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    <title>Dashboard</title>
    <para xmlns:raxm="http://docs.rackspace.com/api/metadata">The
        OpenStack dashboard is a web-based interface that allows you to manage
        OpenStack resources and services. The dashboard allows you to interact
        with the OpenStack Compute cloud controller using the OpenStack APIs.
        For more information about installing and configuring the dashboard,
        see the <citetitle>OpenStack Installation Guide</citetitle> for your
        operating system.
    </para>
    <para>
        For more information about using the dashboard, see:
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        <listitem>
            <para><xref linkend="dashboard-custom-brand"/>, for customizing
            the dashboard.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
            <para><xref linkend="dashboard-sessions"/>, for setting up session
            storage for the dashboard.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
            <para>The <link xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/developer/horizon/topics/deployment.html">
                Horizon documentation</link>, for deploying the dashboard.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem xml:id="launch_instances">
            <para>The <link xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/user-guide/content/">
                <citetitle>OpenStack End User Guide</citetitle></link>, for launching
                instances with the dashboard..</para>
        </listitem>
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