An alternative OpenStack Dashboard to Horizon for the MOC.
####1. Setup Devstack (OpenStack deployment)
- git clone https://github.com/openstack-dev/devstack.git
- cd devstack
- ./stack.sh - initial setup
- ./rejoin-stack.sh - to rejoin environment (after start up, if terminal closed)
- ctrl-a 0 - select shell window
- For VM to desktop copy/pasting, screen resizing, install virtualbox guest-utils (http://askubuntu.com/questions/22743/how-do-i-install-guest-additions-in-a-virtualbox-vm)
- Linux VM with atleast 4GB RAM and 10GB Storage
####2. Setup Django Projet
- inside of ~/devstack, git clone https://github.com/CCI-MOC/UI.git
- install django (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.5/topics/install/)
- inside of ~/devstack/UI, run python manage.py runserver 9000
- port 9000 to avoid conflicts with Horizon
####3. Interface Usage
- point browser to localhost:9000
#####Login Page
- login as an existing keystone user, or register with keystone
- a project admin must add user to project for that user to gain access;
- or a new user can create a project, and will join that project as an admin
#####Projects Page
- enter a project or create a new project
- attempts to create keystone, nova, glance clients for user in project (username, password, project)
#####Project Management
- create/edit/delete VMs
- selection of a VM allows for control (start, stop) and resizing (incomplete functionality; needs resize confirmation/revert)
- create VM with available flavors, images
- access/use active VMs via VNC
#####Project Settings
- add/edit current project's users; ADMIN ONLY
- add users to project
- edit users' roles
- delete current project
#####Marketplace
- faked data; example for future implementation
#####TODO
- State DB - checking users, endpoints, session info
- With a State DB:
- Improvement of Keystone client sessions
- Currently inefficient
- Some privilege workarounds may be solved using private keystone endpoint, port 353572 (instead of public 5000)
- Add error checking
- Implement OCX Library
#####Known Issues
- Refer to outstanding issues
#####FAQ
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Why does the UI not work anymore?
- Run ./rejoin**stack.sh
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Why does OpenStack send connection errors?
- You might need to rejoin or restack
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Why does Django say port already in use when running server?
- OpenStack may be using the port, either runserver first, or specify port (ie. python manage.py runserver 9999)
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How can I test the OpenStack python API effeciently??
- Look at UI/marketUI/auth.py. Use the defined keystone, glance and nova clients via python command line (first run 'source ~/devstack/openrc')