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OSVDC Series: How to Build an Open Source Virtual Data Center

Build your own Open Source Virtual Data Center!

Originally Published April 2016

Revised: March 10, 2017; added 'Root CA on CentOS 7.3.1611' & 'FreeIPA 4.4 on CentOS 7.3.1611'

Revised: February 4, 2017: added 'Configuration and Patch Management ..'

Revised: September 26, 2016: added 'IdM Integration ..'

Revised: September 18, 2016; added 'Root Certificate Authority ..' & 'Identity Management ..'

Revised: September 4, 2016; added 'Secure Remote Access ..'

Revised: July 1, 2016; Added "oVirt 3.6 Cluster Upgrade"

Revised: April 19, 2016; Added 'Cluster Shutdown and Startup'

Series Index

  1. How to Build an Open Source Virtual Data Center
  2. Virtualization Cluster
  3. Cluster Specifications
  4. Cluster Hardware
  5. Network Services Build with Ubiquiti Networks
  6. Storage Host Build with FreeNAS 9.3
  7. Compute Host Build with CentOS 7 1511
  8. Virtualization Services with oVirt 3.6 and oVirt Engine Appliance
  9. oVirt 3.6 Cluster Shutdown and Startup
  10. oVirt Storage and Network
  11. Building Your First oVirt Virtual Machine
  12. Excerpt: oVirt Hosted Engine Backup
  13. oVirt 3.6 Cluster Upgrade
  14. Root Certificate Authority (PKI) with Dogtag 10.3 on Fedora 24
  15. Identity Management with FreeIPA Server 4.3 on Fedora 24
  16. IdM Integration of oVirt 3.6 and FreeIPA 4.3
  17. Secure Remote Access with SoftEther VPN Server and Client 4.2
  18. Configuration and Patch Management with Spacewalk 2.6 on Centos 7.3.1611
  19. Root Certificate Authority (PKI) with Dogtag 10.3 on CentOS 7.3.1611
  20. Identity Management with FreeIPA Server 4.4 on CentOS 7.3.1611

Purpose

The purpose of the series "Open Source Virtual Data Center" (OSVDC) is to provide an introduction to the use of Open Source software for the purpose of building your own Virtual Data Center.

The series will encompass the following:

  • Illustrate an OSVDC cluster
  • Discuss platform design
  • Provide guidance on hardware selection
  • Design and build a FreeNAS Storage host
  • Configure Networking
  • Design and build a oVirt Compute host
  • Install a Self-hosted oVirt Engine Management host
  • Build a second oVirt Compute host
  • Create your first virtual machine

At the completion of the series, we will have built the first virtualization cluster within an Open Source Virtual Data Center.

In addition, I will periodically update the "Series Index" with additional open source solutions that may be used in an Open Source Virtual Data Center.

Audience

The intended audience is anyone interested in learning about data center virtualization and related open source solutions.

Goal

To demonstrate to the audience that open source virtualization is a viable alternative to the costly and closed (not open source) incumbent virtualization vendors.

Objective

Build an open source virtual data center that can be used for education, development and testing, and small to medium business production work loads.

Next

Next article in the series is Virtualization Cluster.