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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 == Hugh Brock, hbrock(a)redhat.com                                   ==
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