diff --git a/source/openstack_use_cases.rst b/source/openstack_use_cases.rst index 65825356..132d3294 100644 --- a/source/openstack_use_cases.rst +++ b/source/openstack_use_cases.rst @@ -1,36 +1,32 @@ -OpenStack* use cases with Clear Linux* OS for Intel® Architecture -################################################################### - -The installation and configuration of a Cloud Management Platform -depends on use cases and associated architectural choices. - -OpenStack supports the following use cases: - -- *General purpose* -- A cloud built with common components that should - address about 80 percent of common use cases. - -- *Compute-focused* -- A cloud designed to address compute-intensive - workloads such as high performance computing (HPC). - -- *Storage-focused* -- A cloud focused on storage intensive workloads - such as data analytics with parallel file systems. - -- *Network-focused* -- A cloud depending on high performance and - reliable networking, such as a Content Delivery Network (CDN). - -Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture is designed with all of these use -cases in mind, but the initial target is to enable only those services -required for Cloud. As such, the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is -defined as giving the capability for Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture to boot an instance -(Virtual Machine) through OpenStack Services. In order to achieve this, -it's necessary to enable only those OpenStack services and dependent -components involved during that interaction. The following diagram -presents an example architecture of MVP: - -.. image:: images\openstack_example_architecture.jpg - :align: center - :alt: sample OpenStack* architecture - -*Note:* Optional Services (Cinder) and OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) are -not part of the OpenStack MVP. - +OpenStack* use cases with Clear Linux* OS for Intel® Architecture +################################################################### + +The installation and configuration of a Cloud Management Platform +depends on use cases and associated architectural choices. + +OpenStack supports the following use cases: + +- *General purpose* -- A cloud built with common components that should + address about 80 percent of common use cases. + +- *Compute-focused* -- A cloud designed to address compute-intensive + workloads such as high performance computing (HPC). + +- *Storage-focused* -- A cloud focused on storage intensive workloads + such as data analytics with parallel file systems. + +- *Network-focused* -- A cloud depending on high performance and + reliable networking, such as a Content Delivery Network (CDN). + +Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture is designed with all of these use +cases in mind, but the initial target is to enable only those services +required for Cloud. As such, the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is +defined as giving the capability for Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture to boot an instance +(Virtual Machine) through OpenStack Services. In order to achieve this, +it's necessary to enable only those OpenStack services and dependent +components involved during that interaction. The following diagram +presents an example architecture of MVP: + +.. image:: images\openstack_example_architecture.jpg + :align: center + :alt: sample OpenStack* architecture \ No newline at end of file