Preface

OpenStack is an operating system that allows administrators and developers to consolidate and control pools of computer (memory and so on), networking and storage resources with a centralized dashboard and administration panel to enable the large scale development of cloud services.

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to set up and configure OpenStack. The book will show the reader how to manage and optimize their deployment so that it provides the solution that fits their situation and requirements the best. This book will focus on topics such as the correct storage configuration, image cache configuration, security, and access permissions. It will also cover essential and important areas for any OpenStack configuration and will therefore cover: compute, networking, image services, identity services, object storage, and block storage.