Apache CloudStack on RaspberryPi4 with KVM
IoTs have gained interest over recent times. In this article, Rohit Yadav, Principal Engineer at ShapeBlue, explores and shares his personal experience of setting up an Apache CloudStack based IaaS cloud on Raspberry Pi4, a popular single-board ARM64 IoT computer that can run GNU/Linux kernel with KVM. The article presents the use case of Apache […]
Debian replaces CoreOS as CKS template | CloudStack Feature First Look
The CloudStack Kubernetes Services (CKS) uses CoreOS templates to deploy Kubernetes clusters. However, as CoreOS reached EOL on May 26th, 2020 we needed to find a suitable replacement meeting the requirements of resilience, security, and popularity in the community. Keeping these requirements in mind, we have chosen to modify the existing Debian-based SystemVM template so […]
Support for XCP-ng 8.x | CloudStack Feature First Look
XCP-ng (an open-source hypervisor based on XenServer) has been supported in CloudStack for some time, and support for XCP-ng 8.x will be available from CloudStack 4.15. From an operational perspective, there is no visible change in the UI or API – XCP-ng 8.x hosts can be added to CloudStack during zone deployment or by using […]
Ceph and CloudStack – Part 3
Introduction In the previous two parts of this article series, we have covered the complete Ceph installation process and implemented Ceph as an additional Primary Storage in CloudStack. In this final part, I will show you some examples of working with RBD images, and will cover some Ceph specifics, both in general and related to […]
Globo chooses CloudStack for its application development & system management platform | Case Studies
Globo.com, part of GRUPO Globo, embraces CloudStack for cloud infrastructure, gaining flexibility, extensibility, and open-source confidence with ShapeBlue’s guidance.
Ceph and CloudStack – Part 2
In the previous article we covered some basics around Ceph and deployed a working Ceph cluster. In this article, we are going to finish the Ceph configuration needed for CloudStack and add it as a new Primary Storage pool. We are also going to deploy Ceph volumes via CloudStack and examine them. Finally, in part […]
Ceph and CloudStack – Part 1
As well as NFS and various block storage solutions for Primary Storage, CloudStack has supported Ceph with KVM for a number of years now. Thanks to some great Ceph users in the community lots of previously missing CloudStack storage features have been implemented for Ceph (and lots of bugs squashed), making it the perfect choice for […]
What’s coming in the new CloudMonkey 6.0? | CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Background The original CloudMonkey was contributed to the Apache CloudStack project on 31 Oct 2012 under the Apache License 2.0. It is written in Python and shipped using the Python CheeseShop, and since its inception has gone through several refactors and rewrites. While this has worked well over the years, the installation and usage have been limited […]
Datacenter Services choose Apache CloudStack to deliver enterprise grade public IaaS cloud
Datacenter Services choose Apache CloudStack for seamless IaaS deployment. ShapeBlue’s expertise ensures a smooth transition to open-source technology, delivering security, scalability, and 100% uptime.
CloudStack and the new XenServer licensing model
Citrix have announced that as of XenServer 7.3, the free version (including the ‘opensource’ version packaged by Citrix) will no longer have feature parity with the paid-for Standard version. Of the features which are restricted in the free version, a maximum pool size of 3 hosts and the removal of Xen Storage Motion are going to make the use of free XenServer to run production clouds pretty much untenable.
