User Group meeting that took place on August 17, 2017 in London. The agenda included talks on leveraging VMware storage I/O control in CloudStack, policy-driven SDN in CloudStack using Nuage Networks, CloudStack and NFV, the CloudStack UI roadmap, and monitoring CloudStack components. The document also provided updates on recent CloudStack releases between versions 4.9 and 4.10 that included improvements to networking, databases, storage, hypervisors, usability, and operations. Information was given on related CloudStack user groups around the world and calls were made to join mailing lists to help and be helped by the CloudStack community.

CloudStack European User Group
17 August 2017 - London
Giles Sirett
Chairman, CSEUG
Twitter: @gilesSirett

 Collaborative environment for:
 all things Apache CloudStack
 Related tech: ecosystem products, hypervisors, storage, etc
 Technical deep-dives, issues & best practice
 Case studies & user stories
 To showcase complementary technologies
 To give a strong voice for feedback to Apache developer
community
 No pitching !
The aims of this group

 Welcome and CloudStack news - Giles Sirett
 Leveraging VMware Storage I/O Control in CloudStack - Mike Tutkowski,
Netapp/Solidfire
 Policy-Driven SDN in CloudStack – Sigert Goeminne, Nuage Networks
 [Break]
 Cloudstack and NFV - Paul Angus, ShapeBlue
 CloudStack-UI - origin, purpose, roadmap and architectural notes - Ilya
Zolotukhin /Ivan Kudriavtsev, Bitworks
 Monitoring CloudStack and Components - Alexander Stock, Bit.Group GmbH
 Running Cloudstack with IPv6 – Wido Den Hollender, PCExtreme
 Pub for questions !!
Todays Agenda

• CloudStack European User Group
• Geneva CloudStack User Group
• CloudStack - Romania
• Australian CloudStack User Group
• CloudStack Brazil User Group
• Vancouver CloudStack Meetup
• Japan CloudStack User Group
• CloudStack India Bangalore Chapter
• CloudStack India Hyderabad Chapter
• CloudStack Pune Meetup
• CloudStack SF Bay Area Users Group
• CloudStack NYC User Group
• CloudStack Boston User Group
• CloudStack DC and NoVA User Group
This group is one of many…

 4.9.2 Released
 4.9.3 about to be cut (should be out very early Sept)
 4.9.x is an LTS branch
 4.10 released
Releases

 Networking
 Fixes to ACLs, S2S VPN, Private Gateways, Redundant VRs and other optimizations
 Nuage VSP SDN Plugin got a lot of improvements and some new features
 Database
 MySQL connector changed
 DB optimizations and improvements
 Storage
 Enabled fast snapshots for managed storage using XenServer
 Fixes for some RBD issues
 Fixes multiple Swift object store issues
 Improved VMware disk implementation
 Hypervisor
 Support for XenServer 7
 Support for VMware vSphere 6.0, 6.5
 Support for Ubuntu 16.04 as KVM host
4.10 Release

 Usability
 Added user defined roles
 Added configurable root volume size for KVM
 Lots of localization improvements
 Added CentOS 6.x guest OS mappings for VMware
 Operations
 Added Out-of-band power management for hosts (EG: IPMI, iLO, DRAC, etc.)
 Miscellaneous
 Use non-blocking SSL handshake in NioConnection/Link
 Added memory utilization to listVirtualMachines
 Multiple fixes related to usage
4.10 Release

CCC Miami
 30 + Cloudstack talks
 Free bootcamp training
 Hackathon
 Cloudstackcollab.org

Leveraging VMware Storage I/O
Control in CloudStack
Mike Tutkowski, Netapp Solidfire
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 Let the community help you by joining a mailing list
 Help
 Be helped
 Get social
 #cloudstackworks
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Apache CloudStack 4.19 introduces the capability for end-users to copy their root disk or volume snapshots to one (or more) ACS Zones without operator intervention. In this talk, Alex shows how this simple yet powerful new feature enables for end-users to control where their data resides and for operators to provide low-cost and robust DRaaS to their customers. ----------------------------------------- The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2023 took place on 23-24th November. The conference, arranged by a group of volunteers from the Apache CloudStack Community, took place in the voco hotel, in Porte de Clichy, Paris. It hosted over 350 attendees, with 47 speakers holding technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.

