One of the OpenStack architects we've worked with is fond of saying, No OpenStack implementation is an island. Each deployment integrates with the legacy IT infrastructure around it, from Identity management (IdM) systems to auditing systems to billing systems. OpenStack's standardized APIs make these integrations relatively simple. This chapter will cover the integration points available within an OpenStack implementation and many common integration patterns.
In this chapter, we'll look at the following points in detail:
- Identity management integration
- Provisioning workflows
- Metering and billing
These three different platform integrations demonstrate the three prominent integration patterns for OpenStack. Integrating Keystone with an IdM system such as Active Directory is relatively prescriptive—as Cinder is designed...
