Hi,

I am trying to deploy OpenStack cloud , before proceeding with deployment I wanted to take suggestion from people using some of these technologies.

Setup / plan: I will be deploying OpenStack cloud using 3 nodes (servers), later on I will be adding more nodes. I want automatically install and provision the OS on the new nodes. I want scale up my cloud with new nodes in near future. If there are any issues in existing OpenStack, I would like to fix them or patch the fixes without much trouble. (I might be using wrong terminology - sorry for that)

1. Which tool is better for Bare Metal OS installation?

     I have looked around and found Foremen and MaaS. All the servers we are going to deploy will be running on Ubuntu (16.04 /18.04 LTS). If you have any other suggestions please let me know.

2. Do you suggest me to use Juju to deploy the OpenStack or do all the manual installation for the OpenStack as mentioned in OpenStack installation guide?

3. I am bit confused about choosing Kubernetes. If I am going with Juju, can I still use Kubernetes? If yes, if there any documentation please guide me in right direction.

4. I was thinking of going with OpenStack installation over Kubernetes. Is this a right decision?

or

Do I need to do some research between Kubernetes and Docker, find out which one is better?

or

Just install OpenStack without any containers.

5. I could not find installation of OpenStack with Kubernetes or Docker. If you know something, could you share the link?

I don't have bigger picture at the moment. If some tools might help in near future. or If you can give any other suggestions, please let me know. 

Thanks and Best regards,

Jayachander.