OpenStack

You can connect your OpenStack environment to Txture using our preconfigured Data Source and Importer.

Data Source Configuration

To connect to your OpenStack environment:

1. Navigate to the Admin section and select Data Sources.
2. Click the + Create button and scroll down to the OpenStack Source.
3. Enter your credentials and save the data source.
4. A connection status check will be performed automatically. If this check is successful, you can proceed to create the importers.

Authentication Credentials

• Username - Your OpenStack username
• Password - Your OpenStack password (or application credential secret)
• Project/Tenant Name - The specific project you want to work within
• Project/Tenant ID (Optional) - Often required as an alternative to project name
• Domain Name (Optional) - The domain your user belongs to (often "Default" for simple setups)
• Auth URL (Identity Service) - The Keystone authentication endpoint (e.g., https://openstack.example.com:5000/v3)

Importer Configuration

You can enable and disable different importers from the preconfigured group depending on how your OpenStack environment is configured. You may also need to map the importers to adapt them to your Txture Structure.

1. Create an importer by clicking the Create Importer button on the top right of your configured data source, or go to Importers and click the Create new importer.
2. Since this is a auto-configured importer, an importer group will be created.
3. Enable or disable the importers you need for your OpenStack import.
4. Review the mapping for assets and links to ensure they fit your structure.
5. Run your importers.

OpenStack Schema

The OpenStack importer uses a fixed schema with the following asset types and link types:

Asset Types

Asset Type	Description
FLAVOR	Flavor is an available hardware configuration for a server. It defines the size of a virtual server that can be launched.
VIRTUAL_MACHINE	Virtual machines. You can choose "only running" to import only virtual machines that are currently running.
IMAGE	All images available in your OpenStack environment.
DNS	Domain Name System records for the given access data.
SUPPORTED_SERVICES	Services supported by your OpenStack installation.
LOADBALANCER	Load balancers (for detailed information, see the OpenStack documentation)
LOADBALANCER_LISTENER	Listeners for load balancers.
LOADBALANCER_POOL	Pools for load balancers.
LOADBALANCER_MEMBER	Members of load balancer pools.
LOADBALANCER_HEALTHMONITOR	Health monitors for load balancers.
SECURITY_GROUP	Security groups for organizing and securing virtual machines.

Link Types

Link Type	Description
VIRTUAL_MACHINE_TO_FLAVOR	Associates virtual machines with their flavors: which virtual machine uses which flavor configuration.
VIRTUAL_MACHINE_TO_IMAGE	Associates virtual machines with their images: which virtual machine is based on which image.
VIRTUAL_MACHINE_TO_SECURITY_GROUP	Associates virtual machines with security groups: which security groups are assigned to each virtual machine.
LOADBALANCER_TO_LOADBALANCER_LISTENER	Associates load balancers with their listeners.
LOADBALANCER_POOL_TO_LOADBALANCER_LISTENER	Associates listeners with load balancer pools.
LOADBALANCER_POOL_TO_LOADBALANCER_MEMBER	Associates load balancer pools with their members.
LOADBALANCER_HEALTHMONITOR_TO_LOADBALANCER_POOL	Associates load balancer pools with their health monitors.

Understanding OpenStack Flavors

In OpenStack, a flavor defines the virtual hardware configuration for a server instance, specifying resources like vCPUs, RAM, and disk space. Essentially, it's a template that determines the size and capabilities of a virtual machine. Flavors are managed by administrative users and can be customized with metadata to further control instance behavior.

During the initial import, assets like Virtual Servers need to be linked manually to your specific flavor configurations. To transfer flavor information to asset properties, you'll need to configure additional mapping rules in the importer settings using Dynamic Columns.