~okeanos IaaS
Evangelos KOUKIS, Πάνος Λουρίδας · 2012
This paper introduces ~okeanos, an Iaas platform aiming to deliver advanced computing and storage services to the Greek research and academic community.~okeanos builds on diverse opensource technologies (Linux/KVM, Google Ganeti, RabbitMQ, Python/Django, Ceph/RADOS) and combines them with custom orchestration software to enable quick, easy and secure access to virtualized resources.Users may build and manage their own isolated, virtual infrastructure inside GRNET's datacenters, using ~okeanos-provided components over a simple, elegant Web UI: Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks (public IPv4/IPv6 and isolated private Ethernets), and Virtual Disks (which may be attached/detached and cloned from existing Images).The paper focuses on the rationale behind ~okeanos, presents current and upcoming features, and discusses its key architectural decisions.