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.
On 18 June 2015 at 08:12, Hugh O. Brock <hbrock(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 02:28:53AM +0200, sad man wrote:
> Hello, I am working with Rich Bowen on the Project "Cloud in a Box
> <
http://wiki.centos.org/GSoC/2015/Ideas#head-30d3148cc4d19d0404b6afc178578...
>"
> the main idea is to address the "cloud deployment" convenience problem by
> providing an ISO/image file that installs OpenStack (our choice for
cloud)
> along with OS.
>
> RB told me that I can ask for some help regarding my project here and I
> believe there may be some people who have an idea of the background from
> which this idea originated, and help me refine my design.
>
> My understanding is to provide a single node openstack system based on
> CentOS. For developing this idea my current design is to develop an
> extension in Anaconda that robustly installs OpenStack (as per my search
> up-till now there are no mainstream linux distros that provide
> pre-installed OpenStack except for Ubuntu 15
> <
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes> maybe). Currently I
am
> exploring anaconda source to achieve this and also delving into Ubuntu
15's
> installer for some pointers.
>
> I would be grateful if you guys can help me in anyway:
> 1. Help refine the design/technologies, (maybe there is a motivation
that I
> am unaware of that I should address in my design)
> 2. Help with anaconda's development (entry/exit points). They have a
pretty
> good source documentation wiki but I am confused on where should my
> extension go.
Hi Asad. Would you not just use PackStack for this?
https://www.rdoproject.org/Quickstart
Take care,
--Hugh
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Asad
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