diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/openstack.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/openstack.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a0fcb116f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/openstack.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +=== OpenStack on FreeBSD + +Links: + +link:https://www.openstack.org/[OpenStack] URL: link:https://www.openstack.org/[] + +link:https://github.com/openstack-on-freebsd[OpenStack on FreeBSD] URL: link:https://github.com/openstack-on-freebsd[] + +Contact: Chih-Hsin Chang + +Contact: Li-Wen Hsu + +The OpenStack on FreeBSD project aims to merge the capabilities of the OpenStack cloud infrastructure with the robust features of FreeBSD. +Our objective is to harness FreeBSD's unique features while ensuring compatibility with OpenStack's operations. + +In the fourth quarter, our primary goal was to finalize the tasks promised under milestone 1 by establishing a new environment for a demonstrable Proof of Concept (POC) site. +However, the simultaneous aim to set up another deployment based on FreeBSD Jail within the same environment led us to spend considerable time on network design and tuning. +Fortunately, we successfully established external network connectivity for guest VMs by the end of this period. +The remaining challenge now is to enable guest VMs to automatically acquire IP addresses through cloud-init. + +On another note, we attempted to obtain the domain XML of VMs from the Linux-based OpenStack to compare with the XML used for bhyve VMs. +These domain XMLs are utilized by Libvirt, defining each virtual machine's configuration and operational parameters. +Comparing the differences between the two will aid in developing the "bhyve serial console over TCP" work. + +In the first quarter of the upcoming year, we will continue to conclude the tasks related to milestone 1 of our project. +Additionally, we will persist in developing FreeBSD Ports for OpenStack components, further integrating and enhancing the system’s capabilities. + +Sponsor: The FreeBSD Foundation