Chapter 2. Installing OpenStack

Installing, configuring, and maintaining OpenStack clouds can be an arduous task when performed by hand. Many third-party vendors offer downloadable cloud software based on OpenStack that provide deployment and management strategies using Chef, Puppet, Fuel, Ansible, and other tools.

This chapter will guide you through a package-based installation of the following OpenStack components on the CentOS operating system:

• Keystone
• Glance
• Nova Compute
• Horizon

The installation process documented within this chapter is based on the OpenStack Installation Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and Fedora, that is found at http://docs.openstack.org/.

If you'd rather download a third-party cloud distribution based on OpenStack, try one of the following:

• Rackspace Private Cloud: http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/private/
• RedHat RDO: http://openstack.redhat.com/
• Mirantis OpenStack: http://software.mirantis.com/
• Piston Cloud: http://www.pistoncloud.com/

Once installed, many of the concepts and examples used throughout the book should still apply but may require extra effort to implement.