CloudStack on Futuregrid

Project Information

Discipline
Computer Science (401) 
Orientation
Education 
Abstract

The goal of this project is to study CloudStack IaaS system and compare it against Nimbus, Eucalyptus, and OpenStack. A stand-alone VM deployment of CloudStack will be packaged as a VM appliance (taking advantage of KVM nested virtualization capability). The VM appliance will be prepared to be deployed throgh Nimbus, enabling FutureGrid users to deploy their own "sandboxed" cloud systems. Another goal is to have a full deployment of CloudStack on a FutureGrid site (e.g., foxtrot).

Intellectual Merit

Study CloudStack IaaS in FutureGrid environment.

Broader Impacts

Tutorials on how to use CloudStack and how to deploy CloudStack (through the use of Virtual Appliances) will enable FutureGrid users to CloudStack use, configuration, deployment, and operation.

Project Contact

Project Lead
Mauricio Tsugawa (tsugawa) 
Project Manager
Mauricio Tsugawa (tsugawa) 
Project Members
Shuo Jia, Navina Ramesh, Karan Gurnani, Gaurab Dey  

Resource Requirements

Hardware Systems
  • alamo (Dell optiplex at TACC)
  • foxtrot (IBM iDataPlex at UF)
  • sierra (IBM iDataPlex at SDSC)
 
Use of FutureGrid

Deploy sandboxed CloudStack systems through Nimbus and on bare-metal.

Scale of Use

8 to 32 VMs or bare-metal.

Project Timeline

Submitted
08/20/2012 - 12:34 
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