This is a template to deploy a Redis server with OpenStack Heat on the Rackspace Cloud. This template configures the server using chef-solo.

• A Heat provider that supports the Rackspace OS::Heat::ChefSolo plugin.
• An OpenStack username, password, and tenant id.
• python-heatclient >= v0.2.8:

pip install python-heatclient

We recommend installing the client within a Python virtual environment.

Here is an example of how to deploy this template using the python-heatclient:

heat --os-username <OS-USERNAME> --os-password <OS-PASSWORD> --os-tenant-id \
  <TENANT-ID> --os-auth-url https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/ \
  stack-create redis-server -f redis-single.yaml -P redis-version=v2.8.9

• For UK customers, use https://lon.identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/ as the --os-auth-url.

Optionally, set environmental variables to avoid needing to provide these values every time a call is made:

export OS_USERNAME=<USERNAME>
export OS_PASSWORD=<PASSWORD>
export OS_TENANT_ID=<TENANT-ID>
export OS_AUTH_URL=<AUTH-URL>

Parameters can be replaced with your own values when standing up a stack. Use the -P flag to specify a custom parameter.

• server_flavor: Sets the flavor of the created servers. (Default: 1 GB Performance)
• image: Operating system to install (Default: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin))
• redis_version: version of redis to install (Default: 2.8.14)
• redis_hostname: Hostname for initial master server. (Default: redis)
• ssh_keypair_name: The nova keypair name to create (Default: redis)
• redis_port: port the redis server process listens on (Default: 6379)

Once a stack comes online, use heat output-list to see all available outputs. Use heat output-show <OUTPUT NAME> to get the value for a specific output.

• private_key: SSH private key that can be used to login as root
• redis_password: Password for redis access
• redis_server_ip: Public IP address of the initial redis master server
• redis_port : List of public IP addresses for the initial slave servers

For multi-line values, the response will come in an escaped form. To get rid of the escapes, use echo -e '<STRING>' > file.txt. For vim users, a substitution can be done within a file using %s/\\n/\r/g.

By default redis runs on port 6379 and is configured to require password authentication. The password is available in the redis_password output.

There are substantial changes still happening within the OpenStack Heat project. Template contribution guidelines will be drafted in the near future.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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