<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0b5394">Packstack/DevStack are post-install scripts and are tricky to setup (with some errors that occur due to users inexperience). We are aiming for convenience and robustness of a ready to use single node cloud that happens with the installation of OS. So for a user they just install Cloud node when they install an OS.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 June 2015 at 08:12, Hugh O. Brock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hbrock@redhat.com" target="_blank">hbrock@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 02:28:53AM +0200, sad man wrote:<br>
> Hello, I am working with Rich Bowen on the Project "Cloud in a Box<br>
</span>> <<a href="http://wiki.centos.org/GSoC/2015/Ideas#head-30d3148cc4d19d0404b6afc17857880256b34037" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wiki.centos.org/GSoC/2015/Ideas#head-30d3148cc4d19d0404b6afc17857880256b34037</a>>"<br>
<span class="">> the main idea is to address the "cloud deployment" convenience problem by<br>
> providing an ISO/image file that installs OpenStack (our choice for cloud)<br>
> along with OS.<br>
><br>
> RB told me that I can ask for some help regarding my project here and I<br>
> believe there may be some people who have an idea of the background from<br>
> which this idea originated, and help me refine my design.<br>
><br>
> My understanding is to provide a single node openstack system based on<br>
> CentOS. For developing this idea my current design is to develop an<br>
> extension in Anaconda that robustly installs OpenStack (as per my search<br>
> up-till now there are no mainstream linux distros that provide<br>
> pre-installed OpenStack except for Ubuntu 15<br>
</span>> <<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes</a>> maybe). Currently I am<br>
<span class="">> exploring anaconda source to achieve this and also delving into Ubuntu 15's<br>
> installer for some pointers.<br>
><br>
> I would be grateful if you guys can help me in anyway:<br>
> 1. Help refine the design/technologies, (maybe there is a motivation that I<br>
> am unaware of that I should address in my design)<br>
> 2. Help with anaconda's development (entry/exit points). They have a pretty<br>
> good source documentation wiki but I am confused on where should my<br>
> extension go.<br>
<br>
</span>Hi Asad. Would you not just use PackStack for this?<br>
<a href="https://www.rdoproject.org/Quickstart" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rdoproject.org/Quickstart</a><br>
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Take care,<br>
--Hugh<br>
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> --<br>
> Cheers,<br>
><br>
> Asad<br>
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Cheers, </div><div><br></div>Asadullah Hussain</div></div>
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