Summary

In this chapter, we brought our OpenStack setup to the next level by highlighting few advanced settings that leverage its performance such as the database. You should be able to understand the necessity of undergo rigorous and effective testing of the cloud platform. This should include the learning curve of the art of benchmarking that gives an insight on all facets of the running components in the OpenStack environment including system hardware and software resources. In addition, you should be able to correlate between performance testing and tuning based on benchmarking results. At this point, cloud operators should enjoy the plethora of benefits offered by existing and promising testing tools such as Rally and Shaker. We have conducted few benchmarking examples for both control and data planes. By the means of such example tools, you should be able to run more sophisticated scenarios based on your requirements...