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* The OpenStack documentation [http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/introduction-to-xen.html Introduction to Xen Project]
* The OpenStack documentation [http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/introduction-to-xen.html Introduction to Xen Project]
* The OpenStack chart of [http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/list-of-compute-config-options.html#config_table_nova_xen Xen Project configuration options]
* The OpenStack chart of [http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/list-of-compute-config-options.html#config_table_nova_xen Xen Project configuration options] with both libvirt and XAPI/XenServer configuration parameters
* The OpenStack Wiki documentation for using [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/XenServer/XenAndXenServer Xen Project and XenServer]
* The OpenStack Wiki documentation for using [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/XenServer/XenAndXenServer Xen Project and XenServer]
* The OpenStack Wiki documentation for using [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Xen/Libvirt Xen Project via libvirt]
* The OpenStack Wiki documentation for using [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Xen/Libvirt Xen Project via libvirt]

Revision as of 20:04, 30 September 2014

From the OpenStack Documentation:

"The OpenStack Open Source Cloud Mission: to produce the ubiquitous Open Source Cloud Computing platform that will meet the needs of public and private clouds regardless of size, by being simple to implement and massively scalable."

USING XAPI

The OpenStack documentation reads:

"The recommended way to use Xen with OpenStack is through the XenAPI driver. To enable the XenAPI driver, add the following configuration options /etc/nova/nova.conf and restart the nova-compute service:"

compute_driver = xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_connection_url = http://your_xenapi_management_ip_address
xenapi_connection_username = root
xenapi_connection_password = your_password

"These connection details are used by the OpenStack Compute service to contact your hypervisor and are the same details you use to connect XenCenter, the XenServer management console, to your XenServer or XCP box."

USING LIBVIRT

The OpenStack documentation reads:

"It is possible to manage Xen using libvirt, though this is not well-tested or supported. To experiment using Xen through libvirt add the following configuration options /etc/nova/nova.conf:"

compute_driver = libvirt.LibvirtDriver
[libvirt]
virt_type = xen

Beyond what the documentation says, however, there are now high-quality instances of libvirt being used to control the Xen Project hypervisor under OpenStack. SUSE and Oracle are both using that technique in commercial OpenStack implementations.

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