Description
(90 mins)
Cloud Computing API BoF Session
Thijs Metsch (Sun Microsystems) and Ignacio M. Llorente (UCM)
(Cloud Computing API) Charter-Discussion BOF
Virtualization has brought about a new utility computing model, called "Infrastructure-as -a-Service" (IaaS) cloud computing, for the on-demand provision of virtualized resources as a service. There are several examples of cloud providers of elastic capacity, offering an interface for remote management of virtualized server instances within their proprietary infrastructure. Equally, there is now growing interest in open-source cloud-computing tools that, providing commercial cloud compatible interfaces, let organizations build and customize there own cloud infrastructure.
This BoF session will focus on the charter and the creation of a Group inside OGF to work on the development of an API specification for the dynamic deployment, using an appropriate descriptor language, control and monitor of virtual machines. The scope of the specification will be all the high level functionality required for the life-cycle management of virtual machines which is needed to support automated service elasticity. The new specification will facilitate the integration of the service management components that are being built on top of cloud infrastructures.
Because we expect an important participation of the Cloud community at OGF25, we believe that a BOF session will provide the opportunity for attendees with similar interests to discuss engagement and next steps.
Agenda:
- Interfaces for remote management of VMs
- Charter discussion
