If you are using the API, it becomes session-less since the api call is encrypted with your API keys/secret. This provides the management server with a way to authenticate every API call without any login state.
On 3/12/13 4:11 PM, "Kirk Kosinski" <kirkkosin...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi, the CloudStack management server is "stateless" in that there is no >important configuration on the mgmt server, and everything is in the >database. When your mgmt server fails, you can recover quickly by >installing CS on a new server and pointing it to the db (and probably a >few other steps). > >For clients accessing the web UI, there is session data and clients >cannot switch between mgmt servers without logging in again. The docs >hint to this in the load balancer configuration where it says >connections to mgmt servers should be sticky and not random. If you are >using the API with API/secret keys, there is no session info and you can >switch between mgmt servers without a problem. > >Best regards, >Kirk > >On 03/12/2013 07:30 AM, Wang Fei wrote: >> to my knowledge, it means that ms did not retain any client information >>in >> *session* on server-side. >> >> so I wonder cloudstack how to identify user and how cloudstack implement >> stateless? >> >> After googling, I can not found any document about this. I would be very >> appreciated if anyone could >> >> explain this for me. >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- >> best regards >>
