Regarding creating templates, the wiki comes off a little confusing to me but I hope someone can explain. https://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-US/Apache_CloudStack/4.2.0/html/Admin_Guide/create-templates-overview.html
"Launch a VM instance that has the operating system you want." How would a VM you created in CS already have an OS you want if it only comes with centos template by default? I want to be able to offer Centos 6 (which comes by default we know), but also Ubuntu, Windows 2012, Gentoo, and a few other Linux flavors. LogicWeb Inc. You want IT, we got IT. p. 877-LOGICWEB ext 79 // f. 718-841-7124 www.logicweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Nux! [mailto:n...@li.nux.ro] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 5:04 PM To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: New to CloudStack // Questions On 20.01.2014 20:53, Chad wrote: > Hello everyone, > Hello, > > 1. Will CS notify me if a hardware and/or service fails on a > particular host (node)? Not as far as I know, you will need to set up monitoring on your own. > > 2. Is this a suitable platform for general cloud web hosting > (aka > 'shared hosting') as well as VPS and dedicated cloud hosting? Yes. > > 3. Are there any templates available? I Googled and strange > enough, > could not find any at all. This is something currently in progress. Most people here build their own. > > 4. What's a suitable HV spec for massive vps cloud hosting? My > guess/assumption is at least a dual hexacore with at least 16GB of ram > to start and RAID-10 SSD drives (perhaps 1TB each) just to have that > up front hardcore specs and space. However, if I'm understanding > correctly, the disk portion has it's on HV while the CPU/Memory is > *another* HV, can someone clarify this? This is the general setup > concept I got from OnApp techs at one point. HW needs vary from case to case, I'd go for maybe less CPU and more memory. SSD is always nice if you can afford it. If you want HA capabilities you'll need to look at shared storage (NAS/SAN/Gluster/CEPH/etc). > > 5. Is CS necessarily a good choice for end-customer who wants a > "dedicated cloud" in the sense of the traditional dedicated server? > This > part for some reason I'm a bit confused on as I've seen some > competitors who us CS and offer "dedicated cloud" using CS' platform, > but pricing is about the same and nothing else appears different as > far as redundancy, etc. > Maybe > something slipped my eyes? I'm not sure I understood this one. > > > > Is there no community forum either? I also searched, only found one > from "open citrix" which is just archives and no activity for a year > or so. > users@cloudstack.apache.org is the best place to ask for support at the moment. A forum might not be a bad idea. Regards, Lucian -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro