NDS Labs Project: QMCDB

Using NDS Labs: Ray's Notes

These are my real-time notes which I'll use to create more helpful documentation. I expect that some of this will be one-time actions would not be applicable to all.

Starting up Machines (via the OpenStack Dashboard)

Reference: The OpenStack End-User Guide – discusses using the OpenStack dashboard.

After account is enabled, log into OS portal on nebula

Working in the -("NDSLabs")- "NDSLabsQMCDB" Project.

SSH key

When you create an ssh key, OS can use it to allow you to log into a machine after it starts.

Created a default SSH key pair used to log into the machines you create
1. Select "Compute->Access & Security" at left; select "Key Pairs" tab.
2. Click "+Create Key Pair"
3. In pop up, provide a name (I used "default") and click "Create Key Pair"
4. The key-pair will be offered for download (via usual browser "Save As" pop-up). This is in the form of a PEM-formatted private key. Save it into the ~/.ssh dir with a name; I used "labs-default".

It shouldn't be necessary to have the public key (that's used on the nebula side
, inserted into the machines as they created); however, if you need it, you can
extract it using the ssh-keygen command (on your local machine):