OpenStack Overview
What is OpenStack?
In CINECA, we use OpenStack to virtualize and manage cloud computing resources. OpenStack is an open-source cloud operating system that controls and manages the compute resources of a cloud data center.
Management Tools
To manage the resources assigned to a project, the users can interact with OpenStack using in-house tools like Horizon Web Dashboard and the Command Line Interface (CLI) or using Infrastructure as a Code tools.
Horizon Dashboard Command Line Infrastructure as codeComponents
OpenStack is a flexible tool that has a modular structure: it is split up in different components that can be installed and activated independently to address every user’s need.
Compute
Storage
Network
Shares
Database
Load Balancer