VMware vSphere Support Overview

Customized Version of Apache CloudStack

CloudStack Usage Tracking Plugin

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About ACS CloudSand Release

• Bridge the time release gap between ACS stable and master

• Back port least impacting useful features and bug fixes

• Upgradable to next stable ACS release

Source code and RPMs• www.github.com/serverchief/cloudsand• www.cloudsand.com/content/repo/centos/6/x86_64

Vendor V.S. Customer

Which one is the customer? … It depends.

Why vSphere and Apache CloudStack?

• Existing investment into hardware and virtualization technology (AKA 3 Year Headlock)

• Largest Virtualization Market Share (Gartner 2012)

• It works well• Rapid migration to alternative

virtualization technology maybe costly for enterprise customers

Customer VS Vendor(with Apache CloudStack’s help)

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Traditional Enterprise Objectives

Long Term Objectives:• Build Hybrid Auto-Scalable “Magical”

Cloud

Short Term Objectives:• Learn Cloud Concepts • Re-use Existing Infrastructure• Keep cost at minimum

Current ACS Support for vSphere 5.x

• As of latest stable ACS 4.1.xLack of important features: Virtual Distributed Switch SupportLinked Cloned VS Full Clone SupportAppend of VM Name in vCenter• DRS and HA Support• Better VMware Synchronization

All features above are available in master git branch! Features have been backported to ACS CloudSand RC1

Option 1: Wait for official ACS Release

Option 2: Do it yourself

• Get over the fear of rolling your own Apache CloudStack versions

• Review Functional Specification of developed feature posted on Wiki and note the CloudStack Issue ID

• Backport minimally impacting and most useful features and bug fixes only

• Thoroughly review the changes on review board / git to see if there are no missing dependencies

• Build, test, debug, test and test again!

Basic Requirements

• CentOS 6.x or Debian • GIT Version Control Knowledge• Minimal Java Knowledge• General Programming Concepts• Use DevCloud Guide or clone CloudStack git

repo and follow instructions in Install.md file

Example• Back-porting feature “User Provided VM Name to be Visible in

Hypervisor”

• Functional Specification Doc: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Allow+user+provided+internal+VM+name+on+hypervisor+for+guest+VMs

• Jira Issue/Ticket ID: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-778

• Apache Web Git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git

Functional Specs

Jira Issue Details

Apache Git – Finding Proper Patch

Search feature on the top right is very helpful

Review the Patch

Apply the Patch• Create a new branch in your local git ACS

clone “git checkout –b CLOUDSTACK-778”

• Download “patch” file from git and apply to your local git clonegit apply --stat cloudstack-778.patchgit apply --check cloudstack-778.patchgit apply cloudstack-778.patch

• If patch does not apply cleanly, use VI or IDE and manually copy and paste the code

• Build, test, debug, test and test again.

Useful Plugins to ACS• Demo of Usage Tracking / Charge

Back module by Amysta

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