Connect OpenStack to Vinchin

Add OpenStack Platform

To connect OpenStack to Vinchin, follow the steps below.

1. Go to Resources > Virtual Infrastructure > Cloud Platform page.
2. Click on Add button.
3. In the Platform dropdown list, select OpenStack.

4. In the IP/Domain field, specify the IP address or domain name of the internal_vip_address or the internal_fqdn to add.

5. By turning Advanced Settings option on, configure the EndPoint API from Public, Admin or Internal with default or specific port number from the keystone identity services. For the Domain, please enter the keystone domain which the project belongs to

6. In the Username and Password fields, specify credentials of the project admin.
7. In the Name field, specify a custom name for this newly added cloud platform.
8. Click on OK to add the OpenStack cloud platform.

Get OpenStack Platform Licensed for Backup

Once you had successfully added the OpenStack Cloud platform to Vinchin backup server, in the Cloud Platform List, the OpenStack platform will be listed.

If your license type is "Per CPU Sockets", the OpenStack cloud platform will be Unlicensed state, at this moment you are unable to create any backup job for the OpenStack Instances.

To get the OpenStack Cloud platform licensed for backup, please do as follows.

1. Click on the License button.
2. In the Host Licensing dialog, select all hosts of the OpenStack cloud platform.
3. Click on License button to get the OpenStack hosts licensed for VM backup.

Once the OpenStack cloud platform gets licensed, you are now able to create backup jobs for the OpenStack Instances.