openstack-manuals/doc/install-guide/ch_overview.xml
Andreas Jaeger bcf5a7cb3a Add glossary to Install Guide
This adds a small glossary to the Install Guide. The glossary
is produced from all entries that use <firstterm> or
<glossterm> and which are in the global glossary (see file
glossary/gloss-terms.xml).

I (dcramer) have patched this to work if built against
https://review.openstack.org/68416, which fixes the
problem where the glossary wasn't populated in the pdf.

Updates to clouddocs-maven-plugin 1.13.0 that has dcramer's fix.

Change-Id: I357265ea99a7e9b0f4004ef529a2043605e8b2ec
2014-01-23 19:27:06 +01:00

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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
xml:id="ch_overview">
<?dbhtml stop-chunking?>
<title>Architecture</title>
<para>This install guide offers a few of the many ways to install
OpenStack components and have them work together. It is meant as a
"choose your own adventure" guide, not a comprehensive guide. The
<citetitle>OpenStack Configuration Reference</citetitle> lists
every option in all OpenStack services. Before you begin an
installation adventure, here are some things you should know about
OpenStack concepts.</para>
<xi:include href="../common/ch_getstart.xml"
xpointer="element(para1)"/>
<xi:include href="../common/ch_getstart.xml"
xpointer="element(para2)"/>
<xi:include href="../common/ch_getstart.xml"
xpointer="element(para3)"/>
<xi:include href="../common/ch_getstart.xml"
xpointer="element(table1)"/>
<xi:include href="../common/section_getstart_conceptual_arch.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../common/section_getstart_logical_arch.xml"/>
<section xml:id="overview-architecture">
<title>Example architectures</title>
<para>This guide enables you to choose your own OpenStack
adventure. OpenStack is highly configurable to meet different
needs with various compute, networking, and storage options.</para>
<para>This guide uses the following example architectures:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Basic architecture with legacy networking</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The controller node runs the Identity Service, Image Service,
dashboard, and management portion of Compute. It also contains
the associated API services, MySQL databases, and messaging
system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The compute node runs the hypervisor portion of Compute,
which operates <glossterm>tenant</glossterm> virtual machines.
By default, Compute uses
<glossterm baseform="kernel-based VM (KVM)">KVM</glossterm>
as the <glossterm>hypervisor</glossterm>. Compute also
provisions and operates
tenant networks and implements
<glossterm baseform="security group">security groups</glossterm>.
You can run more than one compute node.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>When implementing this architecture, skip
<xref linkend="ch_neutron" />.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<figure xml:id="basic-architecture-with-legacy-networking">
<title>Basic architecture with legacy networking</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentwidth="6in"
fileref="figures/basic-architecture.svg"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Basic architecture with OpenStack Networking (Neutron)</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The controller node runs the Identity Service, Image Service,
dashboard, and management portions of Compute and Networking.
It also contains the associated API services, MySQL databases,
and messaging system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The network node runs the Networking plug-in agent and
several layer 3 agents that provision tenant networks and
provide services to them, including routing, <glossterm
baseform="Network Address Translation (NAT)">NAT</glossterm>,
and <glossterm>DHCP</glossterm>.
It also handles external (internet) connectivity for tenant
virtual machines.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The compute node runs the hypervisor portion of Compute,
which operates tenant virtual machines. By default, Compute uses
KVM as the hypervisor. The compute node also runs the Networking
plug-in agent, which operates tenant networks and implements
security groups. You can run more than one compute node.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>When implementing this architecture, skip
<xref linkend="nova-network" />.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<figure xml:id="basic-architecture-with-virtual-networking">
<title>Basic architecture with OpenStack Networking (Neutron)</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata contentwidth="5in"
fileref="../common/figures/Neutron-PhysNet-Diagram.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>You can add nodes that run Block Storage or Object Storage to
either of these architectures.</para>
</section>
</chapter>