Kubernetes CAPI Provider for Apache CloudStack by Amazon Web Services and ShapeBlue
The Kubernetes Cluster API (CAPI) provider for Apache CloudStack allows Kubernetes users to build and manage resources on Apache CloudStack. The provider is available under the Apache 2 open-source license and has been donated to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and was developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and ShapeBlue. CAPI is a Kubernetes […]
CloudStack Integrations: StorPool Storage – High-performance Primary Storage Platform
Cloud builders worldwide – Managed Services Providers, Hosting Services Providers, Cloud Services Providers, Enterprises, and SaaS Vendors – are always seeking ways to optimize the architecture and cost of their public and private cloud deployments. With Apache CloudStack and StorPool Storage, they can deploy a highly automated cloud that delivers the application performance and reliability […]
VMware Abstraction Using Apache CloudStack
The hypervisor market is in a state of flux. For over a decade, VMware has entrenched itself as the gold-standard virtualisation platform for enterprises. However, their relentless march for revenue, expected to deepen by announcements earlier this year, has led many users to reconsider their long-term strategy. In the service provider space, the weight of […]
Manage Network Permission l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction In Apache CloudStack, users are organized into a logical structure of Accounts and Domains. In previous versions of Apache CloudStack each Account had its own resources which could not be shared with other accounts (eg. when a software application from one Account needs to access an application in another account under the same Domain). […]
Self-service Shared Networks l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction In Apache CloudStack it is possible to deploy three types of Guest Networks: Isolated, VPC and Shared Networks. Previously in Apache CloudStack, Domain Admins and Regular Users could deploy only Isolated and VPC Networks. Shared Networks could only be deployed by Root Admins (as they require the selection of a VLAN) which adds considerable […]
System VM and Virtual Router Zero Downtime Upgrade l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction Apache CloudStack has always been easier to upgrade than many of its competitors, but a common pain point is that when a new release of Apache CloudStack is deployed, the operations team must organize maintenance windows to allow the redeployment of every customer’s VR. Depending on the number of existing networks, planning and execution […]
IPv6 Support for Isolated and VPC Networks l CloudStack Feature First Look
The IPv6 protocol is a much-needed next step in the world of the Internet and networking in general. With the depletion of publicly routable IPv4 addresses, most providers will need to switch to IPv6, which not only provides a much bigger address space but also offers many other advantages over IPv4, such as improved security, […]
Flexible Service Offerings l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction Apache CloudStack Service Offerings are sets of capabilities that a CloudStack admin makes available to users, defining Instance, Volume and Network specifications to be consumed by users when creating their resources. Previously, when users deployed a new Instance, the Root Volume definition was included in the Compute Offering, including disk size, IOPS and storage […]
ShapeBlue Security Advisory for CVE-2022-35741: XXE vulnerability in SAML 2.0 Service Provider Plugin for CloudStack
18 July 2022 13:30 UTC Versions Affected Any version of Apache CloudStack >= 4.5 (including currently supported versions: 4.16.0, 4.16.1, 4.17) Scope Any Apache CloudStack (affected versions) environments that have the SAML plugin enabled. Summary Apache CloudStack enables authentication through SAML 2.0 by providing a SAML 2.0 Service Provider Plugin. This plugin is disabled by […]
Structured System Events l CloudStack Feature First Look
The events notification framework is a key component of Apache CloudStack, facilitating traceability of operations, and enabling cloud operators to automate tasks which may otherwise require admin intervention at regular intervals. Though quite useful, events in CloudStack had a major inconsistency regarding information of the resource (ie. Instances, Templates, Volumes, Networks, Accounts, etc.). To identify […]
