Openstack is a multi-tenant virtualization-platform, and as a user at NTNU you can get access if you need virtualization resources. Through the openstack platforms at NTNU you can order either one of:
- A single virtual machine with an operating system of your choice
- A full openstack project where you are able to create networks, routers and virtual machines at your own will.
Getting access
In general, all users should use our contact from in NTNU Hjelp. With this form you will get in touch with the appropriate administrators, depending on which affiliation you have with NTNU.
If you for some reason want to contact people directly:
- IIK (in Gjøvik and Trondheim), and other departments in Gjøvik: Contact Eigil or Lars Erik.
- All others: Contact openstack@it.ntnu.no
When you are requesting access we ask for the following information:
- Who are you, and what do you need openstack for.
- How much resources do you need? Give an estimate on how many CPU's, how much RAM and how much storage you would need.
- How long do you need these resources for? All projects need an expiration-date before they are granted.
- How should access to your project be administered?
- Are you the only user who should have access?
- Do you want to administer access yourself?
We are happy to help you out, so if you are a bit uncertain what you want it is fine. We will then figure things out together.
Getting started
If you just recieved a full openstack-project, and does not really know how to proceed, we would like to recommend one of our initial-setup guides:
Installations
At NTNU there are a couple of openstack installations. This wiki documents how the following installations are set up, and can be used:
- skyhigh.iik.ntnu.no - IIK's installation in Gjøvik. Used for education and research activities.
- skylow.iik.ntnu.no - IIK's testing and development platform.
- stack.it.ntnu.no - NTNU IT's general purpose openstack cloud.
- pile.it.ntnu.no - NTNU IT's testing and development platform.
Installed capacity (pr. 30.06.2021):
| Computation | Storage | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkyHiGh (Gjøvik/IIK) | 1172 CPU's, 11,75TB RAM for general-purpose. 84 CPUS, 1792GB RAM, 2 Tesla v100, 2 Tesla a100 for gpu-accellerated workloads. | 238TiB SSD | Redundant 10G internally Single 1G uplink to NTNU |
| stackit (Trondheim/NTNU IT) | 184 CPU's, 3,3TB RAM | 130TiB HDD 70 TiB SSD | Redundant 10G internally 4*10G uplink to NTNU |