Managing your cloud resources with OpenStack: Difference between revisions

OpenStack is the software suite used on the Compute Canada Cloud to control hardware resources such as computers, storage and networking. It allows the creation and management of virtual machines ("VMs", or "instances"), which act like separate individual machines, by emulation in software. This allows users complete control over their computing environment, from choosing an operating system to software installation and configuration. Diverse use cases are supported, from hosting websites to creating virtual clusters. More documentation on OpenStack can be found at the [http://docs.openstack.org/ OpenStack web site].

Then you can create a new virtual machine and attach the vmdk image to it see [http://techathlon.com/how-to-run-a-vmdk-file-in-oracle-virtualbox/] for detailed instructions on this.