Exosphere -- Bringing The Cloud Closer

Julian L. Pistorius (The University of Arizona); Chris Martin; (Exosphere Project); Sanjana Sudarshan (Indiana University); David S. LeBauer; (The University of Arizona)

arXiv:2008.10640·cs.DC·October 15, 2020

Exosphere -- Bringing The Cloud Closer

Julian L. Pistorius (The University of Arizona), Chris Martin, (Exosphere Project), Sanjana Sudarshan (Indiana University), David S. LeBauer, (The University of Arizona)

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TL;DR

Exosphere is a user-friendly software tool designed to simplify managing computing workloads on OpenStack clouds, offering an easier alternative to Horizon with minimal integration effort for research environments.

Contribution

It introduces a researcher-friendly interface for OpenStack that reduces complexity and setup time compared to existing solutions.

Findings

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Eases workload management on OpenStack clouds.

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Requires minimal custom integration for research clouds.

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Provides a more accessible interface than Horizon.

Abstract

Exosphere provides researcher-friendly software for managing computing workloads on OpenStack cloud infrastructure. Exosphere is a user-friendly alternative to Horizon, the default OpenStack graphical interface. Exosphere can be used with most research cloud infrastructure, requiring near-zero custom integration work.

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https://gitlab.com/exosphere/exosphere
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