Mitigating Common CloudStack Instance Deployment Failures - Jithin Raju - Sha...

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A discussion on the common failures when using CloudStack taking instance deployment as an example. The session includes 15 specific failure scenarios, their causes, and possible mitigation steps. ----------------------------------------- The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2023 took place on 23-24th November. The conference, arranged by a group of volunteers from the Apache CloudStack Community, took place in the voco hotel, in Porte de Clichy, Paris. It hosted over 350 attendees, with 47 speakers holding technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.

Elevating Privacy and Security in CloudStack - Boris Stoyanov - ShapeBlue

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In an increasingly interconnected digital landscape, safeguarding data privacy and ensuring robust security measures are paramount. CloudStack offers a dynamic ecosystem for deploying and managing cloud resources. However, to fully harness its potential, it is crucial to address privacy and security concerns effectively. This presentation explores the realm of possibilities and demonstrates how CloudStack can enhance the privacy and security of your cloud deployments. Boris examines practical approaches to protect sensitive data, fortify communications, and secure your infra against emerging threats. Join us on a journey to discover how CloudStack can be your trusted ally in the quest for a more secure and private cloud environment. ----------------------------------------- The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2023 took place on 23-24th November. The conference, arranged by a group of volunteers from the Apache CloudStack Community, took place in the voco hotel, in Porte de Clichy, Paris. It hosted over 350 attendees, with 47 speakers holding technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.

Transitioning from VMware vCloud to Apache CloudStack: A Path to Profitabilit...

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In this session, Marco explores the potential of migrating from VMware vCloud to Apache CloudStack with KVM. VMware vCloud Suite is a robust cloud infrastructure and management solution that combines vSphere and vRealize Suite, providing automation and operations capabilities for traditional and modern infrastructure and apps. However, the transition to Apache CloudStack can offer enhanced profitability and competitiveness. Marco delves into the benefits of Apache CloudStack, including its cost-effectiveness and open-source nature, and discusses how a gradual migration from VMware vCloud can reduce ownership costs, increase profitability, and enhance competitiveness. He also covers the practical steps and considerations in planning and executing this transition effectively. ----------------------------------------- The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2023 took place on 23-24th November. The conference, arranged by a group of volunteers from the Apache CloudStack Community, took place in the voco hotel, in Porte de Clichy, Paris. It hosted over 350 attendees, with 47 speakers holding technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.

Hypervisor Agnostic DRS in CloudStack - Brief overview & demo - Vishesh Jinda...

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This document discusses hypervisor agnostic Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) in CloudStack 4.19. It describes DRS as a feature that rebalances virtual machines across a cluster to assist with power savings while building on existing live migration capabilities. Two main DRS algorithms are covered - Balanced, which balances load across hosts, and Condensed, which reduces the number of active hosts. Implementation details and how to configure DRS for a cluster are also outlined. The document concludes with an offer to demonstrate DRS and take any questions.

What’s New in CloudStack 4.19 - Abhishek Kumar - ShapeBlue

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This session gives a brief introduction of the new and exciting feature in the latest (upcoming) CloudStack LTS release, ie, 4.19.0. The discussion includes the details on the timeline of the CloudStack 4.19.0 release, overview of some of the marquee, new feature of the release – Object storage framework, KVM ingestion, Hypervisor agnostic simple DRS, CAPC aware CKS, OAuth2, DRaaS with Multi zone disaster recovery, etc and a summary of improvements added since the previous major LTS release of the CloudStack, ie, 4.18.0. ----------------------------------------- The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2023 took place on 23-24th November. The conference, arranged by a group of volunteers from the Apache CloudStack Community, took place in the voco hotel, in Porte de Clichy, Paris. It hosted over 350 attendees, with 47 speakers holding technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.

Developments to CloudStack’s SDN ecosystem: Integration with VMWare NSX 4 - P...

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VMWare NSX is a network virtualization platform that abstracts physical infrastructure and provides micro-segmentation. It originated from research on software defined networks at Stanford University. NSX was later acquired by VMWare. The latest release is NSX4, which is decoupled from vSphere and supports multiple hypervisors and containers. In CloudStack, NSX provides logical network segmentation and implements network services like DHCP, load balancing, NAT, and firewalls for virtual networks and VPCs through its API integration with the CloudStack management server. A live demo then showed how some of these NSX network functions work for VPCs in CloudStack.

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