Five OpenStack solutions tested
Stacked High
Several companies offer OpenStack solutions for the enterprise. We look at the similarities and differences of offers from Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, Mirantis, and HP.
OpenStack cloud software is an open source enterprise solution for managing large amounts of data in a data center. In this article, we examine the five most important OpenStack providers and compare them in a test. We start with SUSE [1] and Red Hat [2] then take a look at Ubuntu's approach [3]. Finally, we explain what Mirantis [4] and HP Helion [5] seek to do differently.
Red Hat and SUSE
Anyone who wants to try SUSE Cloud first needs a user account from the SUSE Customer Center. Registering is a bit annoying, but unavoidable. The account has three functions: First, the user can register for the SUSE Cloud test subscription. Second, the account enables access to the necessary patches and updates, for which you must register the computer in the Customer Center, as well. Third, it gives you access to the software.
The software comes in the form of three ISO images. Only one is needed for normal operation. The other two contain the source code and the debug info packages. When downloading the software, you can request a registration code, which unfortunately did not work every time in our lab. The Linux distributor in our area then had to step in and provide the missing data.
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