Articles from ADMIN Issue 46
At first sight, an OpenStack installation might seem like rocket science, but you can launch a fully functional cloud environment with minimal effort in a relatively short time with the Packstack automation tool.
The pdsh parallel shell is a fundamental HPC tool that lets you run a command across multiple nodes in a cluster.
Making resources available through REST APIs breaks down the automation silos that cater to the different IT and development environments and sets up an application-centric automation approach.