What are the different types of nodes in an OpenStack deployment?
In OpenStack deployment, there are several common types of nodes.
- The Controller Node is a core node in the OpenStack architecture that is responsible for managing the entire cloud environment. It runs various key services such as Identity service (Keystone), compute service (Nova), network service (Neutron), image service (Glance), etc.
- Compute Node: A node responsible for running virtual machine instances, handling allocation, scheduling, and management of virtual machine instances, and providing computing resources such as CPU, memory, and disk.
- Network node: A network node is responsible for providing network services. It handles network traffic, routing, security groups, and other network-related operations. Typically, a network node will run network services (Neutron) and software-defined network (SDN) controllers.
- Storage Node: A node that is responsible for providing block storage or object storage services. It is in charge of managing and storing data such as disk images, volumes, and objects for virtual machine instances.
- Auxiliary nodes are nodes used to provide additional functions, such as running database services like MySQL or MariaDB, or messaging queue services like RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ.
In addition to the node types mentioned above, it is also possible to extend and customize according to actual needs, such as adding load balancing nodes, container nodes, etc. Different OpenStack deployment solutions and architectures may vary, leading to differences in node types.