OpenStack Data Source
This data source allows integration with OpenStack in order to import insights to Txture.
Connection configuration
To connect to your OpenStack environment:
- Navigate to the
Adminsection and select Data Sources. - Click the
+ Createbutton and scroll down to the OpenStack Source. - Enter your credentials and save the data source.
- A connection status check will be performed automatically. If this check is successful, you can proceed to create the importers.
Authentication credentials
- Username - Your OpenStack username
- Password - Your OpenStack password (or application credential secret)
- Project/Tenant Name - The specific project you want to work within
- Project/Tenant ID (Optional) - Often required as an alternative to project name
- Domain Name (Optional) - The domain your user belongs to (often "Default" for simple setups)
- Auth URL (Identity Service) - The Keystone
authentication endpoint (e.g.,
https://openstack.example.com:5000/v3)
The API of OpenStack which is used for this Data Source can only be reached using the default-admin, this behavior cannot be influenced by Txture!
Importable types
The OpenStack importer uses a fixed schema with the following asset types and link types:
Asset types
| Asset Type | Description |
|---|---|
| FLAVOR | Flavor is an available hardware configuration for a server. It defines the size of a virtual server that can be launched. |
| VIRTUAL_MACHINE | Virtual machines. You can choose "only running" to import only virtual machines that are currently running. |
| IMAGE | All images available in your OpenStack environment. |
| DNS | Domain Name System records for the given access data. |
| SUPPORTED_SERVICES | Services supported by your OpenStack installation. |
| LOADBALANCER | Load balancers (for detailed information, see the OpenStack documentation) |
| LOADBALANCER_LISTENER | Listeners for load balancers. |
| LOADBALANCER_POOL | Pools for load balancers. |
| LOADBALANCER_MEMBER | Members of load balancer pools. |
| LOADBALANCER_HEALTHMONITOR | Health monitors for load balancers. |
| SECURITY_GROUP | Security groups for organizing and securing virtual machines. |
Link types
| Link Type | Description |
|---|---|
| VIRTUAL_MACHINE_TO_FLAVOR | Associates virtual machines with their flavors: which virtual machine uses which flavor configuration. |
| VIRTUAL_MACHINE_TO_IMAGE | Associates virtual machines with their images: which virtual machine is based on which image. |
| VIRTUAL_MACHINE_TO_SECURITY_GROUP | Associates virtual machines with security groups: which security groups are assigned to each virtual machine. |
| LOADBALANCER_TO_LOADBALANCER_LISTENER | Associates load balancers with their listeners. |
| LOADBALANCER_POOL_TO_LOADBALANCER_LISTENER | Associates listeners with load balancer pools. |
| LOADBALANCER_POOL_TO_LOADBALANCER_MEMBER | Associates load balancer pools with their members. |
| LOADBALANCER_HEALTHMONITOR_TO_LOADBALANCER_POOL | Associates load balancer pools with their health monitors. |
Understanding OpenStack flavors
In OpenStack, a flavor defines the virtual hardware configuration for a server instance, specifying resources like vCPUs, RAM, and disk space. Essentially, it's a template that determines the size and capabilities of a virtual machine. Flavors are managed by administrative users and can be customized with metadata to further control instance behavior.
During the initial import, assets like Virtual Servers need to be linked manually to your specific flavor configurations. To transfer flavor information to asset properties, you'll need to configure additional mapping rules in the importer settings using Dynamic Columns.
Creating importers
After configuring the data source, you can create auto-configured importers to bring data from OpenStack into Txture.
