[CS-FSLUG] Cloud applications and missions
Micah Yoder
micah at yoderdev.com
Tue Apr 16 21:02:11 CDT 2013
(sorry for the delay BTW!)
I believe this is it, even though the name Alamo isn't on this page.
http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/private/openstack_software/
Again I haven't personally installed this but if you have any questions
about it I can probably find the answer!
On 04/16/2013 07:17 PM, Josiah Ritchie wrote:
> Nope, don't think I've even heard of Alamo. Is that available for
> general consumption or only within the Rackspace environment?
>
> JSR/
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Micah Yoder <micah at yoderdev.com
> <mailto:micah at yoderdev.com>> wrote:
>
> Tim,
>
> Maybe I should think about it more for next year, when I'll have
> some better experience anyway. I do want to go there again!
>
> Josiah,
>
> Good to hear you're playing with it! Not sure how much
> installation advice I can give - I've only installed OpenStack
> once, on my desktop. :) My knowlege is along the lines of
> designing applications that run in an OpenStack environment,
> specifically involving Linux cloud servers and newfangled database
> type stuff. :)
>
> For installing OS, are you using the Alamo installer from
> Rackspace? I've not used it but it appears to be pretty simple.
> They've fine-tuned all the hundreds of parameters to what we
> (Rackspace) believe is the best configuration for general use.
>
>
> On 04/08/2013 10:25 AM, Tim Young wrote:
>
> Hi Micah,
> Good to hear from you again.
>
> There are a number of ministries who use cloud servers, and I
> am sure a session on that would be very well received. This
> ICCM, we have all of our general sessions filled in, but there
> are still some openings in the security track. So, if you
> could use the word "security" in the title of your session,
> there would be a place for it. Something along the lines of
> "securely and effectively utilizing cloud servers" would be
> awesome. The one major change this year is that the sessions
> are 75 minutes long instead of the normal 45 to 60 minutes.
>
> The "early bird" registration for ICCM will be closing before
> long, so now is a good time to think about going.
>
> Would be great to see you again,
>
> - Tim Young
>
> On 4/5/2013 6:57 PM, Micah Yoder wrote:
>
> Hello again,
>
> So as I've mentioned a long time ago I work for Rackspace,
> who is now of course a major cloud provider*. As of a
> couple months I am certified Cloud Savvy, which is
> supposed to mean I have a clue about how to design
> applications in the cloud.
>
> Many people who come from a dedicated hosting platform
> will spin up a cloud server and install stuff on it just
> like they did on their dedicated server, install their web
> application on it, and let it go. If something acts up
> they troubleshoot it. It is expected to last a long time.
> They might take advantage of virtualization features like
> snapshots, but that's as "cloudy" as they get.
>
> To properly take full advantage of the cloud and use it as
> intended, you need to get a completely different mindset
> when you're designing applications. Some principles involve:
> -- Everything should be set up via automation, using
> something like Chef or Puppet. You should *never* manually
> install things or edit the configuration settings on
> production (or even staging) servers.
> -- Use the API, not the control panel, to set up servers
> and related cloud products.
> -- Design for failure. Stuff breaks. If the application
> can't access some database, it should if possible fail
> over to the replica. If that's not possible, fudge
> something so that the user doesn't notice, if at all
> possible. And do that quickly so the user isn't waiting a
> long time. Also, use load balancers and take out flaky
> nodes. If some cloud server goes weird in some way, you
> don't nurse it back to health, you kill it and fire up
> another one (with automation). All automatically. (One
> analogy is that cloud servers should be treated like
> cattle, not like pets!)
> -- Put different services on different sets of cloud servers
> -- Design security in at every layer
>
> Just wanted to throw this out and ask if anyone is working
> with a missions organization that is designing a cloud
> application. If so, and you want to run something by me,
> let me know!
>
> Also wonder if it might make sense for me to go to ICCM.
> If I could be of significant help, I'd consider it. With
> any luck I might even be able to get Rackspace to sponsor
> me going there.
>
>
> * If you're a great Linux or network device guy and want
> to live in San Antonio or Austin, please let me know.
> We're having a very hard time filling our positions!
>
>
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