CLOUD

• How to access the VM from OpenStack console on WEkEO
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Using console for administrative tasks within Linux based VMs
  • Using console to perform administrative tasks within Fedora VMs
• How to clone existing and configured VMs on WEkEO
• How to fix unresponsive console issue on WEkEO
• How to generate and manage EC2 credentials on WEkEO
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating a pair of EC2 credentials
  • Listing EC2 credentials
  • Deleting EC2 credentials
  • What To Do Next
• How to generate or use Application Credentials via CLI on WEkEO
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1 Install OpenStackClient
  • Step 2 CLI Commands for Application Credentials
  • Step 3 The Simplest Way to Create a New Application Credential
  • Step 4 Using All Parameters to Create a New Application Credential
  • Step 5 Enter id and secret Into the clouds.yml File
  • Step 6 Gain Access to the Cloud by Specifying OS_CLOUD or –os-cloud
• How to Use GUI in Linux VM on WEkEO and access it From Local Linux Computer
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Install X2Go client
  • Step 2: Install the desktop environment on your VM
  • Step 3: Connect to your VM using X2Go
  • Troubleshooting - Using the terminal emulator on XFCE
  • Troubleshooting - Keyboard layout
• How to use Docker on WEkEO
• How to use Security Groups in Horizon on WEkEO
  • Viewing the security groups
  • Creating a new security group
  • Adding security rules to a security group
  • Adding a Security Group to your VM
• How to create key pair in OpenStack Dashboard on WEkEO
• How to create new Linux VM in OpenStack Dashboard Horizon on WEkEO
• What is an OpenStack domain on WEkEO
• What is an OpenStack project on WEkEO
• How to install Python virtualenv or virtualenvwrapper on WEkEO
• How to start a VM from a snapshot on WEkEO
  • a) Volume Snapshot
  • b) Image Snapshot
• Status Power State and dependencies in billing of instance VMs on WEkEO
  • Power state while VM is running
  • Power state while VM is turned off
  • Status and its conditions
• How to upload your custom image using OpenStack CLI on WEkEO
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Always use the latest value of image id
  • Step 1: Check for the presence of the image in your OpenStack cloud
  • Step 2: Know the rules for the image before uploading it
  • Step 3: Upload the image
  • Troubleshooting - Internet connection lost
  • What To Do Next
• VM created with option Create New Volume No on WEkEO
• VM created with option Create New Volume Yes on WEkEO
• Dashboard Overview Project Quotas And Flavors Limits on WEkEO
• How to create a Linux VM and access it from Windows desktop on WEkEO
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Options for creation of a Virtual Machine (VM)
  • Step 1 Start the Launch Instance window and name the virtual machine
  • Step 2 Define the source of the virtual machine
  • Step 3 Define the flavor of the instance
  • Step 4 Define networks for the virtual machine
  • Step 5 Define security groups for VM
  • Step 6 Create a key pair for SSH access
  • Step 7 Create the instance
  • Step 8 Attach a Floating IP to the instance
  • Step 9 Convert your SSH key
  • Step 10 Configure PuTTY
  • Step 11 Save the session settings
  • Step 12 Connect to your virtual machine
  • Using your saved PuTTY session to simplify login
  • What To Do Next
• How to create a Linux VM and access it from Linux command line on WEkEO
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Options for creation of a Virtual Machine (VM)
  • Step 1 Start the Launch Instance window and name the virtual machine
  • Step 2 Define the source of the virtual machine
  • Step 3 Define the flavor of the instance
  • Step 4 Define networks for the virtual machine
  • Step 5 Define security groups for VM
  • Step 6 Create a key pair for SSH access
  • Step 7 Create the instance
  • Step 8 Attach a Floating IP to the instance
  • Step 9 Connecting to your virtual machine using SSH
  • What To Do Next
• DNS as a Service on WEkEO WAW3-2 Hosting
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1 Delegate domain to your registrar’s system
  • Step 2 Zone configuration
  • Step 3 Checking the presence of the domain on the Internet
  • Step 4 Adding new record for the domain
  • Step 5 Adding records for subdomains
  • Step 6 Managing records
  • Limitations
  • What To Do Next
• What Image Formats are Available in OpenStack WEkEO cloud
• How to create Windows VM on OpenStack Horizon and access it via web console on WEkEO
  • What Are We Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Access the Launch Instance menu
  • Step 2: Choose the instance name
  • Step 3: Choose source
  • Step 4: Choose flavor
  • Step 5: Attach networks to your virtual machine
  • Step 6: Choose security groups
  • Step 7: Launch your virtual machine
  • Step 8: Set the Administrator password
  • Step 9: Update Windows
  • What To Do Next
• How to transfer volumes between domains and projects using Horizon dashboard on WEkEO
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Initializing transfer of volume
  • Step 2: Accepting transfer of volume
  • Cancelling transfer of volume
  • What To Do Next
• Spot instances on WEkEO
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • How to create spot instances
  • Additional configuration via tags
  • Currently supported tags
  • The expected behaviour of spot instances
  • How to convert spot instance to on-demand instance
• How to create instance snapshot using Horizon on WEkEO
  • The plan
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating a snapshot of instance which uses ephemeral storage
  • Snapshot of instance which uses persistent storage
  • What To Do Next
• How to start a VM from instance snapshot using Horizon dashboard on WEkEO
  • Prerequisites
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Creating VM from instance snapshot
  • What can go wrong when recreating instance from instance snapshot
  • Verifying volumes when using persistent storage
  • What To Do Next