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=Launching your first instance (VM)= <!--T:26--> | =Launching your first instance (VM)= <!--T:26--> | ||
==Login to the East or West Cloud== | ==Login to the East or West Cloud== | ||
[[File:OpenStack-Dashboard-Compute-Overview.png|400px|thumb| OpenStack Dashboard, Compute Overview (Click for larger image)]] | [[File:OpenStack-Dashboard-Compute-Overview.png|400px|thumb| OpenStack Dashboard, Compute Overview (Click for larger image)]] | ||
Depending on where your project is located | Depending on where your project is located, go to [https://east.cloud.computecanada.ca https://east.cloud.computecanada.ca] or [https://west.cloud.computecanada.ca https://west.cloud.computecanada.ca] and enter your WestGrid credentials. | ||
When you log in, the dashboard is displayed and you have an overview of your resources. | When you log in, the dashboard is displayed and you have an overview of your resources. | ||
==SSH Key Pair== <!--T:2--> | ==SSH Key Pair== <!--T:2--> | ||
When you start an instance, there is no password for an admin or a root account on the virtual machine. This is for security reasons, so that no one can log in with a password (you wouldn't want a hacker to be able to access the brand new VM you just started using some default password...) | When you start an instance, there is no password for an admin or a root account on the virtual machine. This is for security reasons, so that no one can log in with a password (you wouldn't want a hacker to be able to access the brand new VM you just started using some default password...) | ||
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*''Details'' tab | *''Details'' tab | ||
**''Availability Zone'': There is only one zone; do not change its name. | **''Availability Zone'': There is only one zone; do not change its name. | ||
**''Instance name'': <code>test</code><br/>Enter a name for your instance. | **''Instance name'': <code>test</code><br/>Enter a name for your instance. | ||
**''Flavor'': <code>c1-3.75gb-36</code><br/>The flavor defines [instance/VM] specifications. This particular flavor has one virtual CPU, 3.75GB of RAM (memory) and an ephemeral disk of 36GB. Ephemeral disks are disks created and destroyed with the instance; they reside on the local hardware running the VM. | **''Flavor'': <code>c1-3.75gb-36</code><br/>The flavor defines [instance/VM] specifications. This particular flavor has one virtual CPU, 3.75GB of RAM (memory) and an ephemeral disk of 36GB. Ephemeral disks are disks created and destroyed with the instance; they reside on the local hardware running the VM. | ||
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**''Security Groups'': Do not change <code>default</code>. | **''Security Groups'': Do not change <code>default</code>. | ||
*''Networking tab''<br/>Do not change this now. Networking will be discussed later, after you have launched an instance. | *''Networking tab''<br/>Do not change this now. Networking will be discussed later, after you have launched an instance. | ||
*''Post-Creation Tab''<br/>Do not change this now. This is where you would paste a '''cloud-init''' script which can do things | *''Post-Creation Tab''<br/>Do not change this now. This is where you would paste a '''cloud-init''' script which can do things like install and configure software and add users and additional SSH keys (see [[OpenStack#Accessing a VM with Multiple Users]]) in an automated step after the VM is created. See [http://cloudinit.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html# cloudinit] for more details about clout-init. | ||
*''Advanced Options'' tab<br/>Leave ''Disk Partition'' on ''Automatic'' for now. | *''Advanced Options'' tab<br/>Leave ''Disk Partition'' on ''Automatic'' for now. | ||
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===Private IP=== <!--T:11--> | ===Private IP=== <!--T:11--> | ||
On the ''Instances'' | On the ''Instances'' list, are the IP addresses to which your instance is linked. By default a network on <code>192.168.X.0</code> is created for your tenant (also referred to as a "project" on the OpenStack dashboard). | ||
The ''Instances'' | The ''Instances'' list shows your instance's private IP. You can use this IP to communicate with other instances running on the same cloud. | ||
===Public IP (Assign a public IP)=== <!--T:12--> | ===Public IP (Assign a public IP)=== <!--T:12--> | ||