[Openstack-operators] Newbie Question - Can I interface with open stack providers from my desktop?

Matt Joyce matt at nycresistor.com
Tue Aug 14 00:12:52 UTC 2012


It's an interesting use case.  I mean in theory horizon can do EXACTLY
this.  Because it understands ACLs all it really needs is access to
the API endpoints.... which keystone's directory service should
provide.

And that means...

A user who has openstack tm compatible images running on a variety of
clouds could provide a unified web interface on all those clouds
rather than relying on white labeled / customized interfaces.  I could
see this as a legitimate use case for hybrid cloud deployments.

It's interesting to consider that sort of use case.  Never thought of
doing it myself.  A little bit inception like.

-Matt

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Trey Duskin <trey at maldivica.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure if Horizon will support this, although if the cloud provider's
> APIs are standard, it might be possible to set up Horizon and point it at
> the provider's endpoints.
>
> However, why would you want to do this?  If we're talking Rackspace or HP,
> they have consoles which appear to give you the same basic functionality as
> Horizon.  Right now you should be able to "run [your] own cloud from an old
> crusty pentium laptop with 512MB of memory."  Am I missing something?
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Mr IT Guru <misteritguru at gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>> Good Morning Open Stack People,
>>
>> Please forgive this naive question.
>>
>> I've been trying to follow Open Stack, and to be honest, I think it's
>> pretty awesome. From my understanding of Horizon, it's a dashboard for
>> controlling the features of the stack as a whole. I can't help but thinking
>> that, that's great for managing my own private setup - But can I use it to
>> interface with a third party implementation - for example, My Rack Space
>> account? And if not why not!!! (Just kidding). If this is off topic for the
>> list, then I'm sorry, but my mind keeps racing as I think of the
>> possibilities. If I'm off target, or if this is not the aim of Horizon, then
>> I think I'll be a bit disappointed. I've been following this project since
>> it was announced just to see the day where I can run my own cloud from an
>> old crusty pentium laptop with 512MB of memory!!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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