The new Ubuntu version will integrate OpenStackHavana

Ubuntu developers Canonical will release the latest version of Ubuntu13.10 for its Linux release. To create an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud computing environment, this version is bound with the forthcoming OpenStackHavana version. The new Ubuntu13.10 (codenamed SaucySalamander) is scheduled to be released on July 10, October 17. Ubuntu13.10 is the latest version of the most popular Linux release of Canonical.

The Ubuntu developer Canonical will release the latest version of Ubuntu 13.10 for its Linux release. To create an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing environment, this version is bound with the upcoming OpenStack Havana version.

The new Ubuntu 13.10 (codenamed Saucy Salamander) is scheduled to be released in May October 17. Ubuntu 13.10 is the latest version of Canonical's most popular Linux release. It is also the second version that integrates OpenStack code after the release of 13.04 at the beginning of this year. You can download this version from the Ubuntu website.

Since the Canonical and Ubuntu developer communities focus on quality improvement, this new version does not have many new features. It is expected that the Canonical and Ubuntu developer communities will release the next generation of Ubuntu long-term support version (LTS) (version 14.04) in May. It is worth mentioning that Ubuntu 13.10 adopts the latest 3.11 Linux kernel in the core of the platform.

The most important change for customers looking to use Ubuntu Server to create cloud services is the integration of the new OpenStack Havana. As Ubuntu 13.10 will be launched in October 17, OpenStack Havana will also be launched in October 17. At that time, users who use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will also be able to use Havana.

Canonical product manager Mark Baker said that the current release cycle of Ubuntu and OpenStack is six months, so Canonical will adjust its release plan to synchronize with OpenStack, this allows the new Linux version to integrate the latest cloud enhancement features.

A key change in OpenStack Havana involves a metering component codenamed Ceilometer and a cloud orchestration component codenamed Heat. Both components have been used in previous Grizzly versions, but in Havana versions, these two components have become core components.

Baker said that Ceilometer provides monitoring and data collection functions, supports customer billing in the public cloud environment, and supports cost sharing to individual departments or users in the private cloud environment.

Heat is a configuration layer designed to allow users to prepare specific applications and services. They use Amazon AWS CloudFormation templates to collaborate with OpenStack application interfaces (APIS) to create resources such as virtual machines and configure them as needed.

Other changes to the Havana version include support for load balancing in OpenStack network components and better interoperability with the VMware Virtual Layer, Baker said. These enable Havana to provide more complex functions, such as using vMotion for removable virtual machines and using the Cinder block storage layer of OpenStack for virtual machines running on ESXi.

"Many enterprises have a large number of VMware products, and they are currently considering how to connect these two products together ." Said Baker.

The Ubuntu bare-metal as-a-service (MaaS) tool for preparing bare-metal servers has also been improved. Baker said that after the improvement, the waiting time for full server operation was shortened from 10 to 11 seconds to 2 to 3 seconds.

Currently, the Ubuntu Juju tool can manage LXC Linux containers. LXC Linux containers are an operating system-level virtualization technology. Compared with full virtualization, LXC allows more workloads to run on a single machine, reducing costs for service providers. Juju also supports software sets that allow users to automatically deploy the entire stack without scripts. In addition, you can share these software sets with other administrators through Juju.

Reading:

Install and deploy Openstack http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-08/88184.htm on Ubuntu 12.10

Ubuntu 12.04 OpenStack Swift single-node deployment manual http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-08/88182.htm

OpenStack cloud computing quick start tutorial http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-08/88186.htm

Enterprise deployment OpenStack: http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-09/90428.htm of what should be done and what should not be done