The document discusses OpenStack, an open source cloud computing platform. It describes OpenStack's modular architecture and core services like Nova for compute, Glance for images, Neutron for networking, Cinder for block storage, and Keystone for identity. It also discusses how Red Hat provides lifecycle support for OpenStack through its RHEL OpenStack Platform, integrating and optimizing OpenStack on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

1. Arthur Berezin
Sr. Technical Product Manager,
Red Hat
Art@redhat.com
Red Hat, Pizza
and Technology
4 September, 2014

3. FSO
Financial Service
Organizations
DevOps
Software Vendors,
* as a Service
NFV
Network Virtual
Functions
IT
Cloud Application
workloads

4. Once Upon a Time...
● DNS
● DHCP
● LDAP Directory
● File Servers
● Block Storage
● Databases
● Monitoring
● Dataprocessing
● Application Servers
● etc...

5. Once Upon a Time...
● DNS
● DHCP
● LDAP Directory
● File Servers
● Block Storage
● Databases
● Monitoring
● Dataprocessing
● Application Servers
● etc...

6. COMPLEX!

7. Openstack Cloud Infrastructure (as a Service)
● Modular architecture, designed to easily scale out
● Based on (growing) set of core services

8. RHEL Openstack Platform
● Each service consists of POSIX Linux services
● Optimized and Integrated with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 6
RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 7 / 6

9. Database
Message
Bus

10. Nova - Compute as a Service

11. Supporting Backend Plugins

12. Supporting Backend Plugins
{API}

13. Glance - OS Base Images
{API}
Supporting Backend Plugins
Files, NFS,
and others...

14. Neutron - Software Defined Network
{API}
Supporting Backend Plugins
and others...

15. Cinder - Block Storage
{API}
Supporting Backend Plugins
File, LVM,
and others

16. Keystone - Users, Roles, Tenants
{API}
Supporting Backend Plugins
SQL, LDAP, Active Directory

17. Horizon - Web UI Dashboard

18. http://youtu.be/dJUaRrC4T9g

20. Bleeding Edge
Source Code Only
6 Months lifecycle
Bleeding Edge
RPM Packages
6 Months lifecycle
Follows Upstream
RHEL, Fedora
CentOS
Stable and supported
3 Years Lifecycle
Rich Partner Ecosystem
Integrated and optimized
on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux

21. Upstream Focus
● ● Support customers
● Drive new features
● Influence strategy
and direction of
projects
● Enable partner
IceHouse Overall commits
per company (aggregated)
collaboration

22. FSO
Financial Service
Organizations
NFV
Network Virtual
Functions
IT
Cloud Application
workloads
DevOps
Software Vendors,
Software as a Service

23. FSO
Financial Service
Organizations
DevOps
Software Vendors,
Software as a Service
NFV
Network Virtual
Functions
IT
Cloud Application
workloads

24. FSO
Financial Service
Organizations
DevOps
Software Vendors,
Software as a Service
NFV
Network Virtual
Functions
IT
Cloud Application
workloads

25. FSO
Financial Service
Organizations
DevOps
Software Vendors,
Software as a Service
NFV
Network Virtual
Functions
IT
Cloud Application
workloads

26. Arthur Berezin
Sr. Technical Product Manager,
Red Hat
Art@redhat.com
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