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OpenStack for Architects

You're reading from   OpenStack for Architects Design and implement successful private clouds with OpenStack

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784395100
Length 214 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Michael Solberg Michael Solberg
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Chapter 6. Integrating the Platform

One of the OpenStack architects we've worked with is fond of saying, "No OpenStack implementation is an island". Each deployment integrates with the legacy IT infrastructure around it, from identity management systems to auditing systems to billing systems. OpenStack's standardized APIs make these integrations relatively simple. This chapter will cover the integration points available within an OpenStack implementation and many of the common integration patterns.

In this chapter, we'll look at the following points in detail:

  • Identity management(IdM) integration
  • Provisioning workflows
  • Metering and billing

These three different platform integrations demonstrate the three prominent integration patterns for OpenStack. Integrating Keystone with an IdM system such as Active Directory is relatively prescriptive - as Cinder is designed to integrate with storage arrays, Keystone is designed to integrate with IdM systems. The contract...

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