6.2

Cost Information for Cloud Machines 42
Using Optional Amazon Features 43
Using Security Groups for Amazon Web Services 43
Understanding Amazon Web Service Regions 43
Using Virtual Private Cloud 44
Using Elastic Load Balancers 44
Using Elastic IP Addresses 44
Using Elastic Block Storage 45
Using Optional Red Hat OpenStack Features 46
Using Security Groups 46
Using Floating IP Addresses 46
3
Preparing for Provisioning 47
Choosing a Cloud Provisioning Scenario 47
Preparing for Amazon Provisioning 47
Understanding Amazon Machine Images 48
Understanding Amazon Instance Types 49
Add an Amazon Instance Type 49
Preparing for OpenStack Provisioning 50
Preparing for Virtual Machine Image Provisioning 50
Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning 51
Preparing for WIM Provisioning 53
4
Creating a Cloud Blueprint 63
Choosing a Blueprint Scenario 63
Create an Amazon AWS Blueprint 64
Specify Amazon AWS Blueprint Information 65
Specify Amazon AWS Blueprint Build Information 66
Configure Amazon Machine Resources 66
Add Amazon AWS Blueprint Custom Properties 67
Configure Amazon AWS Blueprint Actions 68
Create a Basic Red Hat OpenStack Blueprint 69
Specify Basic Red Hat OpenStack Blueprint Information 69
Specify Basic Red Hat OpenStack Blueprint Build Information 70
Add Basic Red Hat OpenStack Blueprint Custom Properties 71
Configure Basic Red Hat OpenStack Blueprint Actions 72
Create a Red Hat OpenStack Blueprint for Linux Kickstart Provisioning 73
Specify Linux Kickstart Blueprint Information 73
Specify Linux Kickstart Blueprint Build Information 75
Add Required Properties to a Linux Kickstart Blueprint 76
Configure Linux Kickstart Blueprint Actions 79
IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
VMware, Inc. 4