Using OpenStack Providers
OpenStack providers in the EGI infrastructure offer services and features via OpenStack APIs, and the command-line interface (CLI), both integrated with EGI Check-in accounts.
The extensive OpenStack user documentation includes details on every OpenStack project, but most providers offer:
- Keystone, for identity
- Nova, for VM management
- Glance, for VM image management
- Cinder, for block storage
- Swift, for object storage
- Neutron, for network management
- Horizon, as a web dashboard
The Horizon web-dashboard of the OpenStack providers can be used to manage and use services. It can be accessed using EGI Check-in credentials directly. Select EGI Check-In:
Or OpenID Connect:
Or egi.eu:
In the Authenticate using drop-down menu of the login screen.
Additionally you may need to select aai.egi.eu/oidc as well:
Tip
You can quickly find the dashboards of all providers in the EGI infrastructure that are accessible to you (use the correct VO) with the FedCloud Client:
$ fedcloud endpoint list --service-type org.openstack.horizon --site ALL_SITES
The same way you can also discover other types of resources, just use the correct resource type:
org.openstack.horizonfor dashboardsorg.openstack.novafor virtual machinesorg.openstack.swiftfor object storage